The Central Illinois Flying Aces announced on Tuesday that its home-opening weekend on Oct. 13-14 will be rescheduled to allow for upgrades to the dasher board and glass system at Grossinger Motors Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: Bloomington Thunder
Flying Aces hold training camp in Michigan while arena gets upgrades
The Central Illinois Flying Aces is holding the first week of its preseason training camp at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan.… MORE
Flying Aces unveil new jerseys in Labor Day Parade
The Central Illinois Flying Aces unveiled its new logos, jerseys, and color scheme on Monday while taking part in Bloomington’s Labor Day Parade.… MORE
Thunder defenseman Callahan to play in All-American Prospects Game
Bloomington Thunder defenseman Michael Callahan has been selected to participate in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Sept. 21.… MORE
Contois added to Thunder coaching staff after another Division I departure
The Bloomington Thunder announced on Thursday that Andy Contois has been added to the hockey operations staff as an assistant coach following the promotion of assistant coach Leon Hayward to an NCAA Division I coaching position with Colorado College.… MORE
3 Thunder players selected at NHL Draft
Three players who have suited up for the Bloomington Thunder were selected over the weekend at the second day of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center.… MORE
Thunder GM Jewell accepts college coaching job
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – One month after the Bloomington Thunder promoted Dan Jewell to general manager, he’s taking a coaching job in the Division One college ranks. Jewell has been named as assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Jewell was also an assistant coach on the Thunder staff and…… MORE
Thunder introduce new head coach and GM
by Marc Strauss BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder introduced a new head coach and general manager on Thursday. Mike Watt takes over the bench after two years as one of the team’s assistants under Dennis Williams. “It means a lot to myself and my family. It’s a very important position and my family and I…… MORE
Thunder names new coach, GM after Williams departure
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder will have a new head coach and general manager for their fourth season in the USHL, but it will be two familiar faces serving in those positions. Mike Watt, an assistant coach for the Thunder for the last two seasons, has been appointed the second head coach…… MORE
Thunder start USHL Draft with 10 Phase I selections
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder completed Phase I of the 2017 USHL Draft on Monday, drafting 10 total prospects, including Jake Braccini with the sixth overall pick. “It was a very successful draft. I thought [Assistant General Manager] Dan Jewell did a really good job of orchestrating it and preparing for it,”…… MORE
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WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud
At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.” I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…