WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder defeated the Arizona Sundogs 3-2 at the Kansas Coliseum on Friday night.Defenseman Jim Jorgensen scored the game-winning goal at 16:23 in the third period, breaking a 2-2 tie.  Joel Hanson netted two goals, while Glenn Detulleo chipped in three assists.Hanson gave the Thunder a 1-0 lead just 18 seconds into the second period, colliding with a Sundogs' player before knocking the puck into the net.  The goal was initially waved off, but referee Paul Mariconda overturned the decision.  Arizona scored at 7:48 and 10:25 in the second to take a 2-1 lead, but Hanson retied the game at 17:29 on a backdoor pass from Detulleo.The Thunder, who played a physical game all night long, battled through the third before Jason Deleurme made an open ice pass to Jorgensen from the top of the right faceoff circle.  Jorgensen ripped a shot past Sundogs' goaltender J.F. Perras that came in just under the ... More»

Deleurme, Detulleo Multi-Points in Close Loss

November 18,2009
TULSA, OK- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-3 to the Tulsa Oilers at the BOK Center on Tuesday night.Joel Hanson scored for the second time in three games, getting help from newcomer Jason Deleurme, when he roofed a backdoor pass beyond Kevin Armstrong just 2:02 into the game.  Tulsa then scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead, including a total of three points by Oilers' forward T.J. Caig.  Two of the three goals allowed were on the power play.  Brandon Kaleniecki made it a ... More»

Thunder Weekly – November 16th

November 17,2009
Thunder Falls Twice in Missouri - The Thunder played in their first overtime game of the season on Friday, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Missouri Mavericks in the first ever game at the Independence Events Center.  The Thunder opened a 2-0 lead behind goals from Joel Hanson and Marc Belanger.  With the Thunder leading 2-1 late in the third, Jeff MacDermid tied the game with a shot from the boards with less than five minutes left in regulation.  The Thunder survived two ... More»

Mavericks Beat Thunder With Power Play

November 15,2009
INDEPENDENCE, MO- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-2 to the Missouri Mavericks at the Independence Events Center on Saturday night.The Thunder scored first for a second straight night, taking a 1-0 lead at 10:36 in the first.  Troy Ofukany knocked in a rebound on the power play for his third goal of the season, getting help from Brett Pilkington and Jim Jorgensen.Missouri scored three unanswered power play goals in the second, the latter two of which were potted by Jeff MacDermid.  Mike ... More»

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