CHL Wichita Thunder

Thunder announce schedule for 13th season

Published on July 27, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release


WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder today announced their schedule for the 2004-05 season, their 13th in the 17-team Central Hockey League (CHL).

The Thunder will begin the season at their newest and closest rival, the Topeka Tarantulas, on Friday, October 22nd. The Thunder will open their home schedule at the Kansas Coliseum the following night, hosting the New Mexico Scorpions at 7:30 p.m.

Wichita will host 25 of their 30 games on weekends, including 10 Saturday evening contests. The Thunder will play seven of their first 11 games at home and will also enjoy a six-game homestand in March, before finishing up with a pair of road games.

"We are very grateful to Steve Cherwonak at the CHL office and John Nath at the Kansas Coliseum", said Thunder general manager David Holt. "This is one of the most balanced and fan-friendly schedules we have ever had."

The Thunder will play in the Northwest Division again this season, along with Topeka, New Mexico and the Colorado Eagles. The Thunder will play 27 of their 60 games versus their three biggest rivals, including 11 meetings with Topeka, nine with the Tulsa Oilers and seven with the Oklahoma City Blazers.

Wichita will host 12 different teams at the Kansas Coliseum this season including the Corpus Christi Rayz, the defending CHL Champion Laredo Bucks and for the first time ever, the Austin Ice Bats. The Thunder will play every team in the CHL at least once this season, with the exception of the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Other highlights to the schedule include home games on both New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Thunder season ticketholders will get an added bonus in their package again this year, a free ticket for every seat purchased to a select road game in Topeka, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Season tickets for the 2004-05 season are still on sale, starting at just $168.

CHL teams will open training camp in just 76 days, on Monday, October 11th and the Thunder will host Topeka in an exhibition game on Sunday, October 17th at Ice Sports Wichita. The Thunder currently have nine players signed for the upcoming season, including veteran forwards Travis Clayton and Jason Duda. For more information, call the Thunder office at 264-GOAL or visit our website at www.wichitathunder.com.

2004-05 Wichita Thunder Schedule

# Day Date Visitor Home Start Time
1 Friday 22-Oct Wichita Topeka 7:35 PM
2 Saturday 23-Oct New Mexico Wichita 7:30 PM
3 Friday 29-Oct Topeka Wichita 7:30 PM
4 Saturday 30-Oct Wichita Lubbock 7:05 PM
5 Thursday 4-Nov Wichita Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM
6 Friday 5-Nov Oklahoma City Wichita 7:30 PM
7 Saturday 6-Nov Wichita Tulsa 7:35 PM
8 Friday 12-Nov Oklahoma City Wichita 7:30 PM
9 Sunday 14-Nov Topeka Wichita 5:00 PM
10 Friday 19-Nov Colorado Wichita 7:30 PM
11 Saturday 20-Nov New Mexico Wichita 7:30 PM
12 Sunday 21-Nov Wichita Oklahoma City 6:35 PM
13 Wednesday 24-Nov Wichita Topeka 7:05 PM
14 Friday 26-Nov Wichita Colorado 8:05 PM
15 Saturday 27-Nov Wichita Colorado 8:05 PM
16 Tuesday 30-Nov Wichita Tulsa 7:05 PM
17 Friday 3-Dec Wichita Amarillo 7:11 PM
18 Saturday 4-Dec Amarillo Wichita 7:30 PM
19 Friday 10-Dec Memphis Wichita 7:30 PM
20 Saturday 11-Dec Wichita Oklahoma City 7:35 PM
21 Sunday 12-Dec Bossier-Shreveport Wichita 5:00 PM
22 Thursday 16-Dec Wichita Topeka 7:05 PM
23 Friday 17-Dec Topeka Wichita 7:30 PM
24 Saturday 18-Dec Colorado Wichita 7:30 PM
25 Tuesday 21-Dec Wichita Oklahoma City 7:05 PM
26 Saturday 25-Dec Wichita Topeka 7:35 PM
27 Sunday 26-Dec Wichita Tulsa 3:00 PM
28 Thursday 30-Dec Wichita Fort Worth 7:30 PM
29 Friday 31-Dec Tulsa Wichita 6:00 PM
30 Saturday 1-Jan Colorado Wichita TBA
31 Monday 3-Jan Topeka Wichita 7:00 PM
32 Friday 7-Jan Tulsa Wichita 7:30 PM
33 Saturday 8-Jan Bossier-Shreveport Wichita 7:30 PM
34 Friday 14-Jan Wichita New Mexico 8:05 PM
35 Saturday 15-Jan Wichita New Mexico 8:05 PM
36 Wednesday 19-Jan Wichita Topeka 7:05 PM
37 Friday 21-Jan Wichita Colorado 8:05 PM
38 Thursday 27-Jan Corpus Christi Wichita TBA
39 Friday 28-Jan Wichita San Angelo 7:05 PM
40 Saturday 29-Jan Wichita Odessa 7:00 PM
41 Friday 4-Feb Tulsa Wichita 7:30 PM
42 Saturday 5-Feb Colorado Wichita 7:30 PM
43 Friday 11-Feb Austin Wichita 7:30 PM
44 Saturday 12-Feb Topeka Wichita 7:30 PM
45 Tuesday 15-Feb Wichita Oklahoma City TBA
46 Friday 18-Feb Wichita Corpus Christi 7:05 PM
47 Saturday 19-Feb Wichita Austin 7:35 PM
48 Wednesday 23-Feb Oklahoma City Wichita 7:00 PM
49 Friday 25-Feb Wichita Memphis 7:05 PM
50 Saturday 26-Feb Wichita Tulsa 7:35 PM
51 Sunday 27-Feb Tulsa Wichita 5:00 PM
52 Wednesday 2-Mar Wichita Topeka 7:05 PM
53 Friday 4-Mar Bossier-Shreveport Wichita 7:30 PM
54 Saturday 5-Mar Oklahoma City Wichita 7:30 PM
55 Monday 7-Mar Laredo Wichita 7:00 PM
56 Wednesday 9-Mar Fort Worth Wichita 7:00 PM
57 Friday 11-Mar Memphis Wichita 7:30 PM
58 Saturday 12-Mar Topeka Wichita 7:30 PM
59 Friday 18-Mar Wichita Memphis 7:05 PM
60 Saturday 19-Mar Wichita Bossier-Shreveport 7:05 PM

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