Thunder Weekly
November 5, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
THUNDER SWEEP MAVS- Wichita was coming off a tough weekend on the road, gaining just a point in a shootout loss to Quad City. The task this past week was three-straight games in three days against arch-rival, Missouri. On Friday, former Boston Bruins draft pick Kevin Regan shined in net, making 25 saves and earned his second pro shutout of his career with the 3-0 win against the Mavericks. The Thunder then headed north to take on Missouri in their home-opener. The two teams traded early goals before the Thunder came out victorious with a 6-4 road win. On Sunday afternoon, Wichita closed out their three-game stretch at home against the Mavericks and needed a come-from-behind win in overtime to claim the weekend sweep of Missouri. The Mavericks did take home a point, but the Thunder bumped their record over .500 and moved into third place in the standings.
RIGHT AT HOME- The Thunder had only managed three wins in the first two seasons at Missouri. Over the last five games on the road in this series, Wichita has won five-straight including all four meetings last year.
PLAYING SPOILER- Wichita has been the Mavericks opponent in their home opener the last two seasons and has handed Missouri a loss both times. Last year, Wichita won 4-3 at the IEC.
RIDIN' HIGH- Chad Painchaud, Neil Trimm and Ian Lowe are all riding scoring streaks after this past weekend. Painchaud has recorded points in all eight games and leads the team with 13 (3g, 10a). Trimm was held off the score sheet during the season opener, but has been on fire ever since. He has recorded a point in each of the last seven games (5g, 7a) and has assists in his last five. He is second on the team in scoring with 12 points. Lowe is riding a six-game point streak, tallying nine points (4g, 5a) in that span which also includes assists in his last four-straight games.
100 CLUB- RG Flath is approaching two big milestones for his career. He is 9 goals shy of reaching 100 as a pro and five assists shy of reaching 100 in that category. The Park City, UT native has eight points so far this season (4g, 4a).
D-MEN OFFENSIVE- Head Coach Kevin McClelland addressed his need to shore up the blue line in the off-season. He is also getting offensive production from that group, including the game-winning-goal scored by Kevin Young in overtime on Sunday afternoon. On the season, Wichita has tallied 22 points (8g, 14a) from their defensemen. Young leads all defenseman with three goals and five assists.
SPECIAL- The Wichita power play was effective this weekend, specifically on Saturday night. The Thunder closed out the game with three power play goals to propel themselves past Missouri. For the weekend, Wichita was 3-for-14 (21.4%). Overall, the Thunder power play is ranked third in the CHL, going 10-for-40 (25%). The Thunder penalty kill was just as good against the Mavericks. Missouri scored one power play goal on 12 opportunities in three games, which is at a clip of 8.3%. Overall, the penalty kill is tied for fourth with Tulsa at 80.6% (killed off 25/31 chances).
THUNDERBOLTS... Chad Painchaud is first in the league in assists (10), tied for the league-lead in points (13) and leads in shots (34)...Matt Summers is tied for the league-lead in game-winning goals (2)...Kevin Regan is second in GAA (2.38), fifth in save percentage (.911), third in saves (123) and second in minutes played (302:54)...Greger Hanson is tied for second in shots in the league (33) and leads all rookies in scoring (10 points)...Andrew Martens and RG Flath are tied at the top in plus/minus (+6)...Kevin Young is third in scoring by defenseman (8) and tied for fourth with five assists... Wichita is tied for first in goals scored (32)...Wichita is tied for second in the league in majors (8)...Aaron Boogaard is in first in penalty minutes (39) and majors (5)...Wichita is second in shots for per game (35.5) and shots against per game (29)...Wichita is 2-0 when leading after two periods... ...Wichita is 1-0 when tied after two...When outshooting the opponent, Wichita is 2-3-1...Wichita has earned a point in each of the last four games and is tied with Allen for the longest winning streak (3 games)...
UPCOMING WEEK- The Thunder continues their busy month of November with two more home games this weekend. Rapid City comes to town for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday before the Thunder head out on Sunday afternoon to take on the Fort Worth Brahmas. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTR UST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com .
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