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Wichita vs KC, January 10 2021
WICHITA, Kan. (Jan.10) - Wichita blew open a close game on Sunday afternoon, scoring three times in the third period and skated away with a 6-2 win against Kansas City at INTRUST Bank Arena. Bobby McMann led all scorers with 4 points (1g, 3a) while Noel Hoefenmayer, Jeremy McKenna and Matteo Gennaro each had two. Evan Weninger made 37 saves to grab his second win of the season. Fournier put the Thunder on the board with an early power play goal during the first period. McMann caught a pass across the face-off dots, fired a shot towards the net and Bonar couldn't hold onto the rebound. The referee reviewed the play to make sure Fournier didn't kick it in with his skate and the goal was allowed to count. Kansas City tied it up seven minutes later during a delayed penalty. Bryan Lemos put home a long rebound for his third of the year to pull even at one. Jay Dickman broke the tie at 3:48 of the second. He redirected a pass from Sean Allen through Bonar to make it 2-1. McMann increased the lead to 3-1 as he stole the puck near the red line, raced up the left wing, got behind the defender and slid a backhand past Bonar. Kansas City answered on the power play at 11:38 as Willie Corrin cut the lead back to one with a shot from the slot. Towards the end of the frame, things started to get chippy as Jacob Graves threw a hit near the benches and Loren Ulett went after him. Both were sent off with an extra two minutes being given to Graves for tripping. In the third, Wichita opened up the floodgates and skated away with a 6-2 win. Gennaro notched his sixth of the season at 4:53 from the slot. At 8:15, Hoefenmayer increased the lead to 5-2 with his second of the year. He caught a pass at the right circle and buried a shot past Bonar's glove. Brayden Watts netted his first goal as a pro at 13:32 as he slammed home a one-timer from the right dot and made it 6-2. Wichita scored a power play goal for the first time in three games. The two teams combined for 52 penalty minutes. Kansas City had eight power plays, which ties a season-high for the opposition against the Thunder in a game this year. McMann had four points, which is a new career-high and snapped a two-game scoreless streak. Gennaro and Hoefenmayer both had a goal and an assist. McKenna added two more helpers. Fournier has goals in back-to-back games and scored in three of the four contests this week.
The Thunder Report With Head Coach Bruce Ramsay
Hear from Head Coach Bruce Ramsay as we get ready for a three-in-three with the Kansas City Mavericks
Wichita at Fort Wayne, March 11 2020
FORT WAYNE, IN (Mar. 11) - Fort Wayne used a five-goal second period to skate past Wichita on Wednesday night, 7-2, at Memorial Coliseum. Ostap Safin and Peter Crinella found the back of the net for the Thunder in the losing effort. After a scoreless first period, Brady Shaw broke the tie as he fired a wrist shot through a screen at 2:21 to make it 1-0. Safin quickly got the Thunder on the board less than a minute later as he caught a pass from Stefan Fournier and beat Stefanos Lekkas to tie it at one. The Komets scored the next four to grab a hold of the game. At 6:51, Drake Rysmha came down the middle of ice from center and beat Dylan Wells with a wrist shot to make it 2-1. Shawn Szydlowski scored a power play tally at 9:16 to make it 3-1. Just over a minute later, Mason Bergh tapped home a rebound past Wells to make it 4-1. Shaw book-ended the period with a shorthanded goal at 17:20 to make it 5-1. At the start of the third, Mitch Gillam came on in relief for Wells. The Thunder got on the board as Peter Crinella scored early to cut the lead to 5-2. He appeared to be going around the net, but a shot got through the legs of Lekkas and past him for Crinella's 19th of the season. Brett McKenzie recorded a pair of power play goals to close the scoring down the stretch for the 7-2. win. Wichita's streak of power play goals was snapped tonight, going 0-for-5. Fournier, Exell and Merasty collected assists.
Wichita at Kansas City, March 8, 2020
INDEPENDENCE, MO (Mar. 8) - For the first time this season, Wichita won back-to-back games on the road with a comeback victory at Kansas City, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Stefan Fournier potted the game-winner late in the third and Mitch Gillam held down the fort for his 15th win of the year. Kansas City got off to a good start, scoring twice in the first 20 minutes. At 14:32, Mason Morelli got in behind the defense and scored to make it 1-0. Dylan Fitze made it 2-0 as he redirected a wrist shot from the blueline at 16:58. Towards the end of the second, Wichita started to generate scoring chances and cashed in at 13:17 when Jacob Graves found Lane Bauer near the net and he re-directed a backhand past Nick Schneider to make it 2-1. Garrett Schmitz tied the game at 9:30 of the third as he hammered a one-timer from the left circle past Schneider. At 13:31, Fournier gave Wichita its first lead of the game as he re-directed a pass from Ostap Safin and made it 3-2. Kansas City pulled Schneider down the stretch, but the Thunder held on for the win. The Thunder have scored power play goals in six-straight games. Fournier has goals in back-to-back games on the weekend. Schmitz notched his 7th of the year while Bauer collected his 2nd of the season.
Wichita at Kansas City, March 7 2020
INDEPENDENCE, MO (Mar. 7) - Wichita jumped out a four-goal lead and never looked back in a 4-1 win on Saturday night over Kansas City at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Stefan Fournier, Jason Salvaggio, Jay Dickman, Peter Crinella and Billy Exell each had two points while Dylan Wells stopped 35 shots he faced. The Thunder moves back into sixth place with the victory, one point ahead of the Mavericks. Wichita jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Salvaggio and Crinella. Salvaggio scored at 15:16 on the power play with a wrist shot from the left face-off dot. At 18:53, Crinella put home a rebound off a shot from Jay Dickman and made it 2-0. Just 33 seconds into the second, Crinella found Dickman cutting to the left post and he buried his first in a Thunder uniform to make it 3-0. Wichita added to the lead at 7:20 with its second power play tally of the evening. Fournier cut to the net up the left wing, got to the crease and popped it through Schneider. The play was reviewed by the officials, but the goal would stand. Mason Morelli broke up the shutout bid for Wells with a power play goal at 15:27. He whistled a wrist shot from the left circle over the short-side shoulder of Wells to make it 4-1. Despite being outshot 20-8 in the third, Wichita skated away with the victory. Wichita scored two power play goals for the second game in a row and has two or more power play tallies in three of the last four games. Fournier notched his 100th ECHL point and had an assist. Salvaggio has goals in three-straight, goals in four of his last five and power play markers in back-to-back games. Exell had a pair of helpers to extend his point-streak to four games.
Wichita at Tulsa, February 15 2020
TULSA, OK (Feb. 15) - Playing with a short line-up for the second night in a row, Wichita battled hard on Saturday night to a 4-3 loss against Tulsa at the BOK Center. Stefan Fournier and Spencer Dorowicz led the way with two points while Jason Salvaggio tallied his 12th of the season. The Thunder got on the board first as they were awarded a two-man advantage. Dorowicz pounced on a rebound near the left post and lifted a wrist shot over Devin Williams to make it 1-0. Just over a minute later, Jake Clifford fired a one-timer from the right circle up over the left shoulder of Dylan Wells to tie the game at one. In the second, the Oilers cashed in to take their first lead at 5:28 as Miles Liberati unloaded a one-timer from the right circle that just got past Wells. Fournier tied it at 10:14 as he caught a pass from Taylor Pryce and fired a slap shot past Williams. Jared Thomas re-gained the lead at 13:26. He fired a shot that was blocked by a defenseman, found the loose puck and put another wrister that got past Wells to make it 3-2. Salvaggio tied the game at 14:08 as he caught a pass from Dorowicz, faded to the edge of the right circle and fired one past Williams. 40 seconds later, Charlie Sampair scored the eventual game-winner as he turned around in the slot and put a shot on Wells that got under his arm to make it 4-3. Wichita had some good chances down the stretch, but couldn't pull even and lost for the second night in a row to Tulsa. Wichita played with just eight forwards and four defensemen due to injuries and call-ups. Fournier tallied his eighth multi-point game of the season while Dorowicz collected his sixth. Price notched his first ECHL point of his career with an assist.
Wichita at Kansas City, February 11 2020
INDEPENDENCE, MO (Feb. 11) - Wichita had plenty of quality scoring chances on Tuesday night, but fell just short in a 2-1 loss to Kansas City at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. Peter Crinella scored with less than a minute remaining to give the Thunder life, but the Mavericks held off the comeback bid with their second win in the last four days against the Thunder. Wichita carried the play in the first period with four grade-A scoring chances that Nick Schneider was able to keep out of the net. Kansas City took a 1-0 lead at 14:38 as Rocco Carzo redirected a shot from the blueline past Mitch Gillam. With just over 3 minutes to go in the frame, Wichita appeared to score to tie the game. The ref was reaching to blow the whistle and immediately waived it off and the goal wouldn't count. Kansas City doubled the Thunder in shots during the second period, firing 14 on net. Gillam stood firm in net for Wichita, making his best save with 6 minutes to go when a bad bounce found its way to Matt Schmalz and Gillam stopped him, point-blank. Marcus Crawford added to the Mavericks lead at 10:17 of the third. He fired a one-timer from the top of the left circle that got past Gillam to make it 2-0. With 54 seconds remaining, Gillam was lifted for the extra attacker and the Thunder cashed in. Crinella found some space at the left circle and buried his 17th of the season to make it 2-1. Kansas City held on late for the victory. Wichita remains in fifth place with 50 points, just two ahead of Kansas City, who now has 48. Gillam was solid in the losing effort, stopping 31 shots. Crinella has three goals in his last two games.
Wichita vs. Utah, February 5, 2020
WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 5) - Wichita began a busy week on Wednesday night, falling to the Utah Grizzlies, 3-1, at INTRUST Bank Arena. Sean Allen scored the lone Thunder goal in the loss. Mitch Gillam was outstanding in net for the Thunder, stopping 28 shots he faced. Both teams played strong in the neutral zone in the opening period. Griffen Molino gave the Grizzlies the early lead as he found a rebound in front of the net and buried it at 11:29 to make it 1-0. In the second, Allen put the Thunder on the board with a blast from the left point past Martin Ouellette's glove to tie it at one. Gillam made a spectacular save with 10 minutes to go in the frame as he went from post-to-post to rob Brandon Saigeon. However, Garrett Schmitz fired the puck over the glass and Utah cashed in on the man advantage. Molino unloaded a wrist shot that was stopped by Gillam. He couldn't locate the puck, and Mitch Maxwell buried it to make it 2-1 on the power play. Both teams killed off penalties in the final period. Wichita pulled Gillam down the stretch, but Tim McGauley added an empty-net goal to give the Grizzlies the 3-1 victory. Wichita's streak of scoring on the power play was snapped tonight, going 0-for-2. Allen netted his first goal as a pro.
Highlights
Wichita at Rapid City, April 13, 2024
RAPID CITY, SD (April 13) – Wichita closed the regular season on Saturday night, losing to Rapid City, 3-2, at The Monument.
Wichita at Rapid City, April 12, 2024
RAPID CITY, SD (April 12) – Wichita had three separate two-goal leads slip away on Friday night, losing in overtime to Rapid City, ...
Wichita at Rapid City, April 11, 2024
RAPID CITY, SD (April 11) – Wichita kicked off a three-game series in the Black Hills on Thursday night, falling to Rapid City, 6-2, ...
Wichita at Iowa, March 24, 2024
CORALVILLE, IA (Mar. 24) – Wichita closed its three-game series against Iowa on Sunday afternoon, losing 2-1 at Xtream Arena.
Wichita at Iowa, March 23, 2024
CORALVILLE, IA (Mar. 23) – Wichita battled back from a two-goal deficit on Saturday night, but fell to Iowa, 3-2, at Xtream Arena.
Wichita vs Kansas City, March 10, 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (Mar. 10) – Michal Stinil scored at 4:45 of overtime to give Wichita a 5-4 victory over Kansas City on Sunday ...
Wichita at Kansas City, March 1, 2024
INDEPENDENCE, MO (Mar. 1) – Wichita battled back to tie the game late on Friday night, but fell to Kansas City in a shootout, 5-4, ...
Wichita at Indy, February 24, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (Feb. 24) – Lleyton Moore recorded a power play goal in overtime to propel Wichita past Indy on Saturday ...
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