Thunder Weekly, February 4th
February 4, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS - Wichita hosted the Utah Grizzlies for a pair of games this past weekend. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Friday, February 1st
Utah at Wichita, 4-0 L recap
Saturday, February 2nd
Utah at Wichita, 5-4 W (OT) recap
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Tuesday, February 5th
Allen at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Friday, February 8th
Wichita at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Saturday, February 9th
Wichita at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
**All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with The Sin Bin App using the keyword The Sin Bin**
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WICHITA
HOME: 13-9-1-1
AWAY: 6-10-4-2
OVERALL: 19-19-5-3
Last 10: 4-5-1-0
Streak: 1-0-0-0
Rank: 5th, Mountain Division, 46 points
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Ralph Cuddemi, 18
Assists: Steven Iacobellis, 32
Points: Steven Iacobellis, 47
+/-: Tyler Elbrecht, +11
PIM: Pierre-Cedric Labrie, 141
LAST WEEK - Wichita continued its five-game homestand this past weekend with a pair of games against the Utah Grizzlies. On Friday, Kevin Carr blanked the Thunder and won by the final of 4-0. On Saturday, Wichita came back from a three-goal deficit to win in overtime by the final of 5-4.
STUKES - Jakob Stukel recoided his first career overtime winner on Saturday night. He finished the game with two goals and an assist. He has points in four of the last five games (3g, 4a).
BROWNIE'S BACK - Travis Brown tied the game with his 11th goal of the season on Saturday night. He has goals in three of the last four games since returning to the Thunder line-up.
FORNS - Since coming to Wichita, Stefan Fournier has been a nice addition to the Thunder line-up. He has 11 points (6g, 5a) in 12 games for the Thunder. He got the Thunder offense going on Saturday night in the second period. Fournier has points in five of the last six games (3g, 3a).
TRES BEAU - Jeremy Beaudry had two assists on Saturday and finished a +4 on the night. His +4 is a season-high for the second-year defenseman.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING - Wichita continues its heavy Mountain Division schedule and will play their next five games against division rivals before a meeting with Indy on February 16th.
THUNDERBOLTS... Keoni Texeira is first in power play assists (20) and tied for first in power play points (21)...Stuart Skinner is tied for the league lead in shootout wins (3)...Ralph Cuddemi is tied for the league-lead with 11 power play goals...Steven Iacobellis is seventh in the league and second among rookies with 47 points (15g, 31a)...Wichita is third on the power play (22%)...Wichita is 11-4-3-1 when leading after one...Wichita is 11-2-1-2 when leading after two...Wichita is 9-4-5-3 in one-goal games...
UP NEXT - Wichita closes its five-game homestand tomorrow night against the Allen Americans at 7:05 p.m.
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