Thunder Weekly
Published on December 2, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Wednesday, November 27th
Brampton at Wichita, 3-2 W
-Wichita scored three unanswered goals and held off the Brampton Beast by the final of 3-2 a night before Thanksgiving. Matt Robinson, Tomas Klempa and Ian Lowe tallied goals for the Thunder.
Friday, November 29th
Brampton at Wichita, 3-2 L
-Brampton won a see-saw contest with six minutes remaining to claim a 3-2 win Friday night. Jared Walker and Jon Booras recorded goals for the Thunder in the losing effort and dropped to 2-1 on the season against the Beast. Wichita will not see the Beast at home the rest of the way and will not play Brampton until February when the Thunder head to Canada for three-straight games.
Saturday, November 30th
Wichita at Missouri, 3-2 W (SO)
-After falling behind early, Wichita stormed back with two-first period goals by Jon Booras. The two teams were unable to score down the stretch and needed a five-minute overtime and a shootout to decide it. RG Flath tallied the game-winner in round four to help the Thunder claim a road victory.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES -
Thursday, December 5th
Missouri at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Friday, December 6th
Wichita at Missouri, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Saturday, December 7th
Tulsa at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
(All times are central time zone)
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TAKE FOUR - Wichita took four out of a possible six points last week for the first time this season. Oddly enough, each game finished with the same outcome. In fact, the three meetings between the Thunder and the Beast have all been decided by the same score of 3-2 as well as Saturday night's shootout final at Missouri. The first meeting between Wichita and Brampton on November 1st was a 3-2 decision that the Beast took.
MILESTONE - Andrew Martens played in his 500th game this past Saturday. He added two assists at Missouri and now has 103 helpers in a Thunder uniform which moved him into fourth place all-time for Thunder defenseman. He is also approaching 300 points for his career as he sits at 288 (61g, 227a). Martens is currently riding a seven-game point streak (2g, 8a) and has assists in six-straight games.
WILD WEST - Jon Booras has been on a tear as of late in the goal scoring department. He has recorded goals in three of his last four games after being held without a tally through the first 14 games of the season. The Billings, Montana native has points in his last four games (4g, 2a) including his first two-goal outing of the season on Saturday night at Missouri.
ON POINT - Jesse Dudas has also been filling up the point column. The St. Albert, Alberta native has points in his last seven games and assists in the last four (2g, 7a).
100 - With seven more goals, Matt Robinson will become just the fifth player in team history to record 100 goals in a Thunder uniform and only needs two more to move into fifth place past Mark Karpen.
POWERING THE O - Over the last six games, Wichita has scored 13 goals and eight of those have been with the man advantage (8-for-32 25%). On the road, Wichita has been impressive operating at 27% (10-for-37), which is number one in the league. Overall, the Thunder power play unit is number two, scoring 21 goals on 99 chances and operating at 21.2%.
CLOSE CALL - Wichita has played in 11 one-goal contests and is 3-4-4 in those games. Last year, the Thunder was 12-5-8 in games decided by just a goal. Only St. Charles has played in as many one-goal contests as the Thunder this season.
THUNDERBOLTS... Jon Booras leads the team in scoring with 19 points and is tied for seventh in assists (14)...Andrew Martens is in second in scoring by defenseman with 15 points...Jesse Dudas is in fourth with 12 points (2g, 10a) while Mike Wilson is tied in ninth with nine points (3g, 6a)...Nick McParland is tied in 12th in rookie scoring with eight points (3g, 5a)...Wichita is averaging 15.05 PIM per game, which is the lowest in the league...Wichita is second in shots against per game (30.11)...
Wichita is in the middle of three-straight games against the Missouri Mavericks and will host its heated rival on Thursday, December 5th at 7:05 p.m. The Thunder travel to Missouri on Friday night before returning home on Saturday to close out a three-in-three against the Tulsa Oilers at 7:05 p.m. Saturday Night is Teddy Bear Toss Night, presented by Bank of the West and the Law Office of Slape and Howard. Bring a new teddy bear to the game and when the Thunder score its first goal, fans are encouraged to the throw the bears on the ice. The teddy bears are collected and delivered around the area by the Thunder players to local charities and underprivileged children to help ensure everyone has a present for the holiday season.
Individual game tickets are on sale now. Season tickets and mini plans are still available. Don't delay, contact the Wichita Thunder Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at (316) 264-4625. Stay up-to-date on all the news this season by visiting www.wichitathunder.com .
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