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The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced Thursday the signing of defenseman T.J. Miller. The second-year pro will be in uniform this weekend as Wichita travels to Rapid City, SD to take on the Rush. Miller (6'4", 220-lbs) was a fourth round draft pick of the New Jersey Devils, selected #107 overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to going pro, the Placentia, CA native spent four seasons at Northern Michigan University of the CCHA, scoring 40 points (8g, 32a)

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced today that there are changes to their road schedule for the upcoming 2012-13 season. The Thunder also announced that tickets will go on sale to the general public this upcoming Wednesday, September 19 th . Two games against the Texas Brahmas have been rescheduled. The Thunder will travel to take on the Brahmas on Sunday, November 11 th at 4 p.m. instead of Wednesday, November 7 th . The following month, Wichita will face the Brahmas on Sunday, December 16 th at 4 p.m. instead of Wednesday, December 12 th . Also, Wichita's game on February 2 nd at Quad City has been moved back to Wednesday, January 2 nd at 7:05 p.m. I ndividual tickets for the 2012-13 season will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, September 19 th . Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase extra tickets on September 17 th and 18 th . Wichita opens the season on Friday, October 19 th against the Quad City Mallards and Saturday, October 20 th against the Tulsa Oilers.

It took Chris Chappell just two minutes in the first overtime period to light the lamp and win the game for the Wichita Thunder.  Chappell's goal at 18:01 gave the Thunder a 2-1 win over the Texas Brahmas and gave Wichita a 3-2 series lead in the conference finals. Wichita opened the scoring in the game with Daniel Tetrault's power play goal in the first period.  It was scoreless until the final 6 minutes of the game when Texas' Brett Findlay snuck one past Adam Russo on the Brahmas' power play to tie the game at 1 and eventually send it into overtime.

Wichita dropped its second game in a row on Friday night, losing 2-1 to the Texas Brahmas at the NYTEX Sports Centre. With the win, the Brahmas pull even in the series as both teams have won in their own buildings. Texas took advantage of a five-minute power play and scored the first goal of the game eight minutes in. After Chris Greene was called for charging Brahmas starter Brad Fogal, Erik Spady scored from the right face-off circle and gave Texas a 1-0 lead. With 4:30 remaining in the first, Daniel Tetrault made a nice move around a defender and found Thomas Beauregard (4)

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced Tuesday the call-up of goaltender Scott Darling from the Mississippi RiverKings of the SPHL. The Lemont, IL native will be in the line-up Wednesday night when the Thunder take on the Arizona Sundogs. Darling (6-6, 230-lbs) was a sixth round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2007, taken 153rd overall. The second-year pro appeared in 18 games for Mississippi, going 7-10-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a save percentage of .892. Darling has won his last three starts, compiling a 2.60 goals against and a .909 save percentage.

The Wichita State Shockers look for their 8th straight win when they host Evansville on Wednesday night.  Wichita State (17-3, 8-1) beat Evansville (10-9. 5-4) at the Ford Center 67-66 earlier this season.  Garrett Stutz scored 29 points in that first game against the Purple Aces which is bad news for the Shockers considering the big man is a game-time decision for Wichita State.  Stutz is still battling a strained rhomboid muscle. Game-time is set for 7 pm at Charles Koch Arena.

The Wichita Thunder lost 4-1 to the Texas Brahmas at the NYTEX Sports Centre on Monday night. Wichita took the early lead, but the Brahmas managed four unanswered goals, the last three of which came on the power play, to earn the win. Wichita scored just 3:08 into the game for the first goal of the night.  Andrew Martens took a pass from Aaron Davis and scored from the blue line.  The Brahmas tied it 41 seconds later when Mick Lawrence backhanded an open rebound underneath the left pad of Kevin Beech.

Despite being shorthanded for much of Friday night's affair with the Texas Brahmas (14-10-6), Wichita (19-8-1) got a two-goal outing from Matt Summers and held on for a 4-3 victory at INTRUST Bank Arena in front of 6,217. The win coupled with an Allen overtime loss moves Wichita into first place in the Berry Conference with 39 points. Texas got on the board first at 4:24 of the first period when Adam Hogg caught a pass on the far side of the net and beat Wichita netminder Adam Russo to give the Brahmas a 1-0 lead.

An hour after being named a starter to the 2012 CHL All-Star team, the Wichita Thunder announced that defenseman Andrew Martens has been called-up to the AHL's Oklahoma City Barons.  Martens will be in uniform tonight when the Barons host the Rochester Americans.   The Friendswood, TX native has been a model of consistency for Wichita this season and was the top vote getter as he appeared on 35 ballots.  Martens is tied for the lead in scoring by defensemen (8g, 14a=22)

The 2012 Ray Miron President's Cup Finals Schedule was announced this afternoon as the Berry Conference Champion Wichita Thunder will take on the Turner Conference Champion Fort Wayne Komets in a best-of-seven series beginning Saturday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita finished the regular season with a 44-19-3 record (91 points), earning home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. With the most points in the regular season, Wichita claimed the Bud Poile Governors Cup and was the number one seed overall.

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced today that there are changes to their road schedule for the upcoming 2012-13 season. The Thunder also announced that tickets will go on sale to the general public this upcoming Wednesday, September 19 th . Two games against the Texas Brahmas have been rescheduled. The Thunder will travel to take on the Brahmas on Sunday, November 11 th at 4 p.m. instead of Wednesday, November 7 th . The following month, Wichita will face the Brahmas on Sunday, December 16 th at 4 p.m. instead of Wednesday, December 12 th . Also, Wichita's game on February 2 nd at Quad City has been moved back to Wednesday, January 2 nd at 7:05 p.m. I ndividual tickets for the 2012-13 season will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, September 19 th . Season ticket holders will have the opportunity to purchase extra tickets on September 17 th and 18 th . Wichita opens the season on Friday, October 19 th against the Quad City Mallards and Saturday, October 20 th against the Tulsa Oilers.

The 2012 Ray Miron President's Cup Finals Schedule was announced this afternoon as the Berry Conference Champion Wichita Thunder will take on the Turner Conference Champion Fort Wayne Komets in a best-of-seven series beginning Saturday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita finished the regular season with a 44-19-3 record (91 points), earning home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. With the most points in the regular season, Wichita claimed the Bud Poile Governors Cup and was the number one seed overall.

Matt Robinson collected his own rebound and scored the game-winning goal at 4:44 of overtime, sending Wichita to the CHL Finals for the first time since 1997-98 with a 3-2 win over the Texas Brahmas in Game Six of the Berry Conference Finals. Wichita wins the series 4-2 and will await its opponent between Fort Wayne and Missouri. Wichita scored first for the second game in a row, taking advantage of a seven-minute penalty assessed to Erik Spady. Chris Chappell (4)

It took Chris Chappell just two minutes in the first overtime period to light the lamp and win the game for the Wichita Thunder.  Chappell's goal at 18:01 gave the Thunder a 2-1 win over the Texas Brahmas and gave Wichita a 3-2 series lead in the conference finals. Wichita opened the scoring in the game with Daniel Tetrault's power play goal in the first period.  It was scoreless until the final 6 minutes of the game when Texas' Brett Findlay snuck one past Adam Russo on the Brahmas' power play to tie the game at 1 and eventually send it into overtime.

Wichita dropped its second game in a row on Friday night, losing 2-1 to the Texas Brahmas at the NYTEX Sports Centre. With the win, the Brahmas pull even in the series as both teams have won in their own buildings. Texas took advantage of a five-minute power play and scored the first goal of the game eight minutes in. After Chris Greene was called for charging Brahmas starter Brad Fogal, Erik Spady scored from the right face-off circle and gave Texas a 1-0 lead. With 4:30 remaining in the first, Daniel Tetrault made a nice move around a defender and found Thomas Beauregard (4)

Wichita erupted for seven goals in the second period and blew by the Texas Brahmas with an 8-1 win Sunday afternoon at INTRUST Bank Arena. The Thunder takes a 2-0 lead in the Berry Conference Finals as the series will shift to North Richland Hill, TX on Wednesday night. Adam Hogg got things started at 2:47 of the first period to give Texas a 1-0 lead. Wichita has yet to score the first goal of the game in the playoffs, but the Thunder responded just past the midway point of the opening frame.

The Wichita State Shockers look for their 8th straight win when they host Evansville on Wednesday night.  Wichita State (17-3, 8-1) beat Evansville (10-9. 5-4) at the Ford Center 67-66 earlier this season.  Garrett Stutz scored 29 points in that first game against the Purple Aces which is bad news for the Shockers considering the big man is a game-time decision for Wichita State.  Stutz is still battling a strained rhomboid muscle. Game-time is set for 7 pm at Charles Koch Arena.

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced Tuesday the call-up of goaltender Scott Darling from the Mississippi RiverKings of the SPHL. The Lemont, IL native will be in the line-up Wednesday night when the Thunder take on the Arizona Sundogs. Darling (6-6, 230-lbs) was a sixth round draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2007, taken 153rd overall. The second-year pro appeared in 18 games for Mississippi, going 7-10-1 with a 3.25 GAA and a save percentage of .892. Darling has won his last three starts, compiling a 2.60 goals against and a .909 save percentage.

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League announced Thursday the signing of defenseman T.J. Miller. The second-year pro will be in uniform this weekend as Wichita travels to Rapid City, SD to take on the Rush. Miller (6'4", 220-lbs) was a fourth round draft pick of the New Jersey Devils, selected #107 overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to going pro, the Placentia, CA native spent four seasons at Northern Michigan University of the CCHA, scoring 40 points (8g, 32a)

Wichita exploded for five goals in the third period including two from Thomas Beauregard as the Thunder (21-8-2) blew past the Tulsa Oilers (16-12-3) with a 6-2 win Saturday night in front of 6,410 fans at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita is now 5-4-0 against Tulsa this season and still leads the Berry Conference with 44 points. The Oilers struck first at 3:09 of the first period as former Thunder forward Troy Ofukany came down on the rush and snuck one past Wichita goalie Ryan MacDonald to make it 1-0. Ofukany played in 93 games for Wichita, scoring 63 points before being traded to Odessa in 2009-10.