Faced with the very distinct possibility that their season was coming to an end, the Wichita Thunder put together their best all-around performance of the season, getting 29 saves from Shane Starrett and three points from Dyson Stevenson on their way to a 6-0 victory over the Colorado Eagles. That made the series 3-1 in…
For the third straight game, the Wichita Thunder found themselves on top, taking a 2-0 lead early in the second period, but the Colorado Eagles would respond with four unanswered goals to win Game 3 of their first round Kelly Cup matchup, 4-2. Gabriel Verpaelst led the comeback with a goal and assist in the…
The Colorado Eagles once again used their prolific special teams to take Game 2 of their series versus the Wichita Thunder. The Eagles scored two power-play goals and killed off six Thunder power-plays in downing Wichita 5-2. J.C. Beaudin and Drayson Bowman each had 2 assists for the Eagles. The Thunder were looking to get…
Colorado Eagles in the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs. There was a lot of question marks for the Thunder entering the series, but no more so than in net, where Shane Starrett would be the No. 1 goaltender despite winning just one of his last seven starts. Starrett proved to be absolutely brilliant,…
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the South Carolina Stingrays and the Orlando Solar Bears. South Carolina finished second in the South Division and had the third-best record in the ECHL with 104 points. Orlando finished a distant third with 75 points. The Stingrays won the season series 7-3-0-1.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Colorado Eagles and the Wichita Thunder. Colorado finished first in the ECHL’s Mountain Division, while Wichita finished fourth. The Eagles have the fourth best record overall (100 points), while the Thunder are 14th overall (76 points).
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Florida Everblades and the Atlanta Gladiators. Florida had the top record in the ECHL, earning 112 points and was one of only two teams that had at least 50 wins this season. Atlanta enters the post-season as the team with the least amount of points (69) of any club in the playoffs.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Idaho Steelheads and the Allen Americans. Idaho finished second in the Mountain Division with 96 points, while the Allen Americans finished third with 78. Idaho won the season series 5-3-1-1.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Adirondack Thunder and the Worchester Railers. Adirondack narrowly beat out the Manchester Monarchs for the North Division title by winning their last game of the season. They enter as the division winner with the fewest points (89) in a division that saw the top four teams separated by just 7 points. Adirondack lost the season series, 4-5-0-3.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Fort Wayne Komets and the Cincinnati Cyclones. Fort Wayne finished second in the Central Division with 98 points, 17 ahead of the Cyclones. Cincinnati won the season series between these two teams, 5-4-0-0.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Toledo Walleyes and the Indy Fuel. Toledo finished first in the Central Division and had the second best record overall in the ECHL (105). They were one of just two teams that recorded at least 50 wins this season (the Florida Everblades have 53). Indy finished fourth in the division. Toledo won the season series 8-1-0-0.
The Chase for the Kelly Cup begins with a Round 1 matchup between the Manchester Monarchs and the Reading Royals. Manchester finished second in the North Division, just a point behind the Adirondack Thunder. The Monarchs and Royals were separated in the standings by just one point, this despite the fact that Reading won the season series.
The Wichita Thunder knew coming into Friday night’s game that all they needed was a single point and they were in the post-season. It looked bad when they fell behind 3-0 to the Colorado Eagles, but an impressive second period comeback tied the score, before the Eagles would pull away in the third, winning 7-4.…
With their last home game of the season on Tuesday, the Wichita Thunder were seeing their chances of reaching the playoffs slowly dwindling away. They had lost their previous six games, and had their dreaded rivals and the team they were trailing by two points in the Mountain Division, the Allen Americans, coming to town.…
With the Wichita Thunder in a do-or-die situation to earn a place in the ECHL playoffs, it is all hands on deck for the team, and no one characterizes that attitude better than defenseman Travis Brown. The Thunder defenseman has not only brought skill and grit to the ice, but has helped to keep the atmosphere light in the locker room when tension reduction is needed most.
The Wichita Thunder finally returned home after eight straight games on the road, and were looking to take advantage of a crowd of over 13,000 on hand, but three unanswered goals staked the Tulsa Oilers to the early lead, and they would thwart a feverish comeback, downing the Thunder 3-2. Jake Hildebrand was stellar in…
With the Allen Americans desperately needing a victory to keep their playoff hopes alive, the team got an outstanding performance from Jake Paterson, who stopped 32 shots to lead the Americans to a 4-1 win over the Wichita Thunder.
The Wichita Thunder looked to snap a three game losing streak Saturday night, the seventh game of their eight game road trip. It proved to be quite a special night as the first six goals of the contest came from the special teams units, and the Thunder forced overtime by battling back to tie the…
The Wichita Thunder returned to Kalamazoo, looking to shake off Tuesday’s tough loss to the Kansas City Mavericks. However, the Wings proved to be inhospitable hosts, scoring two goals in each of the first two periods on their way to a 5-3 victory. Josh Pitt and Danny Moynihan, led the way with a goal and…
The Wichita Thunder traveled north to take on their instate rival, the Kansas City Mavericks, on Tuesday night. It was the fifth game of this seven game road trip that has seen the Thunder play well through the first four, going 2-1-1. Shane Starrett made his first start in seven games, and played well, but…