Wells Heads to Bako; Exell Signed to SPC

October 14, 2019 - Wichita, KS - The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, AHL's Bakersfield Condors and powered by Toyota, announced today that goaltender Dylan Wells has been reassigned by the Oilers to the Condors from Wichita. The team also announced the signing of forward Billy Exell to a standard player contract. Exell, 24, turns pro after playing four seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native attended training camp with the Indy Fuel on a tryou... Full Story

Thunder Weekly, October 14th

October 14, 2019 - Wichita, KS - Wichita opened the 2019-20 season with a pair of home games this past weekend. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly. LAST WEEK'S GAMES - Friday, October 11th Indy at Wichita, 5-4 L (OT) recap Watch highlights HERE Saturday, October 12th Rapid City at Wichita, 4-3 W recap Watch highlights HERE THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central) Wednesday, October 16th Wichita at Utah, 8:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunde... Full Story

Power Play Pushes Thunder to Win over Rush

October 12, 2019 - Wichita, KS - Wichita took advantage of a late five-on-three power play and held on for a 4-3 victory over Rapid City on Saturday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. Chris Crane and Stefan Fournier recorded power play tallies just 49 seconds apart and Mitch Gillam stood firm down the stretch, stopping 28 of 31 shots he faced for his first win in a Thunder uniform. For much of the first period, Wichita controlled the play and got on the board first. Fournier found a rebound at 2:54 off a shot from... Full Story

Thunder Battle Back from Early Deficit; Fall in OT to Fuel

October 12, 2019 - Wichita, KS - Wichita kicked off the 2019-20 season on Friday night agains the Indy Fuel at INTRUST Bank Arena. Despite falling behind in the first period, the Thunder battled back from two three-goal deficits to earn a point in an overtime loss, 5-4. Four different Thunder players found the back of the net while Chris Crane, Beau Starrett and Luke Shiplo led the way with two points each. The Fuel got off to a hot start, scoring three times in the first 10 minutes of the opening frame. Spe... Full Story

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