Thunder Weekly
December 3, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Friday, Nov. 30th Wichita 5 Denver 3
Saturday, Dec. 1st Wichita 0 Denver 2
**Caps designates home
THIS WEEK'S GAMES -
Tuesday, Dec. 4th Wichita at Rapid City 7:35 p.m. (times are local)
Friday, Dec. 7th Wichita vs. Tulsa 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 8th Wichita at Allen 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9th Wichita vs. Quad City 5:05 p.m.
RADIO - Tuesday, Dec. 4th 1550 KKLE
Friday, Dec. 7th 1550 KKLE
Saturday, Dec. 8th 1550 KKLE
Sunday, Dec. 9th 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Thunder Practice Schedule - N/A
**Pre-game begins 20 minutes prior to start of all games. All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with the Tune-In Radio App using 1550 KKLE**
THUNDER SPLIT A MILE HIGH - Wichita headed west to take on the Denver Cutthroats for the first-time ever. On Friday night, Wichita rode their power play to a 5-3 victory. The Thunder offense was held in check on Saturday night, losing 2-0 to Denver.
SNAPPED- Wichita had several streaks stopped this past weekend. The loss to Denver on Saturday stopped the Thunder's win streak at five and the Thunder's road win streak at four games.
ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO- RG Flath is six goals shy of reaching 100 for his career and five points from hitting the 200-point barrier. Last week, he was named as the Oakley CHL Player of the Week for his efforts in the Thunder's four-game win streak over the Thanksgiving holiday.
MILESTONES- Nathan Lutz and Matt Summers moved closer to reaching milestones last week. Lutz is one point shy of reaching 300 for his career. Summers tallied his eighth goal of the season last Friday and is four shy of 100 goals all-time.
IRON MAN- Travis Wight played in his 150th consecutive game in a Thunder uniform this past Friday. The University of Maine product came to Wichita in 2010-11 and has played in all 66 games the past two seasons. The Thunder record for consecutive games played in a Thunder blue is held by Thunder Assistant Coach Jason Duda, who played in 225-straight games from March 3rd, 2000 to November 18th, 2003.
POWER LINES- Over the last six games, Wichita is 9-for-28 on the power play (32.1%). In back-to-back games on November 24th and November 30th, Wichita went 6-for-10 and was a big reason the team won five-straight. When the Thunder scores on the power play, they are 8-2-1. The Thunder penalty kill has been just as good, only giving up two power play goals in the last eight games.
THUNDERBOLTS...Matt Summers and Greger Hanson are tied in 10th in scoring (20 points) ...Hanson is tied for first in rookie scoring with 20 points, fourth in shots (80) and is tied for fifth in 3 Stars (16)...RG Flath leads the league in plus/minus (+14)...Ian Lowe is tied for second in power play goals (5)...Kevin Regan leads the league in minutes played (785:12), third in saves (312) and tied for third in wins (3)...Wichita is third in goals scored (68)...Aaron Boogaard is second in penalty minutes (59) and tied for first in majors (7) while Erick Lizon is tied for sixth in penalty minutes (52) and second in majors (6)...Wichita is first in shots against per game (27)...Wichita is third in goals scored per game (3.58) and second in goals allowed per game (2.79)...Wichita is 8-1-1 when leading after one...Wichita is 8-0-0 when leading after two periods...Wichita is 0-1-1 when tied after one...Wichita is 1-0-1 when tied after two...When trailing after one, Wichita is 3-4-0...When trailing after two, Wichita is 2-6-1...When scoring first, Wichita is 6-1-1...In 1-goal games, Wichita is 4-2-2... In 4-goal games, Wichita is 3-1-0...
UPCOMING WEEK- Wichita heads out to Rapid City for a meeting with the Rush on Tuesday, December 4th. The Thunder's next home game is Friday, December 7th when the Tulsa Oilers come to town for the first time since opening weekend. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com .
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