When was Central Illinois Flying Aces founded?

Central Illinois Flying Aces was founded in 2014 in Bloomington, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Central Illinois Flying Aces based?

Central Illinois Flying Aces is based in Bloomington, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Central Illinois Flying Aces?

The head coach of Central Illinois Flying Aces is Dennis Williams.

Who is the captain of Central Illinois Flying Aces?

The captain of Central Illinois Flying Aces is Tarek Baker.

What arena does Central Illinois Flying Aces play in?

Central Illinois Flying Aces play their home games at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, IL, USA.

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2016-2017 Season

Bloomington Thunder were 25-27-8 in the 2016-17 USHL season with 58 points, 6th in the Eastern and 11th overall.

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2016-2017 Bloomington Thunder Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
USHL
1.	Vladislav Dzhioshvili (C)	58	19	23	42	86	-9
2.	Ethan Somoza (LW)	56	14	18	32	32	-2
3.	Wyatt Kalynuk (D)	60	6	25	31	82	3
4.	Jake Durflinger (RW/C)	51	12	17	29	94	-2
5.	Alec Mehr (C)	59	14	14	28	20	3
6.	Mitchell Mattson (C)	55	12	16	28	44	-4
7.	August von Ungern Kuzara (F)	49	11	8	19	33	1
8.	Sean Harrison (RW)	57	7	12	19	33	-4
9.	Cam Burke (C)	60	6	13	19	10	4
10.	Tarek Baker (LW)	33	11	7	18	55	-7
11.	Mitchell Chaffee (RW)	35	7	4	11	34	-12
12.	Marko Reifenberger (C)	51	4	7	11	106	-8
13.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	52	4	7	11	20	-4
14.	Jason Smallidge (D)	57	1	10	11	43	-13
15.	Dan Willett (D)	52	2	8	10	26	-13
16.	Ben Mirageas (D)	45	1	9	10	18	-2
17.	Zachary Mirageas (D)	58	1	9	10	69	-5
18.	Christiano Versich (RW)	15	3	5	8	4	-2
19.	Walker Duehr (RW)	15	3	4	7	4	-2
20.	Charlie Raith (D)	41	1	5	6	4	2
21.	Griffin Lunn (F)	49	3	1	4	31	1
22.	Brady Smith (D)	32	2	2	4	29	7
23.	Simon Butala (D)	56	0	3	3	109	2
24.	William Fällström (C/LW)	4	1	1	2	2	0
25.	Erik Ullman (D)	10	1	1	2	4	0
26.	Will Garin (RW)	13	1	1	2	4	-1
27.	Nick Leivermann (D)	8	1	0	1	0	-3
28.	Jerry Harding (F)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.	Michael Callahan (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-2
30.	Bradley Marek (LW/C)	2	0	0	0	2	0
31.	Drew Elser (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
32.	Ryan Sandelin (RW/C)	5	0	0	0	2	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
USHL
1.	Zach Stejskal (G)	2	1.85	.936	1	0	0	0	97:15	44
2.	Logan Halladay (G)	34	2.58	.908	14	14	5	1	1862:57	786
3.	Gabriel Mollot-Hill (G)	32	2.82	.902	10	13	3	2	1640:35	705
4.	Harrison Feeney (G)	3	3.63	.875	0	0	0	0	49:38	21

2016-2017 Bloomington Thunder Staff

GM/Head CoachDennis Williams
Asst. CoachDan Jewell
Asst. CoachMike Watt
Goaltending CoachCorey Wogtech
Asst. Equipment ManagerChristian Burgett
Athletic TrainerScott Picton
Dir. of ScoutingDan Jewell
Equipment ManagerFrank Jury
Franchise OwnerBill Yuill
PresidentZoran Rajcic
ScoutAvi Friedman
ScoutJeff Laing
ScoutMike Mankowski
ScoutErik Schardt
ScoutDave Williams
Vice PresidentDonna Wampler

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2016-2017 Bloomington Thunder Captains

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Tarek Baker

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2016-2017 Central Illinois Flying Aces Demographics

Central Illinois Flying Aces Facts

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Town: Bloomington, IL, USA Map
Founded: 2014

2016-2017 Bloomington Thunder Roster Facts

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Arena Information

Arena Name: Grossinger Motors Arena
Location: Bloomington, IL, USA
Capacity: 6 000
Construction Year: 2006

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Central Illinois Flying Aces Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/14/2019 12:07 AM UTC	Central Illinois Flying Aces	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	0 - 3	USHL
04/13/2019 12:05 AM UTC	Chicago Steel	Central Illinois Flying Aces	6 - 5	USHL
04/07/2019 12:05 AM UTC	Lincoln Stars	Central Illinois Flying Aces	3 - 6	USHL
04/06/2019 12:05 AM UTC	Lincoln Stars	Central Illinois Flying Aces	1 - 5	USHL
03/31/2019 08:05 PM UTC	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Central Illinois Flying Aces	6 - 4	USHL

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Central Illinois Flying Aces History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Central Illinois Flying Aces
2018-2019	USHL	62	24	33	-	-	5	183	225	53	0.85	7	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	USHL	60	14	39	-	-	7	161	258	35	0.58	9	Did not make playoffs
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2016-2017	USHL	60	25	27	-	-	8	150	177	58	0.97	6	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	USHL	60	36	18	-	-	5	176	152	78	1.3	4	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	USHL	60	29	24	-	-	7	173	187	65	1.08	5	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jackson Nieuwendyk (F)	2026-2027	Oklahoma State Univ.	ACHA II	3	2	4	6	8
2.	Ilya Usov (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	6	0	3	3	8
3.	Noah Delmas (D)	2026-2027	DVTK Jegesmedvék	Erste Liga	1	0	2	2	0
4.	Brogan Rafferty (D)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	0
5.	Patrick Curry (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	5	0	2	2	10
6.	Connor Mayer (D)	2026-2027	HC Innsbruck	ICEHL	2	1	0	1	0
7.	Wyatt Kalynuk (D)	2026-2027	EC Salzburg	ICEHL	2	1	0	1	4
8.	Jakub Lacka (F)	2026-2027	HK Nitra	Champions HL	4	1	0	1	2
9.	Caden Villegas (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats	NIHL	2	0	1	1	0
10.	Tyler Madden (F)	2026-2027	Straubing Tigers	DEL	2	0	1	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2018-2019	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	19.15
2017-2018	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.05
2016-2017	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	19.36
2015-2016	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	19.41
2014-2015	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	19.24

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	162	37	61	98
2.	Tarek Baker (F)	144	37	47	84
3.	Jérémy Davies (D)	103	16	53	69
4.	Vladislav Dzhioshvili (F)	120	30	38	68
5.	Jake Slaker (F)	114	34	33	67

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Logan Lambdin (F)	106	38	27	65
2.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	162	37	61	98
3.	Tarek Baker (F)	144	37	47	84
4.	Jake Slaker (F)	114	34	33	67
5.	Vladislav Dzhioshvili (F)	120	30	38	68

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	162	37	61	98
2.	Jérémy Davies (D)	103	16	53	69
3.	Tarek Baker (F)	144	37	47	84
4.	Wyatt Kalynuk (D)	119	9	46	55
5.	Vladislav Dzhioshvili (F)	120	30	38	68

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Simon Butala (D)	101	2	11	204
2.	Blake Gober (F)	101	20	43	167
3.	Tarek Baker (F)	144	37	84	165
4.	Jake Durflinger (F)	103	23	56	162
5.	Patrick Curry (F)	115	26	53	155

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	162	37	61	98
2.	Alec Mehr (F)	161	29	29	58
3.	Tarek Baker (F)	144	37	47	84
4.	Vladislav Dzhioshvili (F)	120	30	38	68
5.	Wyatt Kalynuk (D)	119	9	46	55

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jackson MacNab (F)	2	0	2	1.00
2.	Trevor Janicke (F)	58	22	48	0.83
3.	Tyler Madden (F)	18	6	14	0.78
4.	Maxim Andreev (F)	56	12	43	0.77
5.	Matt Mendelson (F)	51	14	37	0.73

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Tarek Baker (F)	2015-2016	60	20	49
2.	Jérémy Davies (D)	2015-2016	60	13	49
3.	Trevor Janicke (F)	2018-2019	58	22	48
4.	Logan Lambdin (F)	2015-2016	58	28	47
5.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	2017-2018	60	18	46

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Logan Lambdin (F)	2015-2016	58	28	47
2.	Trevor Janicke (F)	2018-2019	58	22	48
3.	Tate Singleton (F)	2018-2019	53	22	37
4.	Jake Slaker (F)	2015-2016	57	21	42
5.	Tarek Baker (F)	2015-2016	60	20	49

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jérémy Davies (D)	2015-2016	60	36	49
2.	Ryan Siedem (D)	2018-2019	60	32	36
3.	Maxim Andreev (F)	2017-2018	56	31	43
4.	Tarek Baker (F)	2015-2016	60	29	49
5.	Cal Kiefiuk (F)	2017-2018	60	28	46

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Simon Butala (D)	2016-2017	56	3	109
2.	Marko Reifenberger (F)	2016-2017	51	11	106
3.	Shane Bednard (F)	2014-2015	58	39	97
4.	Blake Gober (F)	2014-2015	54	21	97
5.	Simon Butala (D)	2017-2018	45	8	95

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Rebranded as the Central Illinois Flying Aces for the 2017-18 USHL season.