Summers' Hat Trick Helps Thunder Slide Past IceMen
December 31, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS- Matt Summers scored a goal in each period and Thomas Beauregard tallied the game winner with three minutes left to give Wichita (20-8-1) a 7-5 win against the Evansville IceMen (15-9-2)at the Ford Center Saturday night.
Nick Schneider scored the first goal at 9:46 to give Evansville a 1-0 lead. Matt Summers (10) answered for the Thunder to tie the game at one just 30 seconds later. The Icemen regained the lead with a pair of power play goals, the first coming from Brian Bicek at 11:26 to make it 2-1. Todd Robinson added another one for Evansville on the man advantage two minutes later to make it 3-1. Thomas Beauregard (14) cut into the IceMen lead with a goal at 19:19 to make it 3-2 on a beautifully executed three-on-two.
In the second period, Wichita scored two goals just nine seconds apart to take its first lead of the game. The first came from RG Flath at 4:32 when he tipped in a Kevin Seibel shot from the blue line to tie the game at three. At 4:41, Chris Chappell won a face-off, dished it off to Matt Summers (11) and he buried it to give Wichita a 4-3 lead. Four minutes later, Brian Bicek tied the game when he stole the puck at his own blue line, raced down all alone and scored a shorthanded goal to even things up at four.
Evansville's Malcolm Gwilliam scored at 3:41 of the third period to give the IceMen a 5-4 lead. Wichita scored the next three as Matt Summers (12) notched the hat trick at 13:07 to tie the game at five as he came in on the rush, faked a pass and put it in the back of the net. Thomas Beauregard (15) gave Wichita the lead for good at 17:29 as he came along the goal line and muscled the puck past IceMen goalie Bryan Gillis. Aaron Davis (13) got pulled down on a break-a-way as he was looking for an empty net and was awarded the goal to give Wichita a 7-5 win. The Thunder have won their last three and improved to 9-2-1 against the Turner Conference. Wichita remains one point ahead of Allen in first place in the Berry Conference.
Wichita will travel to Quad City for its first game of 2012 this upcoming Friday before returning home on Saturday, January 7th against Tulsa. For tickets to that game against the Oilers, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com.
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