Thunder Lose 3-1 to Mallards
November 16, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS - Behind two goals from Brett Robinson, Quad City earned their first regulation win in 12 meetings against the Thunder, skating away with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. Greger Hanson tallied his sixth goal of the season for Wichita. The Thunder trail the season-series 0-1-1 and will face the Mallards five more times this year.
The lone goal in the first period was scored by Robinson just three minutes into the game. He let a shot go from the left circle and followed up his own rebound to put the Mallards up 1-0.
In the second, Hanson tied the game at one at 9:27 with a beautiful snap shot that beat John Murray to the glove side. The Mallards re-gained the lead at 16:12 as Robinson scored for the second time in the contest.
Quad City padded their lead in the final period when Mike Hellyer caught a pass from Mickey Lang and made it 3-1. Wichita pulled Kevin Regan with two minutes left and had a flurry in front of Murray, but couldn't get the puck past him and fell for the third this season on home-ice.
Wichita went 0-for-5 on the power play while the Mallards were 0-for-6. Wichita is 8-1-3 all-time against the Mallards and 4-1-0 at home as the two teams will play three more times in Wichita.
Wichita returns to home-ice on Saturday, November 17th against the Arizona Sundogs. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com.
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