Thunder Dominates In First Win Of Season
October 23, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder defeated the Tulsa Oilers 5-1 at the Kansas Coliseum on Friday night.
Jason Duda put the Thunder on top just 2:48 into the game, deflecting Jim Jorgensen's shot from the point beyond the left of goaltender Kevin Armstrong. At 10:19, Marc Belanger sniped a power play goal over Armstrong's right shoulder to make it 2-0.
At 6:07 in the second, Wichita made it 3-0 on a perfect backdoor pass from Damian Surma that was punched in by Troy Ofukany. Quick passing led to Jim Jorgensen's power play goal at 12:13 in the second to give the Thunder a four-goal advantage. Mike Batovanja crashed the net and cleaned up a rebound from Ofukany for a shorthanded goal at 17:11 to make it 5-0.
The Oilers scratched out their lone tally on a shorthanded goal from former Oklahoma City Blazer Marty Standish at 7:04 in the third period.
With a goal and an assist, Jason Duda now has 876 career points and surpasses Doug Lawrence for third place all-time in CHL history.
Rookie goaltender Scott Campbell saved 25 of 26 to earn his first professional win. Wichita was outshot 26-22. The Thunder went 2 for 7 on the power play while going a perfect 5 for 5 shorthanded.
Jorgensen and Belanger each finished with a goal and two assists. Duda and Ofukany also had multi-point games.
Wichita next plays on Saturday night when they head to the BOK center for another match against the Oilers. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. All the action can be heard worldwide at www.wichitathunder.com The Thunder returns to the Coliseum on Friday, October 30th when they host the Missouri Mavericks. For tickets, call the Thunder office at (316) 264-GOAL.
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