Thunder Weekly, January 20
January 20, 2020 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita played three games out west this past week. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Wednesday, January 15
Wichita at Rapid City, 8-2 L
Friday, January 17
Wichita at Utah, 4-1 L
Saturday, January 18
Wichita at Utah, 3-1 L
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Wednesday, January 22
2020 Warrior ECHL All-Star Classic, presented by Toyota, 7:00 p.m., LIVE on NHL Network or online stream on the Mixlr app and The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Friday, January 24
Wichita at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m., online stream on the Mixlr app and The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Saturday, January 25
Wichita at Rapid City, 8:05 p.m., online stream on the Mixlr app and The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Sunday, January 26
Wichita at Rapid City, 5:05 p.m., online stream on the Mixlr app and The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
**All games can be heard on Mixlr by searching The Sin Bin or on your smart phone with The Sin Bin App**
**Join Matthew Harding and Matthew Will before every 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 Sin Bin app.**
WICHITA
HOME: 14-6-3-0
AWAY: 4-13-4-0
OVERALL: 18-19-7-0
Last 10: 4-4-2-0
Streak: 0-3-1-0
Rank: 5th, Mountain Division, 43 points
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Crhis Crane, Ostap Safin, Stefan Fournier, 13
Assists: Patrik Parkkonen, 26
Points: Patrik Parkkonen, 29
+/-: Peter Crinella, +7
PIM: Stefan Fournier, 60
SHUTOUT STREAK SNAPPED - Mitch Gillam had his personal shutout streak snapped on Friday night. He went 132:31 without giving up a goal. The Cornell University product stopped 78 of 84 shots in his two losses this past Friday and Saturday, good for a .929 save percentage.
SPENCE - Spencer Dorowicz scored the team's only goal on Saturday night, giving him 11 for the season. He has already surpassed his totals from a year ago when he had 13 points for the Cincinnati Cyclones during his rookie campaign.
BLACK BEAR - Nolan Vesey recorded his first of the season on Friday night with the first shot of the game. He has three points (1g, 2a) in seven games so far this season. Last year, he notched 10 points (3g, 7a) in 32 games during his rookie season.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Wichita hits the All-Star break in the middle of a seven-game road trip. The beginning of the trip hasn't been kind to the Thunder so far, going 0-3-0 this past week and 0-3-1 overall. Wichita makes another visit to the Black Hills this coming weekend for three important head-to-head contests against the Rapid City Rush on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
BATTLE FOR 4TH - Wichita and Rapid City play three times this weekend, which can go a long way to determining who grabs the 4th spot in the Mountain Division. Rapid City has three games in hand on the Thunder and has a four-point lead with 47 points.
VINNIE - Vincent Desharnais returns to the Thunder line-up after a brief stint in the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors. The rookie out of Providence College has been a steady force on the blueline so far this season. He has seven assists in 20 games.
THUNDERBOLTS... Mitch Gillam is first in the league in minutes played (1,674) and first in saves (936) ...Stefan Fournier is tied for fourth with 5 game-winning goals...Ostap Safin is 13th in rookie scoring with 26 points...Wichita is 16-4-3-0 when scoring first...Wichita is 10-2-2-0 when leading after one...Wichita is 14-1-0-0 when leading after two...Wichita is 4-15-3 when trailing after one...Wichita is 7-1-7-0 in one-goal games...
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ECHL Stories from January 20, 2020
- Grizz Win 2-1 in Shootout - Utah Grizzlies
- Zach Osburn Selected as ECHL All-Star - Kansas City Mavericks
- Steelheads Pick up Point in 2-1 Shootout Loss to Grizzlies - Idaho Steelheads
- Fuel Acquire Foget from Greenville - Indy Fuel
- Stingrays Weekly Report - January 20 - South Carolina Stingrays
- Mavs Skid Continues in Allen with 8-0 Loss - Kansas City Mavericks
- ECHL Transactions - January 20 - ECHL
- Foget Dealt to Indy for Future Considerations - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Nault Ends Wild Game in OT as Rabbits Top Gladiators - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Royals Grab 5 of 6 Points Heading into All-Star Break - Reading Royals
- Marchin Earns Hat Trick in Narrow Loss to Greenville - Atlanta Gladiators
- Railers Stand(er) Their Ground in 3-2 Overtime Win in Reading - Worcester Railers HC
- Rosters Changes Announced Ahead of 2020 Warrior ECHL All-Star Game, Presented by Toyota - Wichita Thunder
- Oil Drops: Tulsa Oilers Weekly Report - January 20 - Tulsa Oilers
- Brady Norrish Added to ECHL All-Star Classic Hardest Shot Competition - Idaho Steelheads
- Wolf Pack Recall Jeff Taylor from Maine - Maine Mariners
- Roster Changes Announced for 2020 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic Presented by Toyota - ECHL
- Admirals Acquire Taylor Ross and Brycen Martin from Fort Wayne - Norfolk Admirals
- MeiGray to Auction Jerseys from 2020 Warrior ECHL All-Star Classic, Presented by Toyota - Wichita Thunder
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- Indy Fuel Pit Stop: Week 15 (January 13 - January 19, 2020) - Indy Fuel
- Mavs Monday: Dinged up Mavs Enter Crucial Stretch - Kansas City Mavericks
- AHL's Charlotte Checkers Recall Sheppard from Loan to 'Blades - Florida Everblades
- Former K-Wing Matiss Kivlenieks Makes NHL Debut - Kalamazoo Wings
- Desharnais Returns to Wichita from Bako - Wichita Thunder
- Week 15 Yields Three Points for Komets; Seven-Game Road Tour Starts Friday - Fort Wayne Komets
- Molino Returns at Utah Hosts Idaho on Monday Afternoon - Utah Grizzlies
- MeiGray to Auction Jerseys, Pucks from 2020 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic Presented by Toyota - ECHL
- Swamp Rabbits Weekly - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- K-Wings Weekly: Week of January 20 - Kalamazoo Wings
- Game Day: Americans Host KC - Allen Americans
- Solar Bears Grind out Win against First-Place Stingrays - Orlando Solar Bears
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