Weather Report: the Weekly News and Notes of the Stockton Thunder

Published on April 2, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


LAST WEEK: 0-4-0-0

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: (all times PST)

HOME: Wednesday, April 2 (7:00 p.m.) vs. Ontario Reign

HOME: Friday, April 4 (7:30 p.m.) vs. Utah Grizzlies

HOME: Saturday, April 5 (7:30 p.m.) vs. Utah Grizzlies

AWAY: Sunday, April 6 (3:00 p.m.) at Ontario Reign

WEEK IN REVIEW:

STK 2 - IDH 4 (3/26/14): Despite Stockton outshooting the Steelheads 26 to 22 it would be Idaho and goaltender Josh Robinson who would come out on top. Luke Judson got the scoring started before Ryan Hayes scored his 10th of the year. Brett Robinson kicked off an Idaho three goal second period with Tommy Grant and Gaelan Patterson scoring for the Steelheads as well. Hayes scored his second of the game in that period but that was as close as the Thunder would get.

STK 1 - IDH 4 (3/28/14) : The Steelheads once again scored first as Justin Mercier scored near the end of the first, however with Ryan Hayes in the box for holding, Tommy Grant would double the Idaho advantage on the power play. Hayes would atone for the penalty with a goal of his own but two goals by Jason Bast, one in the second period, and one in the final frame would send the Thunder tumbling.

STK 1 - ONT 3 (3/29/14): After back to back poor showings by the Thunder, the team came up huge in the first period of their away game to Citizens Business Bank Arena, limiting the Ontario Reign to a single shot in the first period. However, the Thunder couldn't beat J.P. Anderson with a single one of their 17 shots. Same story in the second period when Anderson stopped all nine Thunder shots but Brian Foster stopped the seven he faced as well. It wouldn't be a storybook ending though as Rocco Carzo and Kyle Bigos scored in the third period to give the Reign the lead. Matt Bergland got one back for the Thunder but with the net open, Carzo ended the game with the empty netter in a game the Thunder deserved a better result in.

STK 3 - IDH 4 (3/30/14): The team hopped back on the bus to come back to Stockton and play the Steelheads in an odd game. Justin Mercier got the scoring started but it was answered by Joey Martin's tally in the second. Three straight Idaho goals had the Thunder on their heels, but credit the Stockton side for showing some life at the end. Alan Quine got one back for the Thunder and Ryan Hayes put the pressure on but the Thunder ran out of time and fell again to the Steelheads.

2013-14 TEAM LEADERS:

Points -Joey Martin (57)

Goals - Joey Martin (18)

Assists - Joey Martin (39)

Plus/Minus - James Henry (+8)

Penalty Minutes - Garet Hunt (162)

2013-14 GOALTENDING LEADERS:

Games Played - Brian Foster (41)

Wins - Brian Foster (21)

Goals Against Average - Parker Milner (2.92)

Save Percentage - Parker Milner (.905)

Shutouts -Parker Milner (2)

2013-14 CURRENT STREAKS:

Goals - Several tied at (1)

Assists - Alan Quine (2)

Points - Alan Quine (2)

Wins -n/a

Losses - Parker Milner* (5)

* - Milner is winless in 6 games

2013-14 SEASON LONG STREAKS:

Goals - Ryan Hayes (4)

Assists - Joey Martin (5)

Points - Corey Trivino (7)

Wins - Brian Foster (6)

Losses - Parker Milner (5)

UPCOMING MILESTONES:

-Ryan Hayes is 4 games away from 200

-Nick Tremblay is 5 points shy of 50 in his ECHL career

-Joey Martin is 5 assists shy of 100 in his ECHL career

-Ryan Constant is 7 goals shy of 50 in his ECHL career

-Ryan Constant is 8 games away from playing 400 in his ECHL career

-Corey Trivino is 10 points shy of 100 in his ECHL career

RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED MILESTONES:

-Joey Martin picked up his 150th point in his ECHL career, a goal, past Josh Robinson on 3/30/14

-Ryan Hayes picked up his 150th point in his ECHL career this past weekend after having a 3 point night on 3/14/14 vs. Utah.

-Lee Baldwin has 50 career assists in the ECHL when he assisted on both goals on 3/16/14

TEAM NOTES:

-The Thunder's streak of being the second to last team to not get shutout ended on 3/4/14 when Laurent Brossoit and the Condors kept the Thunder off the board.

-The Thunder are 15-14-0-3 on home ice while 14-16-0-3 in road games. At Stockton Arena the team is -4 in goal differential while on the road the team is -14 in goal differential.

-Stockton has played in five overtime and eight shootout contests. The Thunder have won all five games in extra time and have won two shootout games.

-In the skills competition, the Thunder have scored just 8 of 44 attempts (a league worst .182 success rate) thanks to Joey Martin (x3), James Henry and former Thunder forwards Greg Miller, Mitch Bruijsten and Brayden Irwin. Thunder goaltenders have allowed 12 goals on 46 attempts.

-The Thunder are 22-9-0-4 in games when they've scored first.

-Stockton is 15-16-0-1 against Mountain Division opponents and 14-14-0-5 against Pacific Division opponents.

-The Thunder have the second best power play unit in the league as they have an overall conversion rate of 19.1%, but on home ice, the Thunder's PP has struck 20.8% of the time. Away from Stockton Arena, the Thunder are 28 for 157 on the power play, good for a 17.8% conversion rate.

-The Thunder are 11th in the league in goals for per game with 3.06.

-Stockton is +1 in goals differential in the first period, -1 in the second, -19 in the third, and +5 in overtime.

-The Thunder are averaging 28.51 shots per game while allowing opponents to fire 31.05 per game. The Thunder have outshot opponents 16 times at Stockton Arena and just 12 times on the road.

-Stockton is 16-4-0-2 when leading after the first period, 23-0-0-4 when leading after two, and 17-10-0-1 when they outshoot an opponent. However, the team is 2-23-0-1 when trailing after the second period and 11-17-0-4 when they are outshot by an opponent.

-Oddly, the Thunder are great in games decided by 1 goal, or games decided by 4 or more. In 1-goal games, the Thunder are 17-6-0-6 and in games where the team has finished with a 4-goal or more lead the team is 7-2-0-0. The Thunder have only won five contests when the game is decided by 2 or 3 goals in 27 tries.

-The Thunder pick up an average of 18.02 minutes of penalties per game and are 1st in the league with 73 major penalties.

THUNDER AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS:

- Joey Martin is tied 10th on the points leaderboard with 57 despite being called up to the AHL.

- Joey Martin also is tied atop the league with 2 Shootout Game-Winners.

- Ryan Constant is tied 10th in points on the defensive leaderboard with 33.

-In addition, Ryan Constant is tied second in the league with 15 powerplay assists.

- Adam Brace is tied fourth in the league among rookies with 4 game winning goals. - Mathieu Gagnon is tied for third in the league with 18 major penalties. All of Gagnon's majors have been for fighting.

- Brian Foster ranks third in the league in saves made with 1119. Foster's 21 wins sits him tied fifth in the league. He has played the second most minutes in the league with 2452.

-He may have picked up the majority of his points in Evansville but the new Stockton forward Jeremy Langlois is tied fourth on the rookie leaderboard with 52 points while with the Evansville Icemen earlier this season. His 36 assists sets him third in the rookie scoring list and his 16 powerplay points is second among rookie scorers.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:

-With Greg Miller now gone, Joey Martin leads the team in powerplay goals with 7. Miller also had 7.

- Joey Martin and James Henry lead the team with 3 Game Winning goals. Other game winners came from Andrew Clark, Garet Hunt, Ryan Hayes, Corey Trivino, Landon Oslanski, Shawn Boutin, Matt Bergland, Adam Brace, Ryan Constant, Lee Baldwin, and the departed Brayden Irwin, Nathan Deck, Greg Miller, Mike Dalhuisen and Kirill Kabanov.

- Matt Bergland now leads the Thunder in shots on goal with 135 followed by Joey Martin (127),Garet Hunt (125), and Landon Oslanski (125). Jeremy Langlois would be the team leader if you include contributions from other teams as the forward had 174 shots with Evansville.

-For Thunder shooters who have fired over 50 shots on net, Ryan Hayes has the best shooting percentage on the team, having scored on 21% of his 62 shots.

INJURY REPORT:

-Shawn Boutin was placed on the 21-day IR with an upper body injury on 2/22/14

-Nick Tremblay was placed on the 21-day IR with an upper body injury on 3/15/14

-Mike Keenan was placed on the 21-day IR with an upper body injury on 3/24/14

LAST WEEK'S ROSTER MOVES:

-Alan Quine recalled to Bridgeport by the NY Islanders 3-31

-Mathieu Gagnon recalled by Bridgeport 3-31

-Riley Wetmore assigned to Thunder by Bridgeport 4-1

-Jeremy Langlois assigned to Thunder by Bridgeport 4-1

-Matt Mangene assigned to Thunder from Bridgeport by the NY Islanders 4-1

-Andrew Clark returned from Bridgeport 4-1

-Jason Clark recalled to Bridgeport by the NY Islanders 4-1

-Brady Ramsay released from ATO 4-1

-Scott Langdon claimed on waivers from the South Carolina Stingrays on 4-2

A FEW GOOD CAPTAINS

With the Thunder claiming Scott Langdon off the waiver wire from the South Carolina Stingrays, the Thunder have three players on their roster who have been captains in this past season.

Garet Hunt is of course our captain while Langdon was a captain of the San Francisco Bulls before moving to the opposite coast. Brice O'Connor served as the University of Maine Black Bears captain before heading pro.

OPERATION SUPPORT OUR MILITARY FAMILIES

Operation Support Our Military Families will be collecting items before both Military Appreciation games this Friday and Saturday to be sent overseas to our troops. There are many things that can go in a box full of goodies, but we have narrowed down the possibilities to a specific list of items that the Troops have requested or suggested for us. These items are of most value to the Troops while they are deployed.

Remember, the space is limited so all donations must be small, trial/travel/snack sized items. For more information, visit them at OperationTroopOutreach.com

~Hygine Products~

*Blistex/Chapstick

*Dental Floss

*Deodorant

*Disposable Razors

*Eye Drops/Saline Drops

*Feminine Products

*Hand/Body Lotion

*Hand Sanitizer

*Kleenex

*Body Soap (liquid only)

*Mouthwash

*Nail Clippers

*Powder (baby, body, foot)

*Q-tips

*Shampoo/Conditioner

*Shaving Cream

*Sun Block/Sunscreen

*Toothbrush

*Toothpaste

*Wet Wipes/Handy Wipes

~Miscellaneous~

*Black Electrical Tape

*Comics

*Envelopes

*Hand/Foot Warmers

*Joke Books

*Binder Paper

*Pencils/Pens

*Puzzle Books

*White Socks

*Unused Christmas Cards

~Food/Drink~

*BEEF Jerky

*Individually Wrapped Candy (fun size)

*Coco Pebbles (single servings)

*Coffee Packets

*Dried Fruit/Raisins

*Girl Scout Cookies

*Granola/Power/Protein Bars

*Gum/Mints

*Hot Cocoa (singles)

*Nuts/Corn Nuts

*Oatmeal Packets

*Pop Tarts

*Trail Mix

*Pre-sweetened Drink Mix (singles)

*Pumpkin/Sunflower seeds

*Ramen Noodles (no cup-o-noodles)

*Tea Bags (individually wrapped)

SALUTE OUR TROOPS

We here with the Thunder want to thank all of those that have, are, or are going to serve our country. You brave few protect our freedoms and our rights to enjoy a hockey game on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Recognizing you for just two days doesn't seem like enough, but know that all of us, and all of our fans, appreciate everything you do.

ROUGH & READY IRISH RED BEER

You fans really did a number on the Thunder's new beer, Rough & Ready Irish Red! The response to everything, the videos, the shirts, and of course the beer was truly overwhelming.

The response to everything was so amazing that we ran out and the certain sizes of the shirts were out as well!

Well the beer is back and so too are the shirts, and our distribution has grown! You can now get your own Rough & Ready Irish Red beer at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel provided you are 21 years of age or older.

FROZEN MOMENT:

This shot taken by Asvitt Photography shows Ryan Hayes celebrating after yet another goal, but despite the winger's good fortune offensively last weekend, the Thunder were unable to beat the Steelheads. Hayes now has 13 goals this season in 26 games played.

FAN PICTURE OF THE WEEK:

No other teams ceased operations, no game was added in Alaska, and finally...after two months, the kids got the chance to skate with the team. We got a ton of great pictures but this one is extremely cute featuring a couple young ladies posing with the team captain, Garet Hunt.

TWEET OF THE WEEK:

That didn't take long for Mathieu Gagnon to get in his first AHL fight in his first AHL game. @IslesEnforcers tweeted this to us and we're glad he did as we got to enjoy "Gagz" give it to Cody Bass on the ice! We are so proud of all of you guys that have made it to the AHL and certainly Mathieu making us proud yesterday!

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