Thunder Weekly
March 18, 2014 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Friday, March 14th
Tulsa at Wichita, 4 - 1 W
- Matt Robinson returned to the line-up for the first time since February 28th and notched a pair of goals while Erick Lizon and Matt Summers each scored for the Thunder.
Saturday, March 15th
Tulsa at Wichita, 5-4 W
- After each team scored within the first 14 minutes, the Thunder opened up a three-goal lead when Andrew Martens, Matt Summers and Matt Robinson each found the back of the net. The Oilers would not go away, however, as Blair Macaulay recorded his first pro hat trick and pulled Tulsa within one. Nathan Lutz tied the game against his former club in the final frame. RG Flath gave the Thunder the lead for good with just over two minutes left.
Sunday, March 16th
Wichita at Tulsa, 4-3 L (SO)
-Wichita couldn't hold onto a 3-0 advantage on Sunday afternoon. Jon Madden, Matt Summers and Jon Booras tallied goals in the game's first 33 minutes. Tulsa got the next three and tied it with six minutes left. The game ended in a shootout with Blair Macaulay scoring in round five for the game-winner .
THIS WEEK'S GAMES -
Wednesday, March 1 9 th
Wichita at Allen, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Friday, March 21st
Wichita at Tulsa, 7:35 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Saturday, March 22nd
Tulsa at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
Sunday, March 23rd
Allen at Wichita, 5 :05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE
(All times are central time zone)
Thunder Practice Schedule -
TBD
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NOT GOING AWAY - Wichita took five out of six points this past week against the Tulsa Oilers. The Thunder are five points behind the Sundogs for the eighth spot and six back behind Tulsa for seventh place. Wichita has gained at least a point in its last five contests, going 2-0-3 since March 4th. The Thunder heads to Allen tomorrow night to face the Americans at 7:05 p.m. Wichita then travels to Tulsa to close out a three-game road swing against the Oilers starting Friday night at 7:35 p.m.
MOD - Andrew Martens was nominated last week as a finalist for this year's Most Outstanding Defenseman award. He earned that same honor in 2010-11. This is the third time in the last four seasons that a Thunder defenseman has been nominated while Kevin Young won the coveted prize last season. Martens scored his 11th of the season last Friday night and is six goals shy of tying Daniel Tetrault for second place all-time for goals scored by a Thunder blue liner with 48. He needs one more assist to move into a third-place tie with Cam Plante with 124. Martens is also three points shy of Sean O'Reilly, who had 169 points in his career, of moving into a second-place tie for a Thunder defenseman. The Most Outstanding Defenseman Award will be announced on March 26th.
MOVIN' UP - RG Flath moved into a three-way tie with Paul Jackson and Cory Dosdall for ninth place all-time for goals scored in a Thunder uniform with 71 on Saturday after he recorded the game-winner with just over two minutes to go. He has five points (1g, 4a) over his last three games and needs 22 points to reach 300 for his pro career.
SUMMERS STREAKING - Matt Summers has goals in his last three games and points in four-straight (3g, 3a). His season-high of five-straight games came back from January 24th to February 1st when he tallied six assists in five games. The Savage, Minnesota native came to Wichita back in 2011 and put up back-to-back 60-points campaigns. He needs 11 points to hit 50 this season as he currently has 39 (13g, 26a).
ALWAYS A FIRST - Jon Booras recorded his first shorthanded goal of the season on Sunday that gave the Thunder a 3-0 lead in the second. He extended his point-streak to five games (1g, 5a) and his first goal since February 25th against Arizona. The Billings, Montana native leads the team with 60 points.
MADDEN FINDING STRIDE - Jon Madden had his second two point-outing of the season on Sunday, scoring the first of the game from the blue line and assisting on another. The Brighton, Michigan native needs two points to double his rookie numbers as he currently has five goals and nine assists.
THUNDERBOLTS... Booras is 10th in the league with 60 points, eighth in assists (43) and tied for 10th in power play goals (7)...Matt Robinson is tied for eighth in goals (26)...Dudas is seventh in power play goals (9)...Andrew Martens is fifth in power play assists (19) while Jon Booras and Mike Wilson are tied for 10th (14)...Wichita is second in shots allowed per game (29.63)...Wichita is averaging 14.22 PIM per game...
Wichita continues its road trip on Wednesday night against the Allen Americans at 7:05 p.m. The Thunder returns to INTRUST Bank Arena on March 22nd to host Tulsa for the final regular season meeting between the two teams at 7:05 p.m., which is also Youth Jersey Night and the annual Alumni Game. Stay tuned for the Alumni Roster, which will be announced next week.
2014-15 season tickets are on sale now! 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 .
Central Hockey League Stories from March 18, 2014
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- Chill Announce 2014-2015 Season Tickets on Sale - St. Charles Chill
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