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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
The Wichita Thunder returned home on Wednesday, looking to rebound after falling to the Tulsa Oilers on Tuesday, 4-2. It was two early goals that doomed the Thunder on Tuesday and that proved to be the case here as well, as the Thunder fell behind by two, battled back to tie the score before falling […]
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.
A night after being blanked by Tulsa Oilers goaltender Devin Williams, the Wichita Thunder came out fired up, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes of the contest on their way to a 4-1 victory. Ryan Van Stralen led the offense with a goal and 2 assists, and Nick Riopel continues to be impressive […]
The Wichita Thunder headed to Oklahoma to take on the Tulsa Oilers in a contest that had huge playoff implications for both teams. The Thunder were four points ahead of the Allen Americans for third in the Mountain Division, and had a five point lead over the Oilers. Tulsa was on the outside looking in, […]
Two nights after being dominated by the Tulsa Oilers in Oklahoma, 6-3, the Wichita Thunder were looking for a super hero like performance, and thanks to a smothering defense that limited the Oilers to just 30 shots, the Thunder were able to skate away with the 4-1 victory. On Batman night at INTRUST Bank Arena, […]
When a team gets outshot by 20 shots in a contest, one would expect that team to be dominated, but that did not prove to be the case Wednesday night as the Wichita Thunder defeated the Tulsa Oilers, 4-3, in a game where Wichita never trailed. Rookie Kevin Dufour continued his hot run since joining […]
The Wichita Thunder finally returned home after a tough road trip that saw the team go 1-4-0 during the trip. It was hoped that a good night’s sleep in their own beds and a little home cooking would be the remedy that would turn the team’s fortunes around, but that did not prove to be […]
The Wichita Thunder headed to the road for the first time this season, looking to keep their undefeated streak alive. They had won their first four games of the season at home, but were traveling to Tulsa to take on an Oilers team that has traditionally been a nightmare for this team. However, it was […]
Two nights after taking it on the chin against the Allen Americans, the Wichita Thunder brought a storm to Oklahoma, downing the Tulsa Oilers 5-1. Despite the fact of being outshot 40-29, the Thunder were in control of this game for much of the contest as goaltender Drew Owsley made 39 saves to lead his […]
Tuesday night’s outstanding goaltender battle pitted Jonah Imoo and Scott Greenham against one another, and both goalies were absolutely brilliant, keeping this a 1-1 battle into overtime. That is when Garrett Ladd earned the Tulsa Oilers the victory with a breakaway goal that downed the Wichita Thunder, 2-1. The Tulsa Oilers would take the lead […]
There was an ECHL record crowd in Tulsa Friday night, as 16,759 people packed the BOK center for the team’s contest against the Wichita Thunder. The crowd was into the game from the very start, especially after Dennis Brown gave his team a 1-0 in the second, however, two goals by Ryan Rupert and stellar […]
You can’t blame Wichita Thunder goalie Drew Oswley for savoring Saturday night’s victory a little more than the rest of his teammates. The Thunder entered the contest against the Tulsa Oilers losers of four in a row and had won just once in their last 18 games, but no one was feeling that more than […]
For the second straight game, the Wichita Thunder found themselves trailing by three-goals, this time to the Tulsa Oilers. Also for the second straight contest the team mounted a rally, but this time they were able to fully comeback and tie the score, despite two outstanding goals by Louick Marcotte, as Wichita fell, 3-2. That […]
Sadly, 13 proved to be quite unlucky for the Wichita Thunder, who dropped their 13th straight game, 11 of those in regulation, this time to the Tulsa Oilers, 5-0. The Oilers got a hat trick from Kale Kessy and Colin Stevens stopped all 23-shots he faced in recording his first shutout of the season. Matt […]
The Wichita Thunder have been struggling to find some scoring of late, netting just two-goals in the five games prior to the team coming to take on the Tulsa Oilers this weekend. However, the offense has come alive in Tulsa, scoring six goals, including three Sunday evening, but the team still fell, as the Oilers […]
The Wichita Thunder were finally able to snap their scoreless streak that saw the team go over 200-minutes between goals, but the Tulsa Oilers would still prevail, getting a goal from Danick Gauthier with 1:43 left in the game to give the Oilers the 5-3 win. That extended the Thunder’s losing streak to six. The […]
A night after Ben Murphy delivered a late goal in the third period in the Tulsa Oilers 4-2 victory over the Wichita Thunder, the forward was at it again. This time he would be the only player to score in a shootout following 65-minutes of hockey, spoiling a fantastic outing by Thunder goalie Drew Owsley. […]
Two early second period goals by the Tulsa Oilers put the Wichita Thunder in jeopardy of losing their fourth straight game, but the team showed a lot of grit in battling back to tie the game with about eight minutes left in regulation. However, Ben Murphy dashed those hopes when he scored with a little […]
The Wichita Thunder found themselves quickly trailing in Wednesday night’s contest, falling behind 3-0 before attempting to rebound. However, a Darik Angeli goal 24-seconds into the third period, his second goal of the game, thwarted a late Thunder comeback and the Tulsa Oilers won a tight affair 4-3. That moved the Oilers to 12-5-1-0 and […]
A night after Tulsa Oilers goalie Jamie Phillips yielded five goals, the netminder stopped 19 of the 20 shots that the Wichita Thunder took against him Saturday night, guiding his team to a 3-1 victory. Two third period goals by Tyson Wilson and Emerson Clark, coming less than three and a half minutes apart, gave […]
The archrival Tulsa Oilers came to town Friday night to open a home-and-home series with the Wichita /Thunder. The Oilers entered the contest with a ECHL leading 20-points, 12-points ahead of the Thunder, but Wichita has six games in hand. Wichita was looking to cut into that lead and, thanks to Mitch Holmberg, that is […]
