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Game Preview: Stockton Thunder at Ontario Reign

October 13, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


DATE: Saturday, October 13, 2012

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

SITE: Citizens Business Bank Arena

RADIO: 1280 AM KWSX/StocktonThunder.com (AmericaOne)

NHL AFFILIATES

Stockton Thunder: Edmonton Oilers

Ontario Reign: Los Angeles Kings

NEXT HOME GAME

Sunday, Oct. 28 vs. Bakersfield Condors, 4:00 p.m.

FAMILY DAY (presented by 99.3 KJOY and 97.7/98.3 KWIN)

2012-13 SCHEDULE POSTER GIVEAWAY (presented by Pepsi and Sutter Gould Medical Foundation)

TRICK OR TREAT WITH THE THUNDER

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

The Stockton Thunder concludes a "home and home" series tonight against the Ontario Reign, marking the second of 12 meetings between the two teams this season. The Thunder went 5-5-2 against Ontario last season. In the last matchup, Ontario defeated Stockton 2-1 last evening at Stockton Arena. All time, the Thunder is 23-14-5 against Ontario and has a record of 16-6-3 at Citizens Business Bank Arena since 2008-09.

2012-2013 Schedule: (0-1-0)

Fri. Oct. 12 Ontario 2 at Stockton 1

Sat. Oct. 13 at Ontario 6:00 p.m.

Fri. Nov. 30 at Ontario 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 15 Ontario 7:30 p.m.

Wed. Feb. 20 at Ontario 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Feb. 22 at Ontario 7:00 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 24 Ontario 4:00 p.m.

Sat. Mar. 2 at Ontario 6:00 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 3 Ontario 4:00 p.m.

Sun. Mar. 10 Ontario 4:00 p.m.

Fri. Mar. 15 at Ontario 7:00 p.m.

Sat. Mar. 16 Ontario 7:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT:

ONT 2 - STK 1 (10/12/12): J.F. Berube made 18 saves, enough for the Ontario Reign to send the Stockton Thunder (0-1-0, 0 points) to a 2-1 defeat before 5,635 fans at Stockton Arena on Friday. Philippe Cornet, one of four players assigned to the Thunder via the Edmonton Oilers farm system, chipped in with the only Thunder goal in the second period. Colton Yellow Horn registered the eventual game winner.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Ryan Constant is 19 games away from 300 in his ECHL career

- Ryan Constant is 13 assists away from 100 in his professional career

- Harrison Reed is 15 games away from 300 in his professional career

- Nathan Deck is 39 games away from 100 in his Thunder career

KNOWING HOW IT'S DONE

A total of nine players are on the Thunder roster that have playing experience in the NHL or American Hockey League: Cameron Brodie, Philippe Cornet, Ryan Constant, Tony DeHart, Garet Hunt, Eric Hunter, Rob Kwiet, Justin Maylan and Harrison Reed.

COVERED WITH OIL

The Edmonton Oilers return as the NHL affiliate of the Thunder for the seventh straight season, helping advance eight players from the Thunder onto playing in the National Hockey League. The Thunder has also never missed the playoffs since first connecting with the Oilers in 2006-07. Edmonton has won five Stanley Cup championships and sent seven players onto induction in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Among the players assigned to Stockton, beginning this season, was LW Philippe Cornet, who made his NHL debut with Edmonton and led the AHL affiliate Oklahoma City Barons with 24 goals last season.

OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN

Garet Hunt was named the sixth captain in Thunder history earlier on Friday, taking the "C" for the first time in his career for full-time duty. Hunt served as an alternate captain for the Thunder last season and has helped guide the team to the playoffs for four straight seasons since his 2008-09 rookie campaign. Hunt is the Thunder all time leader with 245 games played.

DID YOU KNOW?

Justin Maylan (#47), Philippe Cornet (#51) and Rob Kwiet (#52) have the three highest jersey numbers on the Thunder roster and are the first players in team history to wear each respective number.

THUNDER CROWDS ROLL IN

The Thunder has drawn over 200,000 fans for seven straight seasons to Stockton Arena, totaling over 1.5 million through the turnstiles since opening in 2005-06. There have been 17 sellouts at Stockton Arena in Thunder history and last season, there were seven crowds of 7,000 or more at Thunder home games. The Thunder drew a club record 244,085 fans to Stockton Arena in 2006-07. Last season, the Thunder ranked third in ECHL attendance.

TOP FIVE THUNDER HOME CROWDS IN 2011-12

OPPONENT DATE ATTENDANCE

1. Alaska 3/3/12 9,398

2. Bakersfield 3/24/12 9,323

3. Utah 11/5/11 9,012

4. Alaska 1/28/12 7,613

5. Utah 3/17/12 7,537



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