Thunder Bay Thunder Cats

Thunder Bay Thunder Cats
City	Thunder Bay, Ontario
League	CoHL/UHL
Founded	1991
Operated	1994–1999
Home arena	Fort William Gardens
Colors	Brown, navy, white
Franchise history
1991–1993	Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks
1993–1996	Thunder Bay Senators
1996–1999	Thunder Bay Thunder Cats
1999–2007	Rockford IceHogs
Championships
Regular season titles	2 (1993–94, 1994–95)
Playoff championships	3 (1992, 1994, 1995)

The Thunder Bay Thunder Cats was a minor professional ice hockey team based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and a member of the United Hockey League. The team went through a number of different names prior to being the Thunder Cats, including the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks and the Thunder Bay Senators.

After the success of the five-time Allan Cup champion Thunder Bay Twins, the Colonial Hockey League (CoHL) took interest in expanding to the Northwestern Ontario city. In 1991, the CoHL introduced the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks, spelling the end of the 21-year Twins franchise that stepped aside for the new minor professional team. In 1993, the team changed its name to the Thunder Bay Senators to reflect the teams affiliation with the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators. After three season as the Senators, the team became the Thunder Bay Thunder Cats in 1996. The CoHL changed its name to the United Hockey League (UHL) in 1997.

After eight seasons in Thunder Bay, the Thunder Cats were bought, moved to Rockford, Illinois, and renamed the Rockford IceHogs in 1999.

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