Thunder Lose Regular Season Home Finale 3-1 to IceMen
March 24, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS - Wichita (44-18-3) closed out its regular season home schedule Saturday night, losing 3-1 to the Evansville IceMen (40-21-4) at INTRUST Bank Arena. Evansville won both games in Wichita and tied the season-series at three games a piece.
Matt Robinson (34) scored the lone-goal in the first period. Chris Chappell got to a loose puck on a dump-in and found Robinson on the near post to make it 1-0 at 9:16.
In the second period, the IceMen scored twice to take its first lead of the game. Phillipe Plante tied it on a power play as he tipped home a Todd Robinson shot from the blue line. The IceMen took the lead at 11:04 when Maxime Boisclair pounced on a loose puck and put it past Thunder starter Adam Russo to make it 2-1.
Wichita made late charge in the third and had a couple of power play chances, but were unable to solve IceMen goalie Bryan Gillis down the stretch. He made the save of the game late in the period when Daniel Tetrault put a slap shot towards the goal and as the puck seemed to be making its way over the line, Gillis reached back and swiped it away and denied Wichita a chance to tie it up. Evansville added an empty-net goal and won by the final of 3-1.
Evansville won both meetings in Wichita, outscoring the Thunder 8-3. Wichita went 0-for-5 while the IceMen went 1-for-5 on the power play.
Wichita finishes the regular season tomorrow afternoon in Allen, TX against the Americans at 5:05 p.m. Wichita will face the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees in the first round as they won earlier coupled with a Tulsa loss to Missouri.
Individual tickets are on sale now for Games 1 and 2 in the CHL Playoffs. Game 1 is set for Friday, March 30th at 7:05 p.m. and Game 2 is set for Sunday, April 1st at 5:05 p.m. Join the Blue Revolution! For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com .
Wichita Thunder playoff packages and season tickets for 2012-13 are now on sale. A $50 dollar non-refundable deposit is required for all season tickets. Contact the Wichita Thunder Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at (316) 264-4625 if you are interested in playoff packages or season tickets, or visit the fan relations table behind section 120 at any Wichita Thunder home game.
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