Thunder Announce Full Schedule for 2015-16 Season
April 27, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS (April 27th) - The Wichita Thunder, proud member of the ECHL and powered by Toyota, announced this afternoon their full schedule for the upcoming 2015-16 season. Entering their second year as a member of the ECHL, the Thunder will play 36 home games at INTRUST Bank Arena and 36 games on the road.
Wichita will begin the 2015-16 campaign on Friday, October 16th on the road at the BOK Center against the Tulsa Oilers. The Thunder will play their home opener the following night against the Quad City Mallards.
The Thunder will host divisional opponents 20 of the 36 games played in the Air Capital, which will consist of the Allen Americans, Missouri Mavericks and Tulsa Oilers. Several teams will make their first-ever appearance to the Sunflower State, which includes the Alaska Aces, Cincinnati Cyclones, Idaho Steelheads, Indy Fuel, South Carolina Stingrays and Utah Grizzlies. The Thunder will welcome back the Colorado Eagles for the first time since March 1st, 2011 when the two teams were both members of the Central Hockey League.
The earliest test for the Thunder will be a stretch of seven games in nine days at the beginning of November. Wichita will play a three-in-three with two road games (at Quad City, November 6th, at Missouri, November 7th) and a Sunday matinee against the Mavericks on November 8th. The Thunder will then play four games in five nights, beginning in Allen on November 10th. Wichita will have two seven-game stints away from home, which are the longest trips of the season. From December 5th to December 19th, Wichita will play in four different cities before returning home on Sunday, December 20th to host Cincinnati. At the end of February, Wichita will be away from the 27th to March 13th.
Wichita will visit four new opponents this season. The Thunder will rekindle their rivalry with the Colorado Eagles with three road contests at the beginning of December. In the middle of January, Wichita will make its first-ever trip to Utah to face the Grizzlies for three-straight. The Thunder will return to Indy for the first time since the 2003-04 season when they were a member of the Central Hockey League and known as the Indianapolis Ice. Wichita will also play at Evansville for the first time since the 2011-12 season. The Rapid City Rush will not make a trip to Wichita, however, the Thunder will play in the Black Hills three times this season.
In terms of the most games against an opponent, Wichita will play the Missouri Mavericks 15 times followed by 13 games a-piece against Tulsa and Allen. 57 of the 72 game schedule will take place on a Friday (19), Saturday (25) or a Sunday (13). Wichita hosts the Colorado Eagles on Halloween and will play at home against Indy on Thanksgiving Eve. The Thunder will be on the road at Missouri on New Year's Eve for the second year in a row. Wichita will spend Valentine's Day at Tulsa to round out the Thunder's games on holidays next season.
A full breakdown of the Thunder's 2015-16 schedule is listed below:
Date Opponent
Friday, Oct. 16th at Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, Oct. 17th Quad City Mallards
Friday, Oct. 23rd Missouri Mavericks
Saturday, Oct. 24th at Missouri Mavericks
Sunday, Oct. 25th at Quad City Mallards
Friday, Oct. 30th Colorado Eagles
Saturday, Oct. 31st Colorado Eagles
Friday, Nov. 6th at Quad City Mallards
Saturday, Nov. 7th at Missouri Mavericks
Sunday, Nov. 8th Missouri Mavericks
Tuesday, Nov. 10th at Allen Americans
Wednesday, Nov. 11th Tulsa Oilers
Friday, Nov. 13th Missouri Mavericks
Saturday, Nov. 14th Missouri Mavericks
Friday, Nov. 20th Allen Americans
Saturday, Nov. 21st Missouri Mavericks
Wednesday, Nov. 25th Indy Fuel
Friday, Nov. 27th at Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, Nov. 28th Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, Dec. 5th at Missouri Mavericks
Tuesday, Dec. 8th at Rapid City Rush
Wednesday, Dec. 9th at Colorado Eagles
Friday, Dec. 11th at Colorado Eagles
Saturday, Dec. 12th at Colorado Eagles
Friday, Dec. 18th at Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, Dec. 19th at Tulsa Oilers
Sunday, Dec. 20th Cincinnati Cyclones
Saturday, Dec. 26th Tulsa Oilers
Sunday, Dec. 27th Allen Americans
Wednesday, Dec. 30th Allen Americans
Thursday, Dec. 31st at Missouri Mavericks
Saturday, Jan. 2nd at Indy Fuel
Sunday, Jan. 3rd at Evansville IceMen
Friday, Jan. 8th Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, Jan. 9th at Tulsa Oilers
Friday, Jan. 15th ` at Utah Grizzlies
Saturday, Jan. 16th at Utah Grizzlies
Monday, Jan. 18th at Utah Grizzlies
Friday, Jan. 22nd Allen Americans
Sunday, Jan. 24th at Allen Americans
Wednesday, Jan. 27th Evansville IceMen
Friday, Jan. 29th at Missouri Mavericks
Saturday, Jan. 30th at Missouri Mavericks
Sunday, Jan. 31st Missouri Mavericks
Friday, Feb. 5th Colorado Eagles
Saturday, Feb. 6th at Allen Americans
Friday, Feb. 12th South Carolina Stingrays
Saturday, Feb. 13th South Carolina Stingrays
Sunday, Feb. 14th at Tulsa Oilers
Tuesday, Feb. 16th Quad City Mallards
Saturday, Feb. 20th Idaho Steelheads
Sunday, Feb. 21st Idaho Steelheads
Friday, Feb. 26th Allen Americans
Saturday, Feb. 27th at Allen Americans
Sunday, Feb. 28th at Allen Americans
Friday, March 4th at Missouri Mavericks
Saturday, March 5th at Quad City Mallards
Sunday, March 6th at Evansville IceMen
Saturday, March 12th at Allen Americans
Sunday, March 13th at Allen Americans
Tuesday, March 15th Alaska Aces
Wednesday, March 16th Alaska Aces
Saturday, March 19th Missouri Mavericks
Sunday, March 20th Missouri Mavericks
Wednesday, March 23rd Allen Americans
Saturday, March 26th Quad City Mallards
Tuesday, March 29th Quad City Mallards
Friday, April 1st at Rapid City Rush
Saturday, April 2nd at Rapid City Rush
Wednesday, April 6th Tulsa Oilers
Friday, April 8th Tulsa Oilers
Saturday, April 9th at Tulsa Oilers
*Bold - Denotes Home game
Home schedule, Day of the Week:
Monday - 0 games
Tuesday - 3 games
Wednesday - 7 games
Thursday - 0 games
Friday - 10 games
Saturday - 10 games
Sunday - 6 games
Home schedule by opponent:
Alaska Aces - 2 games
Allen Americans - 6 games
Cincinnati Cyclones - 1 game
Colorado Eagles - 3 games
Evansville IceMen - 1 game
Idaho Steelheads - 2 games
Indy Fuel - 1 game
Missouri Mavericks - 8 games
Quad City Mallards - 4 games
South Carolina Stingrays - 2 games
Tulsa Oilers - 6 games
Road schedule, Day of the Week:
Monday - 1 games
Tuesday - 2 games
Wednesday - 1 games
Thursday - 1 games
Friday - 9 games
Saturday - 15 games
Sunday - 7 games
Road schedule by opponent:
Allen Americans - 7 games
Colorado Eagles - 3 games
Evansville IceMen - 2 games
Indy Fuel - 1 game
Missouri Mavericks - 7 games
Quad City Mallards - 3 games
Rapid City - 3 games
Tulsa Oilers - 7 games
Utah Grizzlies - 3 games
Season tickets are on sale now. Don't delay! Call the Wichita Thunder office and visit with a season ticket rep today to learn more. Stay up-to-date on all the news during the off-season by visiting www.wichitathunder.com.
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