Thunder Weekly, February 28th
February 28, 2017 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS- Wichita played four games in five nights this past week. Look back at the week that was in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES - Wednesday, February 22nd
Wichita at Cincinnati, 5-1 W recap
Watch highlights HERE
Friday, February 24th
Wichita at Cincinnati, 2-0 L recap
Watch highlights HERE
Saturday, February 25th
Wichita at Fort Wayne, 6-0 L recap
Watch highlights HERE
Sunday, February 26th
Wichita at Quad City, 6-4 L recap
Watch highlights HERE
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Friday, March 3rd
Tulsa at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at mixlr.com and ECHL TV.
-Team Photo Giveaway Night, presented by Eaton Place, Newman University and Lawn Buddy
Saturday, March 4th
Tulsa at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at mixlr.com and ECHL TV.
-Game of Thrones Night
**All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with the Mixlr App using the keyword Wichita Thunder**
**Join Matthew Harding and Zach Courter before every home game for the Sin Bin Wichita Thunder Pregame Show. The show starts at 6:20 p.m. for every game except Sunday home games, which starts at 3:20 p.m. You can listen on the Mixlr App.**
WICHITA
HOME: 9-19-0-0
AWAY: 7-14-3-1
OVERALL: 16-33-3-1
Last 10: 1-9-0-0
Streak: 0-3-0-0
Rank: 6th, Central Division, 36 points
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Vincent Arseneau, Matt DeBlouw, 12
Assists: Matt DeBlouw, 19
Points: Matt DeBlouw, 31
+/-: Brad Cuzner, 0
PIM: James Melindy, 155
LAST WEEKEND - Wichita finished a long stretch of games this past week, playing 12 games in 19 days. The Thunder snapped a 13-game winless skid on Wednesday night in Cincinnati with a 5-1 victory over the Cyclones. Cincinnati recovered to take Friday's game by the final of 2-0. Wichita traveled to Fort Wayne on Saturday and fell 6-0 to the Komets. On Sunday, the Thunder closed out their four in five against the Quad City Mallards and lost by the final of 6-4.
ROAD LESS TRAVELED - Wichita will return home for a brief two-game stint against the Tulsa Oilers on March 3rd and 4th, but will head back on the road for a five-game trip starting on March 7th in Greenville.
TATCH - Blake Tatchell had three points last Wednesday night. It was his third multi-point game in a five-game stretch. He finished the week with three goals and one helper.
MARCO - Louick Marcotte added a pair of assists on Sunday and is just two points shy of reaching his totals from last season. During his rookie campaign with Adirondack, he netted 29 points. He has 10 goals and 17 assists this season.
NINTH - Head Coach Malcolm Cameron earned his 333rd win as an ECHL Head Coach last Wednesday, which puts him alone in sixth place all-time. He also coached in his 608th game this past Sunday, which is good for ninth place all-time.
THUNDERBOLTS... Vincent Arseneau is tied for the league-lead with five shorthanded points and leads the league with four shorthanded goals...Wichita is fourth in the league in shorthanded goals (11)...Wichita is sixth in the league in penalty minutes per game (17.68)...Wichita is 11-2-2-1 when leading after two...Wichita is 6-10-1-0 when tied after one...Wichita is 8-9-2-0 when outshooting its opponent...
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