The Central Illinois Flying Aces were a Tier I junior hockey team that played as a member of the United States Hockey League.

Based in Bloomington, Illinois, the Flying Aces played their home games at the Grossinger Motors Arena, located in downtown Bloomington.

The SPHL's Bloomington Thunder folded in April 2014 when new owners obtained the expansion rights to a Tier I junior team in the United States Hockey League.

In 2017, the team rebranded and became the Central Illinois Flying Aces.

[3] On February 28, 2019, the Flying Aces announced they will suspend operations for at least the 2019–20 season.