What better way to celebrate New Year’s Eve than with a clutch goal in overtime? That must have been the thought going through Mitch Hults’ head as he scored less than a minute into overtime to give the Kansas City Mavericks a 2-1 victory over the Wichita Thunder on Tuesday evening. Nick Schneider made 20 […]
It was a long bus ride home from South Dakota after being swept by the Rapid City Rush and it would have been understandable if the Wichita Thunder were a little fatigued after a 12-hour bus ride through blizzard conditions. However, the Thunder dominated their contest with the Kansas City Mavericks, playing their most complete […]
Tyler Parks recorded his second shutout of the season on Saturday night, stopping all 26 shots he faced as the Rapid City Rush defeated the Wichita Thunder, 2-0. Peter Quenneville and Stephane Legault provided the goals for Rapid City, who moved four points ahead of the Thunder in the Mountain Division standings. The Rapid City […]
The Wichita Thunder found themselves trailing 4-0 after 27 minutes in Friday night’s contest with the Rapid City Rush, but showed a lot of heart, battling back to pull within one before falling, 4-3. Patrik Parkkonen had two assists for Wichita. The Rush were led by Tyler Coulter who had two goals. The victory moved […]
The Wichita Thunder received a little holiday cheer on Sunday as Ostap Safin scored 2:25 into overtime to give the team a 3-2 victory over the Allen Americans. The Thunder had lost three of their last four and had to be felling a little blue after giving up a two goal lead in the final […]
The Utah Grizzlies were not in the festive, holiday spirit on Tuesday night as they dominated the Wichita Thunder in Kansas, 8-2. Utah scored three goals in both the second and third periods as Ty Lewis scored a hat trick and added two assists. Tim McGauley had a historic night for the Grizzlies, setting a […]
Two goals by Peter Crinella helped stake the Wichita Thunder to a 3-2 lead entering the third period Sunday afternoon. However, Cory Ward scored two of his three goals in the final frame to lead the Tulsa Oilers to a 5-3 victory. The Oilers fired 50 shots on Mitch Gillam, 22 in the final period. […]
Ostap Safin scored two goals to help secure a 5-2 Wichita Thunder victory over the Tulsa Oilers. Tulsa battled back from one goal deficits twice in this contest, but Jason Salvaggio scored the game winner late in the second to help Wichita snap a two game losing skid. Evan Weninger stopped 41 shots to earn […]
For the second straight contest, Wichita Thunder forward Jack Combs recorded a two goal game. However, this one he made a lot more dramatic, scoring the game winner with 13 seconds left in the contest to give the Thunder a 4-3 victory over the Rapid City Rush. Mitch Gillam made 34 saves. The victory moved […]
It was Veterans Day on Monday and what better way for the Wichita Thunder to celebrate than with their veteran forward leading the way to a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Mavericks. Jack Combs scored two goals in the second period to lead the offense and Evan Weninger made 34 saves to earn his […]
A night after falling 3-1, the Tulsa Oilers left no doubt as to who was going to win this contest, peppering Wichita Thunder goalie Mitch Gillam with 50 shots in their 7-2 victory. Ryan Tesink, Robby Jackson, and Brent Gates each scored two goals, and Gates and J.J. Piccinich finished with three points each in […]
It was a great goaltending battle in Wichita on Friday night as Thunder netminder Mitch Gillam outdueled Tulsa Oilers goalie Evan Fitzpatrick in a 3-1 Wichita victory. While the goaltenders had a huge night, it was Chris Crane who was story, delivering the game winner on a historic goal, reaching the century mark for his […]
It was School Day at INTRUST Bank Arena on Wednesday morning, but it would be the Norfolk Admirals who would receive the education as the Wichita Thunder jumped out to a four goal lead before holding on for a 6-2 victory. Chris Crane had a goal and an assist and Mitch Gillam stopped 32 shots […]
Mitch Gillam put together his most impressive performance of the 2019-20 ECHL season on Friday night, stopping 39 shots. However, Colton Saucerman would spoil the outing, scoring the game-winning goal 4:09 into overtime to lead the Idaho Steelheads to a 2-1 victory over the Wichita Thunder. Tomas Sholl stopped 24 shots in the Idaho win. […]
The Wichita Thunder opened the 2019-20 season on Friday night and it looked like they would be blown off the ice in the debut of head coach Bruce Ramsay. However, the team battled back from a three goal deficit, tying the score before falling in overtime to the Indy Fuel, 5-4. Derian Plouffe delivered the […]
They say that you should always save your very best for last and Stefan Fournier heeded those words, delivering the first home hat trick of the season for the Wichita Thunder in the 4-1 victory over the Allen Americans. Van Stralen and Lane Bauer each had 2 assists and Stuart Skinner saved 32 shots. That […]
With just three games left in the regular season for the Wichita Thunder, the team wanted to give their fans some exciting moments heading into the off-season, and Friday night’s contest was a great first step, as the Thunder scored three power-play goals and got 31 saves from Stuart Skinner on their way to a […]
The Tulsa Oilers returned to Wichita on Friday night, looking for the repeat of last weekend when they came from behind in both contests to win 6-5. However, Stuart Skinner was having none of that, stopping all 30 of the 31 shots he faced in the 3-1 victory. Ralph Cuddemi scored two goals, Lane Bauer […]
The Wichita Thunder had lost their last four games, including watching the Tulsa Oilers come from behind to win each of their last two contests. Wednesday night it was the Thunder’s turn to stage a comeback, falling behind by two just seven minutes into the game, then scoring four unanswered goals on their way to […]
It isn’t often you see a 6-5 score in a hockey game, but the Wichita Thunder had played two in a row entering Sunday night’s game. Make it three, after the Tulsa Oilers would come back for the second straight night to defeat the Thunder, 6-5, this time on an overtime goal by Alex Dostie. […]
The Wichita Thunder jumped out to a two goal lead less than five minutes into Saturday night’s game, only to see it vaporize as the Tulsa Oilers battled back twice in this contest on their way to a 6-5 victory. Stephen Perfetto and Alex Dostie helped lead the comeback, with each player netting two goals […]
The Wichita Thunder welcomed the Rapid City Rush to town on Thursday, as both teams found themselves on the outside of the playoff chase looking for a spark to begin a playoff run. The two teams were separated by a single point coming into the game and that showed in the intensity of the contest, […]
The Wichita Thunder’s losing streak reached six Saturday night (0-5-1), as the Indy Fuel got a natural hat trick from Quentin Shore in the 5-0 victory. Shore scored all three of his goals in the second period, and Ryan Rupert added two goals to complete the scoring. Gordon Defiel stopped all 31 shots he faced […]
The Tulsa Oilers-Wichita Thunder rivalry is one of the most heated in the ECHL, meaning that every contest is a battle. That was the case on Tuesday night as the two teams took a 1-1 tie into overtime, where the Oilers would win it on the second goal of the game for Jared Thomas, 2-1. […]
It has been a disappointing season for Allen Americans goaltender Kyle Hayton, who entered Tuesday night’s game 2-7-0 this season with a 3.87 goals against average. However, he was in complete command of this contest, stopping all 33 shots the Wichita Thunder took in the 2-0 victory. That was the fourth straight victory for Allen […]
The Utah Grizzlies looked like they were going to continue their domination of the Wichita Thunder on Saturday, as they jumped out to a 4-1 lead with three second period goals. However, the Thunder would rally with three goals in the final frame, forcing overtime, where Jakob Stukel would win it with his second goal […]
The Utah Grizzlies came to Wichita for a two game set starting on Friday, looking to take the lead in the Mountain Division. The Grizzlies trailed the Idaho Steelheads by a single point in the standings, looking to dispatch the Thunder to jump into the lead. Thanks to a 31 save performance by Kevin Carr […]
Four times the Idaho Steelheads found themselves trailing by a goal on Sunday, but each time they battled back to tie the score before Brad McClure won it with his 18th goal of the season. Steven McParland scored two goals, and three Steelheads players had two assists apiece as Idaho snapped the Wichita Thunder win […]
The Mountain Division leading Idaho Steelheads came to town looking to put some additional distance between themselves and the fourth place Wichita Thunder on Saturday night, but it would be the return of a pair of a players that would help lead Wichita to a 3-2 victory. Lane Bauer and Travis Brown had both been […]
Goaltender Dylan Wells returned to the net for the Wichita Thunder on Friday after spending the last five weeks in Bakersfield (AHL). It was a welcome site for Stuart Skinner, who finally got a break, but also for the team as a whole, as Wells stopped all 27 shots he faced for his first shutout […]
