Thunder to open season with pair of home games
Published on July 27, 2005 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder today announced today that they will open their 14th CHL season with a pair of home games.
The first puck will drop on Friday, October 21st versus Don McKee's Odessa Jackalopes. In four seasons, the Thunder is 2-2-2 all-time versus the Jackalopes. Wichita won the only meeting last season, 3-1 in Odessa.
Things will heat up the following night when Doug Sauter's Oklahoma City Blazers come to town to re-ignite one of the CHL's fiercest rivalries. The last time Oklahoma City came to Wichita was March 5th, a three-hour affair won by the Blazers, which featured 17 major penalties and 253 penalty minutes.
The Thunder won the first six meetings with the Blazers last season, however; the Blazers took the last three games. The Thunder, who started last season by winning their first eight games, are an impressive 9-2-2 all-time on opening day. The complete CHL schedule will be announced on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
Earlier today the Thunder announced the signing of goaltender Jon Volp. Volp is the 10th player signed for the upcoming season, joining rookie forwards Kris Wiebe, Tim Earl and Ryan Coghlan, rookie defensemen Brandon Cox and Darren McMillan, as well as returning forwards Tyler Liebel, Joe Blaznek, Travis Clayton and Jason Duda.
Season tickets and corporate packages for the 2005-06 season are on sale now. To order your tickets or for more information, call the Thunder office at 264-GOAL or visit our website at www.wichitathunder.com.
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