Thunder Weekly, November 12
November 12, 2019 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita finished a busy week against Norfolk and Tulsa. Take a look back at how the team fared in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Wednesday, November 6
Norfolk at Wichita, 6-2 W recap
Friday, November 8
Tulsa at Wichita, 3-1 W recap
Saturday, November 9
Tulsa at Wichita, 7-2 L recap
THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Monday, November 11
Wichita at Kansas City, 4-2 W recap
Wednesday, November 13
Rapid City at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
Friday, November 15
Idaho at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
-Girl Scouts of the Heartland Night. Buy tickets here.
**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**
**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: 5-1-1-0
AWAY: 2-2-2-0
OVERALL: 7-3-3-0
Last 10: 6-2-2-0
Streak: 1-0-0-0
Rank: T-3rd, Mountain Division, 17 points
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Chris Crane, 9
Assists: Patrik Parkkonen, 9
Points: Chris Crane, 14
+/-: Spencer Dorowicz, +6
PIM: Stefan Fournier, 33
LAST WEEK - Wichita opened up a busy week with a Kid's Education Day game on Wednesday morning. In their first-ever meeting against Norfolk, the Thunder won going away, 6-2. Wichita followed that up with a split against longtime rival, Tulsa, winning on Friday night 3-1 and losing on Saturday, 7-2. Wichita opened up this week with a win last night against Kansas City by a 4-2 final on Veterans Day.
BEAU KNOWS - Beau Starrett recorded his fourth goal of the season on Monday night. Starrett has goals in in three of the last four games and points in four-straight.
CRANER - Chris Crane came into the season approaching three milestones in his ECHL career. He reached one of those on Friday night, recording his 100th career ECHL goal and the game-winner. Crane is 6 assists shy of 100 for his ECHL career and just 5 points shy of 200 ECHL points.
SHIPPING DEPT - Luke Shiplo netted his first goal as a pro last Saturday night. He caught a pass from Stefan Fournier near the right circle and beat Devin Williams. The rookie blue liner out of Quinnipiac has 5 points (1g, 4a) in 10 games.
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS - Starting last Saturday, Wichita will face the Mountain Division for the next 50 games. Wichita's next opponent outside the division is Fort Wayne on March 11th.
MILESTONES - Mitch Gillam, Riley Weselowski and Bruce Ramsay are approaching milestones. Gillam is three shy of 100 starts in the ECHL. Weselowski is eight shy of 400 ECHL games. Ramsay is nearing 800 games behind the bench as a pro coach.
THUNDERBOLTS... Chris Crane is tied for 10th in the league in scoring with 14 points...Mitch Gillam is first in minutes played (607), tied for second with six wins and first in saves (343)...Patrik Parkkonen is tied for third among dmen with 9 helpers and tied for 7th in scoring among blueliners...Brendan Smith is tied for 9th among defensemen with 8 points (2g, 6a)...Wichita is 5-1-1-0 at home...Wichita is 4-0-0-0 when leading after two...Wichita is 23-2-3 when trailing after one...Wichita is 3-0-3-0 in one-goal games...
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ECHL Stories from November 12, 2019
- Fucale Loaned to Solar Bears by Crunch - Orlando Solar Bears
- Swamp Rabbits to Host Pucks 'N' Paws Night - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Condors Send Three to Wichita - Wichita Thunder
- Get Your Kotak Law Military Appreciation Jersey Now - Brampton Beast
- Forward Dante Salituro Returns to Indy - Indy Fuel
- ECHL Transactions - November 12 - ECHL
- Pecararo Recalled; Abols, Pu Assigned - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Bailey Signs PTO with AHL's Charlotte Checkers - South Carolina Stingrays
- Americans Fall to Cincinnati 4-2, for First Road Loss - Allen Americans
- Mariners Weekly: Home Ice Advantage Takes Shape - Maine Mariners
- Thunder Weekly, November 12 - Wichita Thunder
- Madsen Returns to Rush from Tucson - Rapid City Rush
- Cyclones Send Kids Home Happy with Matinee Win - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Fort Wayne's Szydlowski Named Inglasco/ECHL Player of the Week - ECHL
- Fort Wayne's Szydlowski Named ECHL Player of the Week - Fort Wayne Komets
- Solar Bears Announce Schedule and Promotional Calendar Changes - Orlando Solar Bears
- Solar Bears Netminder Clint Windsor Named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week - Orlando Solar Bears
- Orlando's Windsor Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week - ECHL
- Cyclones Game Preview: vs. Allen - Cincinnati Cyclones
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