Media Articles

Thunder’s Chappell Making Most of Opportunity

By Jeffrey Lutz, Wichita Eagle-  Several of the Thunder’s top players are lost to injuries, and the timing couldn’t be better for Chris Chappell. Normally a third-line player who helps on penalty killing, Chappell has been thrust into extended duty with many of his fellow forwards on the shelf. In just a few days, Chappell… Read More

Jeffrey Lutz CHL Report (Feb. 1st)

by Jeffrey Lutz Wichita Eagle The Thunder has kept its seamstresses busy this season. Wichita’s best players have come and gone due to injuries and promotions, and the jersey lettering signifying the Thunder’s captain and alternate captains have been just as well traveled. For now, they’re resting with captain Travis Wight… Read More

Bourret is Back with Thunder

by Jeffrey Lutz Wichita Eagle Alex Bourret had something to prove when he was sent to the American Hockey League late last month, climbing a rung above the Central Hockey League. Bourret didn’t score a goal in six games with Worcester, but he came away from the brief experience with a sense of accomplishment. "My goal for next year is… Read More

Youth Stars Reunite with Thunder

by Taylor Eldridge Wichita Eagle It's been a little over a decade since he got his start in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but Wichita Thunder forward Thomas Beauregard still remembers another 13-year-old boy, the best in the province. "He was bigger than everybody else," Beauregard recalled. "He was faster than everybody else. I… Read More

Grueling Schedule Awaits Wichita Thunder

by Jeffrey Lutz Wichita Eagle   The Thunder has spent much of the season going back-and-forth with Allen for first place in the Central Hockey League's Berry Conference. Coach Kevin McClelland doesn't see that ending anytime soon.Wichita was unable to create separation during a recent five-game winning streak. But the Thunder hasn't… Read More

Thunder's Tetrault Loves his Time on the Ice

by Bob Lutz Wichita Eagle Veteran defenseman Daniel Tetrault is going crazier with each Wichita Thunder game he misses with a groin and abdomen injury. When the Thunder boarded a bus for Moline, Ill., on Thursday to play the Quad City Mallards tonight, Tetrault so wished he could climb aboard. And that's after 700-plus games as a… Read More

Lampton Lightning Girl Lathrop Takes on New Challenge

Lampton Lightning Girl, Crystal Lathrop has been participating on the Dance and Promotional team for three seasons of Thunder hockey.  Now, Lathrop takes on a new challenge as she becomes the youngest Co-Chair in the 21 year history of the Cattleman's Ball that benefits the American Cancer Society.  Lathrop was part of a… Read More

Thunder Ready to Begin New Era

BY KOLLEN LONGThe Wichita EagleIf the Wichita Thunder faithful weren't already enamored with new coach Kevin McClelland based solely on his impressive resume, they will surely be won over by the description of how he expects his team to play.The style would seemingly please the diehards, those who remember the glory days under the legendary Doug… Read More