Category Archives: Bloomington Thunder

3rd period push helps Buccaneers top Thunder

3rd period push helps Buccaneers top Thunder

Reed Lebster scored twice and the Des Moines Bucaneers struck four times in the third period to upend the Bloomington Thunder, 5-2, on Saturday night at Buccaneer Arena. MORE

Team USA bests Thunder in finale of three-game weekend

Team USA bests Thunder in finale of three-game weekend

Mitchell Mattson posted a career-high three points, which included his second multi-goal game of the season, but Team USA scored three times in the third period to skate past the Thunder, 7-3, on Sunday evening at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.MORE

Thunder salvage point in 10-round shootout loss

Thunder salvage point in 10-round shootout loss

Ethan Somoza stretched his career-high point streak to six games with a goal and Tarek Baker struck for his team-leading sixth power-play tally of the year, but the Youngstown Phantoms outlasted Bloomington in a 10-round shootout to edge the Thunder, 3-2, on Sunday.MORE

Second effort: Middle period push helps Thunder past U17s

Second effort: Middle period push helps Thunder past U17s

By WJBC Staff PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The Bloomington Thunder have excelled in second periods this season, and it was the middle frame that paved the way to victory on Saturday night. Sean Harrison and Ethan Somoza both netted goals in the second period, and Mitchell Mattson posted what proved to be the game-winning tally in…MORE

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…