West Michigan ThunderHawks

The West Michigan ThunderHawks are a member of the Indoor Football League L The team is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, starting in 2010 the ThunderHawks will play their home games at the DeltaPlex Arena in nearby Walker From their inception in 2007 until 2009, the ThunderHawks were known as the Muskegon Thunder and played at L.C. Walker Arena (in their first two seasons they played in the Continental Indoor Football League). In 2010 the team moved to Grand Rapids, MI. This is where the downfall of the team took place. The season started off hopeful with a 5-2 record. After week 7 the players were promised money at a later date as long as they played (money that they never received). The 2011 season will not take place for the ThunderHawks due to the bad management by Rob Preston. Mr. Preston took this great team of professional athletes and treated them like Pop Warner adolescent children. Players were expected to lived with no food, no money, and no electricity.

History
For their first season, the Thunder had Shane Fairfield as head coach. A well-respected figure in local high school football, he took the Holton Red Devils to a conference championship as well as two back to back district championships against Muskegon Catholic. Prior to that he coached his alma mater Muskegon Catholic Central, and Muskegon High School.

For their first season with their brand-new identity the Head Coach and defensive coordinator will be Detroit native Terry Foster, once a star for the Grand Valley State University team. Foster played in the AFL for the Grand Rapids Rampage and last year was assistant coach there. Offensive coordinator Brent White almost mirrored Fairfield's path from Muskegon to Holton, playing for the Big Reds from 1999 to 2002 and then stepping off the field as assistant JV coach at Holton. He quickly became offensive coordinator for the Holton Red Devils where he led his team to some record-breaking performances.

Season-By-Season
!Totals || 15 || 39 || 0
 * colspan="6" align="center" | Muskegon Thunder (CIFL)
 * 2007 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 5th Great Lakes || Lost GLD Qualifier (Marion)
 * 2008 || 5 || 7 || 0 || 2nd Great Lakes East || Lost GLD East Finals (Kalamazoo)
 * colspan="6" align="center" | Muskegon Thunder (IFL)
 * 2009 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 5th United Atlantic || --
 * colspan="6" align="center" | West Michigan ThunderHawks (IFL)
 * 2010 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd Atlantic East || --
 * 2011* || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || --
 * 2009 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 5th United Atlantic || --
 * colspan="6" align="center" | West Michigan ThunderHawks (IFL)
 * 2010 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd Atlantic East || --
 * 2011* || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || --
 * 2010 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 3rd Atlantic East || --
 * 2011* || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || --
 * 2011* || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || --
 * 2011* || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || --
 * colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

* = Current Standing

Tragedy
On January 18, 2009, Adam Pringle, player, part-owner of the club, and son of the club's president, died from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident.