History
In December of 2017, the USPHL announced that they had approved the addition of an expansion franchise to the Premier division for Auburn, Maine. [2] The franchise was a join venture of Ben Gray and Dan Hodge, the latter of whom would also serve as both coach and general manager. After hitting the ice for its first season in 2018, the USHPL allowed the same ownership group to found a second club that would join the NCDC for the 2019–20 season. The timing could hardly have been worse for the club as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the following spring and caused disruptions all over the globe. After an abbreviated second season, Gray sold his interest in the team to Hodge, who would continue as the sole owner. [3]
The team finally began showing signs of life after the pandemic was over and posted two winning seasons before slipping back down towards the bottom of the standings in 2024. That spring, the Twin City Thunder announced that they were relocating both their Tier II and Tier III clubs of the same name to Exeter, New Hampshire. [4] The move took place in part because the team wanted to cut down on travel costs and their new home would put the club just 35 miles away from both the Northern Cyclones and Islanders Hockey Club, their two closest rivals.
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