What is Thunder Bay Thunder Cats?
{{Pro hockey team | text_color = black | bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#633e2c 5px solid; border-bottom:#143364 5px solid; | team = Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | logo = | logosize = | city = [[Thunder Bay, Ontario]] | league = [[United Hockey League|CoHL/UHL]] | conference = | division = | founded = [[1991–92 Colonial Hockey League season|1991]] | operated = [[1991–92 Colonial Hockey League season|1994]]–[[1998–99 UHL season|1999]] | arena = [[Fort William Gardens]] | colors = Brown, navy, white <br />{{color box|#633e2c}} {{color box|#143364}} {{color box|white}} | owner = | GM = | coach = | captain = | media = | affiliates = <!---Franchise history---> |dates1 = 1991–1993 |name1 = Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks |dates2 = {{nowrap|1993–1996}} |name2 = Thunder Bay Senators |dates3 = 1996–1999 |name3 = '''Thunder Bay Thunder Cats''' |dates4 = 1999–2007 |name4 = [[Rockford IceHogs (UHL)|Rockford IceHogs]] <!---Championships---> | reg_season_titles = '''2''' (1993–94, 1994–95) | division_titles = | conf_titles = | championships = '''3''' (1992, 1994, 1995) }} The '''Thunder Bay Thunder Cats''' was the name of the [[Rockford IceHogs (UHL)|Rockford IceHogs]] of the [[United Hockey League|UHL]] (now the [[International Hockey League (2007-)|International Hockey League]]) prior to moving to Rockford. The team went through a number of different names prior to being the Thunder Cats, including the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks and the Thunder Bay Senators. ==History== After the success of the 5-time [[Allan Cup]] champion [[Thunder Bay Twins]], the [[Colonial Hockey League]] took interest in expanding to the [[Northwestern Ontario]] city. In 1991, the Colonial league introduced the Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks, spelling the end of the 21-year Twins franchise that stepped aside for the new Semi-Pro team. In 1993, the team changed its name to the Thunder Bay Senators to reflect the teams affiliation with the [[National