Thunder Player of the Week

This week's Airdrie Techmation Thunder Spotlight belongs to Calan Blondeau and local sponsors. Blondeau was named player of the game while Head Coach and General Manager Mark Kulynych also wanted to thank the local sponsors.

Friday's game against High River was a special one for the Thunder as they also hosted "Rock the Rink" where they had live music from the Ashley Garrett Band.

Kulynych wrote that special thanks are needed for the sponsors who helped make last Friday the day that it was.

This week's Airdrie Techmation Thunder Spotlight belongs to Sydney Gilliss and Austin White. Gilliss was named Performer of the Week while White was named Player of the Week.

Gilliss, the Social Media Manager and Assistant General Manager for the Thunder has played a crucial role in the Thunder's season, mentioned Head Coach and General Manager Mark Kulynych.

"Syd has helped get the game day running smoothly, along with the "Rock the Rink" event on Friday," Kulynych wrote.

Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 21-year-old Justin LeGrandeur. This is the second time LeGrandeur has been selected this season.

From Airdrie, LeGrandeur grew up playing for teams in Airdrie like the Airdrie Lightning U15 AA, AC Avalanche U16 AAA and Airdrie Lightning U18 AA.

The Thunder suffered two big losses on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Thunder lost 4-2 to the Strathmore Wheatland Kings and 7-5 to the Mountainview Colts on Saturday.

On the season, the Thunder now have a 10-22-4 record as they make a final push for the playoffs.

This week, the Thursday Thunder Player of the Week for the Airdrie Techmation Thunder is 19-year-old goaltender Austin White. This is the second time this season White has been selected for Thursday Thunder Player of the Week.

White, from Airdrie, has played hockey in the city for many years playing for teams like the CFR Brison and the AA Airdrie Lightning.

This week, the Thursday Thunder Player of the Week for the Airdrie Techmation Thunder is rookie Damon Pennoyer. This is the second time he has been selected for Thursday Thunder Player of the Week.

From Calgary, Pennoyer grew up playing hockey in the Springbank area. Now 18 years old, Pennoyer wanted to play more competitive Junior B hockey than what there is in Calgary, so he decided to come play for the Thunder.

This week, the Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 18-year-old rookie Grady Hauk. This is the second time he has been selected for Thursday Thunder Player of the Week.

Hauk, who is from Airdrie grew up playing hockey within the city with teams like the Airdrie Xtreme U15 AAA, AC Avalanche U16 AAA.

The Airdrie Techmation Thunder dropped a pair of games to North Division opponents in the Heritage Junior Hockey League (HJHL) this weekend. They lost to the Mountainview Colts 3-2 on Friday in overtime and 5-3 to the Rocky Rams on Saturday.

Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 20-year-old Zach Jones.

Born and raised in Airdrie, Jones is in his third year with the Thunder. He has played for other Airdrie teams like the Airdrie Lightning U18 AA and Airdrie CFR Bisons U18 AAA.

Last weekend the Thunder had two games, one against the team sitting comfortably at the top of the North Division, the  Sylvan Lake Wranglers, which the Thunder lost 5-2. Their second game of the weekend was against the team sitting at the bottom of the North Division, the Ponoka Stampeders, which the Thunder crushed 13-1.

Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 21-year-old Justin LeGrandeur.

From Airdrie, LeGrandeur grew up playing for teams in Airdrie like the Airdrie Lightning U15 AA, AC Avalanche U16 AAA and Airdrie Lightning U18 AA.

After being off since December 17th on the Heritage Junior Hockey League's (HJHL) Christmas break, the Thunder played a pair of games this weekend against the Three Hills Thrashers and Red Deer Vipers, winning both of them.

This week, the Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 20-year-old Jeremy Jobin.

Originally from Ontario, Jobin moved to Airdrie seven years ago and has been playing hockey within Airdrie for quite some time. He has played for teams like the AC Avalanche U16 AAA and Airdrie Lightning U18 AA.

For the Airdrie Tecmation Thunder, the Christmas break is a good time for the team to regroup as they currently have a record of 5-17-2. Just this past weekend they lost two more games, one to the Coaldale Copperheads 4-1 and one to the Sylvan Lake Wranglers 7-2.

This week, the Thursday Thunder Player of the Week is 18-year-old Tyson Sandhu.

Sandhu grew up playing hockey within Airdrie with teams like the Airdrie Xtreme U15 AAA, AC Avalanche U16 AAA and the Airdrie CFR Bisons U18 AAA.

This past weekend's games were two more losses for the Airdrie Techmation Thunder as their record now sits at 5-15-2. Saturday they lost to the Coaldale Copperheads 7-6 and lost Sunday 4-0 to the Medicine Hat Cubs.