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February 4, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


LAST WEEK : 1-1-0-0

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS : (all times PST)

AWAY : Tuesday, Feb. 4 (7:00 p.m.) at Bakersfield Condors

AWAY : Wednesday, Feb. 5 (7:00 p.m.) at Ontario Reign

AWAY : Friday, Feb. 7 (8:15 p.m.) at Alaska Aces

AWAY : Saturday, Feb. 8 (8:15 p.m.) at Alaska Aces

AWAY : Sunday, Feb. 9 (4:05 p.m.) at Alaska Aces

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WEEK IN REVIEW :

STK 5 - COL 7 (2/1/14) : For the first time since Opening Night the Thunder hosted the Colorado Eagles for a game at Stockton Arena and the game started very similar to that very first game that ended with the Thunder winning 5-0. Garet Hunt got the scoring started in that game and did the same for this game in the first minute of the game. Just 40 ticks into the game, Matt Bergland stepped in over the line and got crushed just inside the blueline. However, the winger took a hit to make a play and got the puck to Greg Miller rushing down the far side boards. Miller found Hunt in the slot all alone and the Captain buried the goal to give the Thunder the early lead. Not but 1:06 seconds later, James Henry would make the score 2-0 Thunder. Sean Escobedo would be the next to strike as his goal deflected off a Colorado player and in to make it 3-0 Thunder after one. Credit Colorado for coming out and knocking the Thunder off their game in the second as three straight Eagles goals tied the game heading into the third. It was back and forth with both teams picking up two goals, but with just minutes left to play, a costly turnover behind the Thunder net resulted in Eagle Kyle Ostrow banking one off Parker Milner's skates and in to complete his hat-trick. Trent Daavettila added the empty netter to seal the 7-5 comeback win for Colorado.

2013-14 TEAM LEADERS :

Points -Joey Martin (38)

Goals - Garet Hunt (14)

Assists - Joey Martin (28)

Plus/Minus - James Henry (+15)

Penalty Minutes - Garet Hunt (95)

2013-14 GOALTENDING LEADERS :

Games Played - Brian Foster (28)

Wins - Brian Foster (17)

Goals Against Average - Brian Foster (2.84)

Save Percentage - Brian Foster (.908)

Shutouts - Brian Foster, Parker Milner (1)

2013-14 CURRENT STREAKS :

Goals - James Henry, Greg Miller (3)

Assists - Matt Bergland (3)

Points - Greg Miller (5)

Wins - n/a

Losses - Brian Foster, Parker Milner (1)

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 :

-Joey Martin is 2 goals away from 50 in his ECHL career

-Ryan Hayes is 6 points away from 150 in his ECHL career and 17 games away from 200

-Lee Baldwin is 6 assists away from 50 in his ECHL career

-Ryan Constant is 8 goals shy of 50 in his ECHL career

-Corey Trivino is 8 games away from 100 in his ECHL career

-Alex MacLeod is 11 games shy of 50 in his ECHL career

-Jason Clark is 12 games away from 50 in his ECHL career

-Joey Martin is 18 points shy of 200 in his ECHL career

RECENTLY ACCOMPLISHED MILESTONES :

-Garet Hunt picked up his 14th goal of the season on 2/1/14 to break his previous personal record of 13 goals in a season.

-Sean Escobedo scored his first professional goal off a deflection on 2/1/14

TEAM NOTES :

-The Thunder are 11-8-0-2 on home ice while 10-7-0-3 in road games. At Stockton Arena the team is +7 in goal differential while on the road the team has allowed one more goal then they've scored.

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

-In the skills competition, the Thunder have scored just 7 of 40 attempts thanks to Joey Martin (x3), Mitch Bruijsten (x2), Greg Miller and former Thunder forward Brayden Irwin. Thunder goaltenders have allowed 9 goals on 41 attempts.

-The Thunder are 16-6-0-3 in games when they've scored first.

-Stockton is 9-5-0-0 against Mountain Division opponents and 12-10-0-5 against Pacific Division opponents.

-The Thunder have the top power play unit in the league as they are the only team that have converted over 20% of their power play chances. The Thunder have an overall conversion rate of 20.4%, but on home ice, the Thunder's PP has struck 26.2% of the time. Away from Stockton Arena, the Thunder are 16 for 97 on the power play, good for a 16.5% conversion rate.

-The Thunder have scored the third most goals in the league with 140 behind Cincinnati and Florida who have scored 141.

-The Thunder are second in the league in goals for per game as they average 3.41 goals per game behind Cincinnati at 3.44

-Stockton is +12 in goals differential in the first period, +4 in the second, -10 in the third, and +3 in overtime.

-The Thunder are averaging 29.88 shots per game while allowing opponents to fire 31.51 per game. The Thunder have outshot opponents 13 times at Stockton Arena and just 8 times on the road.

-Stockton is 12-4-0-2 when leading after the first period, 16-0-0-3 when leading after two, and 15-5-0-1 when they outshoot an opponent. However, the team is 2-11-0-1 when trailing after the second period and 5-9-0-3 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 11-2-0-5 and in games where the team has finished with a 4-goal or more lead the team is 7-1-0-0. The Thunder have only won three contests when the game is decided by 2 or 3 goals in 15 tries.

THUNDER AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS :

-Andrew Clark joins Alaska's Peter Sivak, Former Ontario forward Kyle Kraemer, and Colorado's Kyle Ostrow as the only four players in the ECHL to score 5 points in a single game this season. Clark registered 2 goals and 3 assists in the December 15th game against Bakersfield.

-Joey Martin is tied 9th on the points leaderboard with 38. Martin is tied for 3rd in the ECHL with 28 assists.

-Greg Miller is tied 7th in the league among rookies with 28 points. In addition, Miller is second behind only Cincinnati's Wade Megan in shooting percentage among rookies with over 50 shots. Miller has converted 13 goals on 72 shots good for a 18.1% conversion rate. Megan has scored 26% of his 50 shots.

-Ryan Constant is tied third in points on the defensive leaderboard with 26 points (6-20-26).

-In addition, Ryan Constant is tied for second in the league with 12 powerplay assists.

-James Henry is tied fourth in the league among rookies with a +15 rating.

-In addition, James Henry's 3 game winning goals sees him tied second in the ECHL among rookies.

-Mathieu Gagnon is tied for third in the league with 12 major penalties. All of Gagnon's majors have been for fighting.

-Brian Foster ranks third in the league in saves made with 799. Foster's 17 wins sits him third in the league.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES :

-Greg Miller leads the team in powerplay goals with 5. Miller is also tied first in the league among rookies in powerplay goals.

-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, Greg Miller, Landon Oslanski, Shawn Boutin, Mike Dalhuisen, and the departed Brayden Irwin, Nathan Deck and Kirill Kabanov.

-Garet Hunt now leads the Thunder in shots on goal with 94 followed by Joey Martin (91), Matt Bergland (88), and Andrew Clark (77)

-For Thunder shooters who have fired over 50 shots on net, Greg Miller has the best shooting percentage on the team, having scored on 18.1% of his 72 shots.

INJURY REPORT :

-Ryan Hayes was placed on the 21-day IR with an upper body injury on 11/27/13

-Jason Clark was retroactively placed on the 21-day IR with an upper body injury on 12/26/13

LAST WEEK'S ROSTER MOVES :

-Nathan Deck suspended by team 1/31/14

-Parker Milner assigned to the Stockton Thunder from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1/28/14

-Dave Guy released as emergency backup goaltender 1/28/14

THEY'VE ARRIVED :

The Youth Jerseys have arrived and for fans that received the letter during the January 26th game can pick up your jersey anytime from the Front Office during business hours or simply pick them up at the Thunder Information booth during any of the home games. Just bring your letter that you received to redeem your jersey and again, we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

THUNDER ON THE TUBE THIS WEEKEND : The Thunder will be featured on local and national television this weekend as part of the ECHL's Hockey Heritage Weekend event held in Anchorage, Alaska.

Fans in the greater Stockton and Sacramento areas can watch the February 7th game live on FOX40's digital channel, AntennaTV (KTXL.2), which is presented by Chase Chevrolet, Coors Banquet, H&R Block and Jack in the Box. Coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. PST.

The game will then be rebroadcast on Comcast Sportsnet California on February 8th at 4:00 p.m. and again on the NHL Network on February 9th at 10:00 a.m.

Antenna TV is available on the following Cable Networks:

Comcast Channel 189

Charter Channel 317

Volcano Vision Channel 441

Surewest Channel 172

ROUGH & READY ISLANDERS :

The team announced that Stockton Thunder will become the Rough & Ready Islanders for three games only this season as part of the ECHL's Heritage Hockey Weekend event. Both the Thunder and the Alaska Aces were tasked with coming up with an identity that pays tribute to their respective NHL affiliates while also recognizing the areas in which they hail from. Team President Brian Sandy was the mind behind the Rough & Ready Islanders name and jerseys as he worked with Port City Marketing Solutions and The New York Islanders to come up with this one of a kind jersey.

Rough & Ready Island is a former U.S. Naval base, and supply and ordnance depot during World War II, located just three miles west of Downtown Stockton. In June of 2000, the island was transferred to Stockton port officials and has been a big source of economic growth and development for the city.

A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY :

Actually...that's not true at all. It should be more like "In the near future in an ice rink on West Fremont Street"!

Either way the Star Wars Universe will be taking over Stockton Arena and we encourage all fans to come dressed in your best/favorite Star Wars costume and join the 501st Legion to celebrate Star Wars night on February 15th when the Thunder host the Utah Grizzlies at 7:30. If you are in need of tickets, you may be interested in the "Galaxy Far, Far Away" plan, which features two tickets to the game as well as four additional vouchers you can use at anytime starting at $58!

You won't want to miss the Thunder Lightsaber Thunder-stick giveaway either! The first 1,000 fans in the building receive a pair of lighted thunder-sticks!

SEASON TICKET HOLDER CHALK TALK #3 :

Head Coach Rich Kromm will host his third Chalk Talk of the season on February 15th at 6:15 for Season Ticket Holders only in the conference rooms near the North Entry. Coach will answer a few questions from broadcaster Brandon Kisker to get things going, and then take your questions on the state of the team, or just general hockey questions. Coach will answer questions for about 15 minutes before he'll head down to the dressing room to prepare the boys!

BUSY BIRTHDAY MONTH :

The Thunder have a few birthdays upcoming in February. On February 1st, the Thunder wished J.P. Burkemper a Happy 23rd Birthday and today the Thunder wish Brian Foster a Happy 27th Birthday. Four days later on February 8th, Shawn Boutin will turn 24 and to end the busy birthday month, Jason Clark will turn 22 on February 27th. February and October are the Thunder's busiest birthday months with 4 apiece.

FROZEN MOMENT :

Last week Mike Dalhuisen picked up the Frozen Moment award based on his kindness. While he is picking up his second straight Frozen Moment award, this one was not a "kind" photo. After taking exception to a hit thrown by Colorado's Jesse Mychan, the big Netherlands defenseman dropped the mitts and threw some massive punches that connected with Mychan. After a clear-cut win for Dalhuisen, the man referred to by the fans as a beast let out a thunderous roar that ignited the crowd.

FAN PICTURE OF THE WEEK :

While this photo took place back on January 26th, it was only sent to us via Twitter just a few days ago from Melody Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds captured a nice moment with her son Brody skating with Garet Hunt, and for good measure, the Captain gave the young man a stick as a birthday gift. Happy belated Birthday Brody!

TWEET OF THE WEEK :

This week's tweet comes from @JaredBayer who appears to be a San Francisco Bulls fan. We were truly disappointed to hear the news about San Francisco closing their doors and our organization wanted to reach out to Bulls fans to let them know that we were disappointed to hear the news like they were, and that they are always welcome here at Stockton Arena. Feel free to wear your colors and throw your horns if you like.

@SFBulls fans I know it sucks, but check out what @StocktonThunder said to our fans regarding yesterday's news. https://t.co/7ZWdGmoMG1



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