Wichita Thunder

The Wichita Thunder announced this afternoon that tonight's game against the Allen Americans has been POSTPONED. Due to weather conditions in the Dallas area, the Americans were unable to make the trip to Wichita. All tickets purchased for tonight's game may be exchanged for any future Thunder game for the remainder of the regular season. Ticket exchanges must be made at the Wichita Thunder office. The game will be rescheduled to a later date. The Wichita Thunder will be back on the ice Friday to take on the Missouri Mavericks, they'll then host Quad City on Saturday.

The Wichita Thunder announced the signing of defenseman Daniel Tetrault and right wing Lance Galbraith on Friday. Tetrault returns to the Thunder after two successful years with the IHL's Port Huron Icehawks.  The La Broquerie, Manitoba native scored 45 points last season for Port Huron which followed a 2008-09 campaign that saw him being named the IHL's Defenseman of the Year.  Tetrault, who will be 31 on opening night, spent three seasons in Wichita from 2005-2008, scoring 30 or more points each year.

The Wichita Thunder have released their schedule for the 2012-13 season. The Thunder tied a franchise-high 44 wins last season, won a Berry Conference title, claimed the Bud Poile Governor's Cup and went to the CHL Finals for the first time since 1998. The Thunder will begin the season with a pair of home games on opening weekend, hosting the Quad City Mallards on Friday, October 19 and the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday, October 20. The Central Hockey League will feature one 10-team conference this season, known as the Berry Conference.

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)

The current owners of the Wichita Thunder filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the team last week in Sedgwick County Court. The lawsuit alleges that the former owners, WIHO LLC and Jeffrey Lund, hid important financial information from Steven Brothers Sports Management during the deal. According to court documents, WIHO and Lund hired people to erase files from the computers pertaining to the financial situation of the hockey team.

Wichita's Thunder Hockey team was purchased by a local brothers, Rodney, Brandon and Johnny Steven. The deal closed Monday afternoon on the purchase of the minor league professional hockey team by its newly formed Steven Brothers Sports Management, LLC. “We're now playing at one of the nicest arenas, with Kevin McClelland who is a first class coach,” said Rodney Steven II. “My brothers and I are ready to put all of our business experience to...

Press Release from Wichita Thunder - A tight, defensive struggle entered the third period scoreless on Saturday night. Wichita tallied three in the final 20 minutes and pulled away from the Arizona Sundogs, winning 3-0 at INTRUST Bank Arena. Ian Lowe, Matt Summers and Les Reaney each scored for the Thunder while Torrie Jung earned his first post-season shutout of his career. Wichita takes a 2-0 lead in the series as the two teams will now travel back to Arizona for Games 3 and 4.  The first two periods were a close checking affair with both teams not allowing much through the neutral zone.

They're not old enough to order a drink or even out of high school, but twin brothers Taylor and Scot Finch already made one of the biggest decisions of their young lives. "You get the chance to do a lot of things most people wouldn't ever get to do and see a lot of things people wouldn't get to see and protect the lives of your family and everyone back home that you care about," said Scot. The Winfield High School seniors were among a group of about 100 future soldiers sworn in to the U.S. Army during Friday's night Thunder hockey game.

Local young people will soon get a chance to be part of a new hockey league called the Junior Thunder. For the first time in the organization's 20-year history, the Wichita Thunder will found a new team in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and will begin play in the 2012-13 season. Wichita Thunder owners say the search is underway for the first Junior Thunder head coach.  The team expects to make a coaching announcement in the coming weeks. The Junior Thunder is a partnership of Steven Brothers Sports Management LLC and will be operated by the Thunder organization in addition to the parent Central Hockey League club.

Rapid City (19-18-5) took an early 2-0 lead but the Wichita Thunder (26-14-3) battled back, scoring 5 unanswered goals to win the team's 5th straight game. R.G. Flath scored twice in the game with Matt Robinson, Neil Trim and Andrew Martens also adding one goal each. Goalie Torrie Jung earned his 13th win of the season.

The 2013 Ray Miron Presidents' Cup could fall into the hands of the Allen Americans tonight. Allen is coming off a dominant 5-1 win in Game 5 and could earn its first CHL title with a win in Wichita tonight. Wichita is coming off back-to-back losses and in both games they had the lead after one period with 1-0 leads. This match up is the Thunder's first elimination game of the post-season. Tonight marks the 10th Game 6 in CHL Finals history and in those games, the home team is 7-2.  Four times the team up 3-2 won the game thus winning the Cup. Wichita's Chad Painchaud has a goal and two assists during his current three-game point streak and has four goals and seven assists in the post-season.

Courtesy of Wichita Thunder - Prescott Valley, AZ (April 3rd) -   In a see-saw affair on Wednesday night, Les Reaney scored four minutes into the first overtime session to give the Thunder a 4-3 win over Arizona at Tim's Toyota Center. Wichita earns its second sweep in franchise history and first since the 1993-94 CHL Finals against the Tulsa Oilers. Greger Hanson scored two goals while Reaney had a goal and an assist. Wichita won in overtime in back-to-back nights and its third of the series.

Press Release from Wichita Thunder - A tight, defensive struggle entered the third period scoreless on Saturday night. Wichita tallied three in the final 20 minutes and pulled away from the Arizona Sundogs, winning 3-0 at INTRUST Bank Arena. Ian Lowe, Matt Summers and Les Reaney each scored for the Thunder while Torrie Jung earned his first post-season shutout of his career. Wichita takes a 2-0 lead in the series as the two teams will now travel back to Arizona for Games 3 and 4.  The first two periods were a close checking affair with both teams not allowing much through the neutral zone.

Rapid City (19-18-5) took an early 2-0 lead but the Wichita Thunder (26-14-3) battled back, scoring 5 unanswered goals to win the team's 5th straight game. R.G. Flath scored twice in the game with Matt Robinson, Neil Trim and Andrew Martens also adding one goal each. Goalie Torrie Jung earned his 13th win of the season.

The Central Hockey League announced an agreement with the town of Brampton, Ontatio in Canada to have a team playing in the CHL starting next season (2013-14). Brampton is located approximately 30 miles outside of Toronto. It is more than 1,100 miles from Wichita. By bus, the trip would take more than 17 hours. Brampton will also be the only team located in the eastern time zone. While a Letter of Intent has been signed, details for the Wichita Thunder are still sketchy at best.

The Wichita Thunder announced this afternoon that tonight's game against the Allen Americans has been POSTPONED. Due to weather conditions in the Dallas area, the Americans were unable to make the trip to Wichita. All tickets purchased for tonight's game may be exchanged for any future Thunder game for the remainder of the regular season. Ticket exchanges must be made at the Wichita Thunder office. The game will be rescheduled to a later date. The Wichita Thunder will be back on the ice Friday to take on the Missouri Mavericks, they'll then host Quad City on Saturday.

Pediatrician Dr. Amy Seery has been using every opportunity to talk with patients about fluoride.  She's part of a coalition of doctors and dentists hoping Wichitans will vote to add it to the water. Doctors have organized telephone Q & A sessions and flagged down drivers at busy intersections to spread the word. "We're doing a lot of the sign waves.  You can see us on the side of the road with our white coats with our stethoscopes and our scrubs," Seery said. Critics of fluoride agree, the issue is about information.

The Wichita Thunder have released their schedule for the 2012-13 season. The Thunder tied a franchise-high 44 wins last season, won a Berry Conference title, claimed the Bud Poile Governor's Cup and went to the CHL Finals for the first time since 1998. The Thunder will begin the season with a pair of home games on opening weekend, hosting the Quad City Mallards on Friday, October 19 and the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday, October 20. The Central Hockey League will feature one 10-team conference this season, known as the Berry Conference.

For the first time in its 20-year history, the Wichita Thunder welcomes the Junior Thunder, a new franchise in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and will begin play in the 2012-13 season. The Junior Thunder is a partnership of Steven Brothers Sports Management LLC and will be operated by the Thunder organization in addition to the parent Central Hockey League club. "We are very excited to be a part of the WSHL," commented GM Bryan Wells. "It will give all local kids the opportunity to stay in Wichita to play junior hockey at a level we have never had in town before.

Local young people will soon get a chance to be part of a new hockey league called the Junior Thunder. For the first time in the organization's 20-year history, the Wichita Thunder will found a new team in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) and will begin play in the 2012-13 season. Wichita Thunder owners say the search is underway for the first Junior Thunder head coach.  The team expects to make a coaching announcement in the coming weeks. The Junior Thunder is a partnership of Steven Brothers Sports Management LLC and will be operated by the Thunder organization in addition to the parent Central Hockey League club.