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Published on January 30, 2012 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release


LAST WEEK'S GAMES -

Wednesday, Jan. 25th WICHITA 8 Arizona 4

Friday, Jan. 27th Wichita 0 Allen 5

Saturday, Jan. 28th WICHITA 3 Tulsa 2 OT

Sunday, Jan. 29th WICHITA 5 Quad City 1

**Caps designates home

THIS WEEK'S GAMES -

Friday, Feb. 3rd Wichita at Rio Grande Valley 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4th Wichita at Laredo 7:05 p.m.

RADIO - Friday, Feb. 3rd 1550 KKLE

Saturday, Feb. 4th 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 TAKE THREE OF FOUR- Wichita took six of a possible eight points last week despite playing with a depleted roster. For the second straight week, Wichita played four games in five days beginning on Wednesday night against Arizona. Behind a hat trick from Kevin Seibel, Wichita exploded for its highest scoring output of the season with an 8-4 win over the Sundogs. Five players had multi-point games including Summers with four assists, Bourret with three points (1g, 2a) and Jarred Mohr with three assists. On Friday night, Wichita went down to Allen, TX in a battle for first place. The Thunder fell behind early and couldn't recover, losing 5-0. Several key players left the game due to injury and Wichita finished out the contest with just seven forwards. The following night in Wichita, Andrew Martens tallied the game-winner in overtime to give Wichita a 3-2 win against Tulsa. The momentum carried over to Sunday afternoon as Wichita smothered Quad City behind a hat trick from Chris Chappell for a 5-1 victory. Chappell scored a goal even strength, on the power play and shorthanded. It was the first shorthanded goal Quad City had given up all season. Wichita and Allen continue to see-saw back and forth for first place as the Thunder sit one point ahead of the Americans with 56 points.

HATS A PLENTY - Kevin Seibel and Chris Chappell each recorded a hat trick this past week. Prior to that, the Thunder have had three hat tricks this season. For both players, it was their first professional hat trick of their careers. Seibel has 11 points (3g, 8a) in January and Chappell has seven (3g, 4a).

MAIZE AND BLUE- Bryan Hogan won his first start in Thunder blue on Sunday. The University of Michigan product was picked up in a trade with Dayton earlier in the week and stopped 20 of 21 shots he faced against Quad City. Hogan was four minutes away from earning a shutout before the Mallards scored on a power play. Hogan recently earned his first professional shutout in a Gems uniform against the Rapid City Rush on January 20th.

HELPING HAND- Alex Bourret and Matt Summers have a knack for finding their teammates. The two have combined for 13 assists over the last five games. Both have eight points over that span as Bourret has two goals and six assists while Summers has one goal and seven assists. Bourret has seven points (1g, 6a) since returning to Wichita on January 22nd.

IRON MEN- Travis Wight and Jarred Mohr are the only players to have played in every game so far this season. Due to injuries and call-ups, the two have flourished while logging a lot of minutes. In 41 games, Mohr has 21 points (4g, 17a) and is a +12 while Wight is a +7.

OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE- Wichita Thunder fans came out in droves this last weekend. On Saturday night, the team played in front of 7,205 fans. Sunday topped that with 9,401 people at INTRUST Bank Arena. After 22 homes games, Wichita sits in second place with an average of 5, 958 fans per game.

THUNDERBOLTS... The Thunder is second in winning percentage (.683), leads the league in wins (27) and points (56)... Wichita is first in goals per game (3.61) and sixth in goals against per contest (2.95)... Wichita is second in shots allowed (28.34/game) and has allowed a CHL-low 348 shots in the third period... The Thunder power play away from home is ranked third, going 18-for-84 at a clip of 21.4%... Adam Russo leads the league in shootout wins (5), second in wins (19) and second in minutes played (1692:09)... Andrew Martens leads the CHL in plus/minus (+22)... Matt Summers is first in shooting percentage (.277) while R.G. Flath is second (.233)... Erick Lizon is tied for first in majors (13)... Davis is tied for first in game-winning goals (6)... Wichita leads the league in goals scored (148)... In one-goal games, Wichita is 13-4-2... When leading after one, The Thunder is 12-3-1... When trailing after one, Wichita is 7-6-1... Tied after two periods, Wichita is 10-2-2... When scoring first, Wichita is 16-6-1... When outshooting the opponent, Wichita is 15-5-0... In four-goal games, Wichita is 4-0-0... The Thunder is 11-3-2 against teams from the Turner Conference while going 16-9-0 in division.

UPCOMING WEEK- The Thunder head to South Texas this weekend to take on Rio Grande Valley and Laredo. After a three-game road swing, Wichita is back at home on Friday, February 10th against Tulsa for the final time this season. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com .

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