Regina Thunder

{{Short description|Junior football club, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Infobox American football team

| name = Regina Thunder

| logo = Regina Thunder Logo.png

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| helmet =

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| established = {{Start date|1999}}

| folded =

| location = Regina, Saskatchewan

| stadium = Mosaic Stadium, Leibel Field

| coach = Scott MacAulay

| president = Murad Al-Katib

| league = Canadian Junior Football League

| division = Prairie Football Conference

| colours = maroon, white

| league_champs = 2013

| div_champs = 2013, 2022, 2024

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| website = {{URL|https://www.reginathunder.ca|Official website }}

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The Regina Thunder, originally known as the Prairie Thunder, are a junior football club, based out of Regina, Saskatchewan. The Thunder are a part of the Prairie Football Conference (PFC), which is a six-member conference with teams from all three prairie provinces. The PFC is a member of the Canadian Junior Football League, and participates in national championships with two other conferences, based out of Ontario and British Columbia.

Each year the Thunder compete with their provincial rivals, the Saskatoon Hilltops for the Shrine Bowl. The Shrine Bowl is awarded to the team who has the highest total points in the two regular season games between each other.

2013 was a huge year for the Thunder as they defeated the three time defending CJFL champions 21-16 in Saskatoon. They would go on to defeat the V.I. Raiders in the CJFL championship 55-26, in Regina.

Notable Thunder alumni

Jeff Yorga – Toronto Argonauts, Offensive Lineman
Chris Getzlaf – Saskatchewan Roughriders Receiver
Stu Foord – Saskatchewan Roughriders Running Back
Paul Woldu – Saskatchewan Roughriders Defensive Back
Ivan Brown – Montreal Alouettes Defensive Lineman
Dan Clark – Saskatchewan Roughriders Offensive Lineman
Zack Evans – Saskatchewan Roughriders Defensive Lineman
Rory Kohlert – Winnipeg Blue Bombers Receiver
Logan Ferland – Saskatchewan Roughriders Offensive Lineman

Coaching staff

Position	Holder
class="wikitable"
Head coach & Special Teams	Scott MacAulay
Offensive coordinator	Stefan Endsin
Defensive coordinator	Paul Dawson
Special Team Coordinator	Brett Strong
Leadership & Development Coordinator	John Tokar
Quarterbacks coach	Zenon Orobko
Running backs coach \|Trevor King
receivers coach	Bryan Boys
receivers coach	Darcy Olynyk
Offensive line coach	Matt Halbgewachs
Offensive line coach	Mark Becker
Linebackers coach	Jeff Zimmer
Defensive backs coach	Matt Rumpel
Defensive backs coach	Adrianne Zuck
Defensive line coach \|Catlin Kazema
Defensive line coach \|Jason Boyda
Defensive assistant \|Ed Carlton
Recruitment Coordinator	Gord MacQuarrie

Gallery

[[File:HilltopsThunder 0012.JPG|thumb|September 8, 2012 Pre-game huddle{{Citation

| last =Slater

| first =Craig

| title =Heward leads Thunder's charge into Saskatoon Team faces rival Hilltops tonight (Sept 8) and Sept. 22

|publisher=LeaderPost

| date =September 8, 2012

| url =https://leaderpost.com/sports/Heward+leads+Thunder+charge+into+Saskatoon/7210514/story.html | accessdate = September 9, 2012}} Photograph attribution Julia Adamson]]

| [[File:IMG 5778HilltopsThunder.JPG|thumb|September 8, 2012 Tackle by Regina Thunder Defensive Back #38 Landon Walter{{Citation

| last =Nugent-Bowman

| first =Daniel

| title =Karpinka comes in to secure Hilltops' win over provincial rivals Late-game replacement after Harder went down

|publisher= The StarPhoenix

| date =September 9, 2012

| url =https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/football/hilltops/Karpinka+comes+secure+Hilltops/7213556/story.html

| accessdate = September 9, 2012}} Photograph attribution Julia Adamson]]

| [[File:Thunder TD 16-41 HilltopsThunder.jpg|thumb|Thunder Touchdown bringing the score to 16 Thunder to 41 Hilltops. Convert was taken at 2:49 in the 4th quarter and was good bringing the score to 17 41. The game concluded at Hilltops 42–17 Thunder.{{Citation

| last =Morrison

| first =Wray

| title =Hilltops hammer Thunder Toppers win Shrine Bowl

|publisher=LeaderPost

| date =September 24, 2012

| url= http://cjme.com/story/hilltops-hammer-thunder/76577

| accessdate = September 25, 2012}}

{{Citation

| last =Slater

| first =Craig

| title =Thunder dealt 'old-fashioned butt whooping'

|publisher=LeaderPost

| date =September 24, 2012

| url =https://leaderpost.com/sports/Thunder+dealt+fashioned+butt+whooping/7288416/story.html

| accessdate = September 25, 2012}}]]

[[File:Thunder cheerleader5.jpg|thumb|Thunder Cheerleaders{{Citation

| last =Nugent-Bowman

| first =Daniel

| title =Hilltops cruise past Thunder Offence finds its stride early

| newspaper =Saskatoon Star Phoenix

| date =September 23, 2012

| url =https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/Hilltops+cruise+past+Thunder/7286997/story.html

| accessdate = September 25, 2012}}]]

|[[File:20AndreLalonde.jpg|thumb|40 yard run by Andre Lalonde Hilltop 20 Oct 21 2012

{{cite web

| last = Biber

| first = François

| authorlink =

| title = Hilltops crowned PFC Champions Toppers thump Regina 37–0

| work = Newstalk 980

| publisher = CJME

| date = October 21, 2012

| url = http://cjme.com/story/hilltops-crowned-pfc-champions/80276

| format =

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web

| last = Piller

| first = Thomas

| authorlink =

| title = Saskatoon Hilltops PFC champions once again

| work = Global News

| publisher = Global Saskatoon

| date = October 21, 2012

| url = http://www.globalsaskatoon.com/saskatoon+hilltops+pfc+champions+once+again/6442737858/story.html

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web

| last = Slater

| first = Craig

| authorlink =

| title = Hilltops steamroll Thunder in PFC final

| publisher = Leader Post

| date = October 21, 2012

| url = https://leaderpost.com/sports/Hilltops+steamroll+Thunder+final/7425093/story.html

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web

| last =

| first =

| authorlink =

| title = CJFL: Hilltops win PFC final over provincial rivals

| publisher = Canada Football Chat

| date =October 21, 2012

| url = http://www.canadafootballchat.com/cfc-forums/index.php/page/articles.html/_/the-front-page/news/senior-junior/cjfl-hilltops-win-pfc-final-over-provincial-ri-r23391

| format =

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}{{cite web

| last = Nugent-Bowman

| first = Daniel

| title = Hilltops dominate in PFC final

| publisher =Saskatoon Star Phoenix

| date = October 21, 2012

| url = https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/Hilltops+dominate+final/7424137/story.html

| accessdate = October 21, 2012}}

]]

[[File:YianniCabylis.jpg|thumb|Linebacker #10 Yianni Cabylis Regina Thunder voted PFC Defensive TEam All Star

{{cite web

| last = Nugent-bowman

| first = Daniel

| authorlink =

| title = Cressman named PFC's best on defence

| publisher =The Star Phoenix

| date =October 21, 2012

| url = https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/Cressman+named+best+defence/7425170/story.html

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web

| last =

| first =

| authorlink =

| title =CJFL: Colts ride off as big winners at PFC Awards

| publisher = Canada Football Chat

| date =October 21, 2012

| url = http://www.canadafootballchat.com/cfc-forums/index.php/tags/ccs/pfc+awards/

| format =

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web

| last =

| first =

| authorlink =

| title =Saskatoon Hilltops award winners

| publisher = The Star Phoenix

| date =October 21, 2012

| url = http://blogs.thestarphoenix.com/2012/10/20/saskatoon-hilltops-award-winners/

| format =

| doi =

| accessdate =October 22, 2012 }}

]]

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References

External links

[http://www.cjfl.org/ Canadian Junior Football League]

Category:Canadian Junior Football League teams

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Regina, Saskatchewan

Category:Canadian football teams in Saskatchewan