THUNDER WEEKLY: Opening Night is Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. vs. Ontario

Published on October 14, 2010 under ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


2009-10 THUNDER OVERALL RECORD: 33-29-10, 76 points FIRST ROUND: Defeated Alaska, 3-1 (best-of-five) SECOND ROUND: Defeated Bakersfield, 4-1 (best-of-seven) NATIONAL CONFERENCE FINALS: Lost to Idaho, 4-2 (best-of-seven)

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT: (all times PT) vs. Ontario Reign Friday and Saturday: Oct. 15-16 (7:30 p.m.) Radio: 1280 AM KWSX/ StocktonThunder.com The Stockton Thunder opens its sixth season in the Central Valley at home for the second time in team history, starting with back- to-back games against the Ontario Reign at Stockton Arena on Friday and Saturday. The Thunder went 7-3-0 last season against the Reign and in the last meeting, the Thunder defeated Ontario, 3-2 at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Feb. 13, 2010. Through the first 20 regular season games in the all-time series, the Thunder is 11-8-1 against Ontario. Stockton is 3-2-0 in lifetime home openers.

1280 AM KWSX is the Thunder's flagship radio station on the road this year and all Thunder games can be heard live on the Internet (free-of-charge) and are available for viewing at a $8 "pay-per-view" charge at http://www.stocktonthunder.com/, courtesy of AmericaOne. Radio broadcaster Mike Benton provides play-by-play commentary with the "Thunder Forecast" pre-game show starting 15 minutes before each broadcast. PROMOTIONAL NEWS Friday, Oct. 15 vs. Ontario Reign, 7:30 p.m. OPENING NIGHT (presented by Coors Light, Food-4-Less, Jackson Rancheria, Chase Chevrolet of Stockton, AT&T and KAT Country 103 - All fans will receive a commemorative Thunder schedule poster!

Saturday, Oct. 16 vs. Ontario Reign, 7:30 p.m. T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY (presented by Clear and AM 970 ESPN Radio) - The first 1,000 kids (ages 12 and under) will receive a collectible Thunder t-shirt!

COMMUNITY UPDATE D.J. Walker in the Morning - KAT Country 103 Friday, October 15, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. Thunder head coach Matt Thomas will be on the air, live, in the 8:00 a.m. hour of the "D.J. Walker in the Morning" radio show on KAT Country 103!

2009-10 TEAM LEADERS: Poi nts - James Bates (73) Goals - Chris D'Alvise (34) Assists - James Bates (46) Plus/Minus - James Bates (+18) Penalty Minutes - Garet Hunt (215)

UPCOMING MILESTONES:

Jim McKenzie is 2 games away from 100 in his ECHL career

Chris Lawrence is 17 games away from 200 in his professional career

Scott Howes is 9 games away from 100 in his professional career

Aaron Clarke is 9 games away from 200 in his professional career

TEAM NOTES - Anthony Aiello led ECHL defensemen and was tied for second in ECHL preseason scoring with 5 assists in 3 games - Chris D'Alvise led the Thunder with 34 goals (s econd among ECHL rookies) last season - Aaron Clarke boasted career highs in goals (25) and points (57) in 59 games with Wheeling last season - Stockton toppled the 30-win plateau for the third time in five seasons - Stockton was third in the ECHL with an average of 6,006 fans in attendance (35 home games) in 2009-10 - Stockton's power-play on the road was the leader in the ECHL at 24.5 percent (38-for-155)

The team's upcoming schedule for the coming week is as follows: (subject to change, all times PT)

THURS, OCT. 14: 10:00 a.m. - Practice at Stockton Arena

FRI. OCT. 15: 10:00 a.m. - Morning skate at Stockton Arena 6:00 p.m. - Pre-game media access ends 7:30 p.m. - GAME VS. ONTARIO 1280 KWSX/StocktonThunder.com

SAT. OCT. 16: 10:00 a.m. - Morning skate at Stockton Arena 6:00 p.m. - Pre-game media access ends 7:30 p.m. - GAME VS. ONTARIO 1280 KWSX/StocktonThunder.com

SUN. OCT. 17: Day off

MON. OCT. 18: 10:00 a.m. - Morning skate at Stockton Arena

THUNDER 2009-10 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS

THUNDER 2009-10 PLAYOFF STATISTICS

A two-time recipient of the ECHL "Award of Excellence," Thunder was voted "Best Local Sports Team" by readers of the San Joaquin Magazine, led the ECHL in attendance for four consecutive seasons and drew over 200,000 fans for the fifth consecutive season in 2009-10. Season Tickets, mini-plans and individual tickets for 2010-11 are on sale now. For more information about tickets, merchandise, or other inquiries contact the Stockton Thunder offices at (209) 373-1500 or visit www.stocktonthunder.com.

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