Thunder Lose in Shootout
November 13, 2009 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
INDEPENDENCE, MO- The Wichita Thunder lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Missouri Mavericks at the Independence Events Center on Friday night. The Thunder scored the first goal in the history of the Independence Events Center at 18:30 in the first. Glenn Detulleo made a perfect backdoor pass to Joel Hanson who tapped the puck past the left side of Doug Groenestege. It was Hanson's first point of the season.
At 1:50 in the second, Marc Belanger helped the Thunder break an 0 for 32 skid on the power play, scoring under the crossbar to the short side of the net to give the Thunder a 2-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Shaun Arvai scored directly after a faceoff that opened a Mavericks' man advantage.
Wichita clinged to a 2-1 lead late into the third, but Jeff MacDermid flipped a shot from the far halfwall that snuck past Scott Campbell to tie the game at 2-2.
After neither team scored in overtime, in which the Thunder survived two Mavericks' power plays, Wichita lost 3-0 in the shootout. Chad Hinz, MacDermid, and Bill Vandemeer all scored, while Mike Kneeland, Belanger, and Detulleo all came up empty on their attempts.
Scott Campbell was terrific in goal, saving a season-high 40 shots on just 42 attempts in the loss. Campbell also denied Nick Sirota on a penalty shot in the second period that preserved a lead for Wichita.
The Thunder and Mavericks conclude their series tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. All the action can be heard worldwide at www.wichitathunder.com and www.allinbroadcasting.com The Thunder returns home on Friday, November 20th when they host the Arizona Sundogs. For tickets, call the Thunder office at (316) 264-GOAL.
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