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This club in 2004-2005: CHL
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Paul Esdale | ![]() | 10.04.1979 | 178 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Ryan Fairbarn | ![]() | 15.11.1979 | 187 cm | 92 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Blake Forsyth | ![]() | 04.09.1979 | 183 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RD | Nate Metcalf | ![]() | 20.02.1980 | 192 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Joe Blaznek | ![]() | 08.09.1975 | 185 cm | 93 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Mike Carter | ![]() | 23.10.1979 | 173 cm | 82 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| C | Travis Clayton | ![]() | 09.03.1976 | 173 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Mike Corneau | ![]() | 20.07.1979 | 183 cm | 96 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| LW | Jason Duda | ![]() | 05.05.1975 | 178 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Derek Parker | ![]() | 27.07.1983 | 188 cm | 98 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Brad Patterson | ![]() | 20.10.1980 | 173 cm | 75 kg | N/A | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Laxdal | ![]() | 21.02.1966 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club

The Thunder were one of the first six original teams of the new Central Hockey League, along with the Oklahoma City Blazers, Tulsa Oilers, Memphis RiverKings, Dallas Freeze and the Fort Worth Fire.


Canada (9),
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