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January 9, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release


LAST WEEK'S GAMES -

Friday, Jan. 6th, Wichita 4 Quad City 5 OT

Saturday, Jan. 7th WICHITA 6 Tulsa 2

**Caps designates home

THIS WEEK'S GAMES -

Friday, Jan. 13th Wichita at Rapid City 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 14th Wichita at Rapid City 8:05 p.m.

RADIO - Friday, Jan. 13th 1550 KKLE

Saturday, Jan. 14th 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE

**Pre-game begins 20 minutes prior to start of all games. All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with the Tune In Radio App using 1550 KKLE**

THUNDER IN FIRST AT BREAK - Heading into the final two games before the All-Star break, Wichita traveled to Moline, Il to take on the Mallards Friday night. Quad City had an outstanding December, going 11-2-1. The Thunder jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from RG Flath and Matt Robinson. Quad City outscored Wichita in the second period and took its first lead of the game at the seven minute mark of the third when Jeremy Boyer scored off a face-off to make it 4-3. Wichita got a late goal from Travis Wight to tie the game at four and for the second straight game between the two teams at the I Wireless Center, regulation time was not enough. The Mallards scored on a power-play in overtime with 46 seconds remaining and handed Wichita its first loss in OT this season, 5-4. The following night, Wichita returned to INTRUST Bank Arena and blitzed the Tulsa Oilers with five third-period goals en route to a 6-2 win. Thomas Beauregard had two goals, Matt Robinson scored his third in two games and Aaron Davis had a Gordie Howe hat trick as Wichita won for the 15th time on home ice. With Allen's loss on Sunday, Wichita remains in first place in the Berry Conference with 44 points at the break.

YOUR'E AN ALL-STAR - Matt Robinson was selected to replace Alex Bourret on the All-Star team this past Friday. He responded with three points (2g, 1a) Friday against Quad City and two points (1g, 1a) against Tulsa on Saturday. Robinson has scored in five of the last seven games, recording eight points in that span (6 g, 2a). Robinson will represent Wichita this upcoming Wednesday in Prescott Valley as the Arizona Sundogs will play a group of CHL All-Stars. This will be Robinson's second straight trip to the All-Star game as he recorded a natural hat trick and had a team-high eight shots on goal in last year's event held in Rapid City.

STREAKING- Several Thunder players continued point streaks this past weekend. Thomas Beauregard and Matt Summers are both riding six-game point streaks while Aaron Davis and RG Flath extended theirs to three. Beauregard has nine points (4g, 5a) in that span after scoring back-to-back goals on Saturday. Summers has 11 points (6g, 5a) including a hat trick on New Year's Eve against Evansville. Davis has five points (2g, 3a) and Flath has six points (2g, 4a) in the past three games.

HOME ICE ADVANTAGE- Through 18 home games, Wichita leads the league with 15 wins on home ice. Traditionally, Wichita has been strong in the Air Capital, going 347-233-58 all-time. Wichita is second in wins (21) and first in winning percentage (.710). Wichita has outscored its opponents 65 to 40 at home this season.

PLUS INSTEAD OF MINUS- The Thunder continue to have guys near the top of the plus/minus leaderboard. Wichita currently has four of the top five, including Andrew Martens who has missed the past four games since being called-up to Oklahoma City of the AHL. Martens leads the league (+20) while Aaron Davis and Jarred Mohr are in a three-way tie for second with Brett Smith of Fort Wayne (+16). Matt Robinson is in a tie for fifth place (+15).

SCORING- Beauregard and Robinson each had two-goal outings this past week and have moved up the scoring leaderboard. Beauregard is tied for fourth in goals scored (17) and tied for 10th in points (38). Robinson is now tied for 10th in goals scored (15). Wichita is tied with Fort Wayne for most goals scored (117) and tied with Allen for most points (312).

THUNDERBOLTS... Wichita leads the league in goals per game (3.77) and fifth in goals against per contest (2.94)... Wichita is first in shots allowed (27.58/game) and has given up a CHL-low 253 shots in the third period... The Thunder power play away from home is ranked second, going 15-for-62 at a clip of 24.2%... Adam Russo is fifth in GAA (2.55), tied for second in wins (14), tied for second in shutout wins (2), first in shootout wins (3) and fourth in minutes played (1221:29)... Aaron Davis is tied for first in game-winning goals (6)... Matt Summers is first in shooting percentage (.353)... Erick Lizon leads the league in majors (11)... Davis is fourth in shots (135) and Beauregard is right behind him in fifth place (131)... In one-goal games, Wichita is 9-3-2... When leading after one, The Thunder is 8-3-1... When trailing after one, Wichita is 7-3-1... Tied after two periods, Wichita is 8-2-2... When outshooting the opponent, Wichita is 13-3-0... In four-goal games, Wichita is 2-0-0... The Thunder is 9-2-2 against teams from the Turner Conference while going 12-6-0 in division... Through 18 home games, Wichita is second overall in attendance, averaging 5,680.

UPCOMING WEEK- The Thunder head on the road for the next five and will not return to the Air Capital until Sunday, January 22nd against the Texas Brahmas. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com .

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