Wichita Thunder Hockey News

Thunder Weekly - November 30th

Thunder Drops Three- The Wichita Thunder went 0-3-0 last week, beginning with a 3-1 loss to the Rapid City Rush on Wednesday night at the Kansas Coliseum.  Colt King's two goals proved enough offense, while Miguel Beaudry saved 18 of 19 for the win.  Jordan Little scored his first goal of the season in the third period for Wichita's lone… Read More

Gorillas Beat Thunder

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder lost 5-2 to the Amarillo Gorillas at the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday night.Mike Kneeland roofed his fourth goal of the year at 8:53 in the first to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead.  Amarillo rallied for two goals 45 seconds apart at 14:44 and 15:29 in the first to move in front 2-1.Joe Guenther and Chris Cloud both… Read More

Thunder Downed in Missouri

INDEPENDENCE, MO- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-1 to the Missouri Mavericks at the Independence Events Center on Friday night.The Mavericks took a 1-0 lead at 10:29 in the first period.  Karl Sellan scored a power play goal, cleaning up a rebound just outside of the Thunder net.  Bill Vandermeer's one-timer from the slot at 13:39 made it… Read More

Thunder Falls to Rush

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder lost 3-1 to the Rapid City Rush at the Kansas Coliseum on Wednesday night.Luke Erickson and Scott Wray scored first period goals for the Rush to give them a 2-0 lead.  Colt King added a power play goal in the second to make it 3-0.  The Thunder's lone goal came from Jordan Little, his first of the season… Read More

Thunder Weekly - November 23rd

Thunder Splits Weekend Three Ways- Wichita went 1-1-1 over the weekend, beginning with a 3-2 win over Arizona on Friday night at the Kansas Coliseum.  Joel Hanson scored two goals in the second period, while Jim Jorgensen provided the game-winner with less than four minutes to go in the third.  Scott Campbell earned the win, stopping 32… Read More

Early Goal Not Enough in Tulsa

TULSA, OK- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-2 to the Tulsa Oilers at the BOK Center on Sunday evening.Wichita scored first on Jim Jorgensen's power play shot from the point at 3:39 in the first period.  It was the first home power play goal allowed by the Oilers this season.  Tulsa tied it 37 seconds later when Marty Standish scored on a… Read More

Thunder Rallies Late, Falls in Shootout

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Tulsa Oilers at the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday night.Down 1-0 in the second and facing a four-minute Tulsa power play, Brandon Kaleniecki knocked in a rebound for a shorthanded, game-tying goal at 9:19.  After Oilers took a 2-1 lead on Tyler Butler's power play goal at 12:25 in… Read More

Physical Effort Leads Thunder Past Sundogs

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… Read More

Deleurme, Detulleo Multi-Points in Close Loss

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… Read More

Thunder Weekly – November 16th

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… Read More

Mavericks Beat Thunder With Power Play

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… Read More

Thunder Lose in Shootout

INDEPENDENCE, MO- The Wichita Thunder lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Missouri Mavericks at the Independence Events Center on Friday night.The Thunder scored the first goal in the history of the Independence Events Center at 18:30 in the first.  Glenn Detulleo made a perfect backdoor pass to Joel Hanson who tapped the puck past the left side of… Read More

Thunder Makes Coaching Change

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder dismissed Brent Bilodeau as Head Coach on Thursday evening.Thunder veteran Jason Duda will take over as interim Head Coach and will be behind the bench this weekend when the Thunder opens a two-game road series against the Missouri Mavericks.  The Thunder is currently 2-7-0.The Thunder returns home on Friday,… Read More

Campbell Strong in Loss to Rush

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder lost 4-1 to the Rapid City Rush at the Kansas Coliseum on Wednesday night.Colt King gave the Rush a 1-0 lead at 5:17 in the first, tipping in a shot from Tim Branham.  Luke Erickson's power play wristshot from the slot at 7:47 in the first made it 2-0.  The Thunder got back into the game later in the… Read More

Thunder Weekly - November 9th

Thunder Downed by Eagles - The Wichita Thunder dropped their only contest of the week, losing 5-2 to the Colorado Eagles at the Budweiser Events Center on Friday night.  Wichita took a 1-0 lead just 3:22 into the game when Troy Ofukany deflected a shot past Mike Mole for his second goal of the season.  Colorado tied it 2:19 later on a… Read More

Eagles Defeat Thunder

LOVELAND, CO- The Wichita Thunder lost 5-2 to the Colorado Eagles at the Budweiser Events Center on Friday night.The Thunder grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Troy Ofukany deflected Mark Adamek's blue line shot beyond the reach of Eagles' goaltender Mike Mole at the 3:22 mark in the first period.  Colorado answered back just over two minutes… Read More

Thunder Weekly – November 2nd

Thunder Swept by Mavericks- The Wichita Thunder lost two games last weekend to the expansion Missouri Mavericks, both played at the Kansas Coliseum.  On Friday, the Mavericks earned their first win in franchise history, beating Wichita 6-1.  Six different Mavericks scored a goal, while Jeff Christian added two assists and finished… Read More

Thunder Blanked by Mavs

WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder was shutout 2-0 by the Missouri Mavericks at the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday night.Missouri took a 1-0 lead at 15:58 in the first when Chad Hinz tipped in a shot from defenseman Shaun Arvai that snuck through Scott Campbell's five-hole.  Hinz struck again in the second period, again beating Campbell on the… Read More