Thunder Weekly
February 26, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS (Feb. 26th) - Wichita played two at home and two on the road this past week. Take a look back at the week that was in this edition of Thunder Weekly.
LAST WEEK'S GAMES -
Tuesday, February 20th
Colorado at Wichita, 5-3 L
Wednesday, February 21st
Colorado at Wichita, 2-1 L (SO)
Friday, February 23rd
Wichita at Utah, 7-3 L
Saturday, February 24th
Wichita at Utah, 5-4 L (SO) THIS WEEK'S GAMES - (All times are Central)
Tuesday, February 27th
Fort Wayne at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
-$2 Tuesday
Friday, March 2nd
Idaho at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
-Nico Hernandez Bobblehead Giveaway
Sunday, March 4th
Idaho at Wichita, 4:05 p.m., online stream at wichitathunder.com, The Sin Bin app on your smartphone.
-QT Buy-In Night, Post-Game Skate with the team
**All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with The Sin Bin App using the keyword Wichita Thunder**
**Join Matthew Harding and Zach Courter before every home game for the Sin Bin Wichita Thunder Pregame Show. The show starts at 6:20 p.m. for every game except Sunday home games, which starts at 3:20 p.m. You can listen on the Sin Bin app.**
WICHITA
HOME: 18-9-2-1
AWAY: 11-12-2-1
OVERALL: 29-21-4-2
Last 10: 4-3-1-2
Streak: 0-2-0-2
Rank: 3rd, Mountain Division, 64 points
TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Ralph Cuddemi, 23
Assists: Lane Bauer, 25
Points: Ralph Cuddemi, 46
+/-: Samuel Thibault, Travis Brown, +10
PIM: Dyson Stevenson, 132
LAST WEEK - Wichita closed a five-game homestand with a pair of games early in the week against Colorado. The Eagles won on Tuesday night by the final of 5-3 and grabbed a shootout win against the Thunder on Wednesday night, 2-1. Wichita jumped on a bus right after the game and hit the road to take on Utah for two games this past weekend. The Grizzlies won on Friday, 7-3, and then claimed a 5-4 shootout win against the Thunder on Saturday night.
SHOOTOUTS - Wichita was the final team in the ECHL to appear in a shootout and it took 51 games before the Thunder needed penalty shots to decide the outcome of a game. Wichita has now been in three shootouts in the last five contests, going 1-2 over that span.
MILESTONE - Ralph Cuddemi reached 100 career ECHL points this past week. He had points in all four games, including a three-point outing on Friday night. Over that span, Cuddemi has seven points (4g, 3a). Cuddemi is the first Thunder player since 2015-15 to reach 20 or more goals in a season.
ASSISTING - Chad Butcher has been a helping hand for the Thunder over the last three games. He had five assists last week, including three against Utah on Friday.
HEY ROOK - The Thunder have rookies stepping up this season. Kevin Dufour is 16th in rookie scoring with 35 points while Lane Bauer is tied for 17th with 34. Jeremy Beaudry has 29 points in 53 games. Netminder Shane Starrett is 16-9-3-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average and .915 save percentage.
POWER AND LIGHT - The Thunder power play started to come alive again last week. Wichita has scored on the man advantage in three-straight games, going 4-for-17 over that span (23.5%).
THUNDERBOLTS... Jeremy Beaudry is tied for third for power play goals by a defenseman (6)...Travis Brown is tied for 17th in scoring by a defenseman (8g, 21a)...Wichita is 19-7-1-1 when scoring first...Wichita is 17-3-1-0 when leading after one...Wichita is 20-2-0-1 when leading after two...Wichita is 16-11-1-1 when outshot by its opponent...
The Thunder returns home tomorrow night for $2 Tuesday against the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:05 p.m. Popcorn and medium drinks are just $2!
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