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Brahmas Shut out by Thunder

December 21, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas News Release


WICHITA, Kansas (December 21) - The Fort Worth Brahmas (12-10-4) were shut out Friday night in Wichita, as the Thunder ran away with a 4-0 victory at the INTRUST Bank Arena.

After a scoreless opening period, the Thunder scored twice on breakaway opportunities in the second period. Matt Summers put Wichita ahead 1-0 at 6:47 as he found himself behind the defense and beat Brahmas netminder Kristofer Westblom over his left shoulder. Todd Griffith scored the second Thunder goal as he led a 2-on-1 odd-man rush and flipped a wrister into the back of the net with only 1:14 left in the period to give Wichita a 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission.

Ryan Flanigan extended the Thunder lead to 3-0 at the 14:23 mark of the third period, and Neil Trimm added an empty-net score with 24 second left in regulation to seal the deal.

Torrie Jung made 23 saves to record his first shutout of the season. Westblom stopped 27 of 30 shots between the posts for the Brahmas, losing in regulation for only the second time this year.

Both teams came up empty on the powerplay. The Brahmas were 0-for-3 with the man advantage while the Thunder was 0-for-5.

For Forth Worth, Friday night's 4-0 loss to the Thunder was the team's fifth consecutive road loss. Despite a stellar 9-1-4 record at home, the Brahmas have struggled mightily on the road, falling to 3-9-0 away from the friendly confines of the NYTEX Sports Centre and the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Fort Worth is back in action Saturday, December 22 as the team returns to the Fort Worth Convention Center to take on the Missouri Mavericks at 7:30pm.

The Brahmas have reduced individual ticket prices from a season ago, as well as lowering the price of full-season, half-season and 11-game ticket packages for the 2012-2013 season. For more ticket information, please contact a Brahmas sales representative at 817-336-4423 or visit www.brahmas.com.

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