WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Thunder will open training camp on Monday with a pair of practices at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  28 players will take the ice for Wichita, including defenseman Pascal Bedard, who has notched 113 points in 280 career games.  The Thunder expect another key forward to join the team on Tuesday and continue negotiations with a veteran forward.  The Thunder will host the Tulsa Oilers in an exhibition game on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at the Wichita Ice Center.  All seats for the game will be general admission and will cost $10 each.  The Thunder will donate a portion of the proceeds to the family of former Tulsa defenseman Rob Guinn, who was killed in a traffic accident this past August.The Thunder will also play a pair of exhibition games at the defending CHL Champion Arizona Sundogs on Friday and Saturday, October 10th and 11th.  Face-off on both nights at the Tim’s Toyota Center will ... More»

Thunder Training Camp Roster

October 6,2008
Mike Batovanja  RW R 5-7 175 3/21/82  Hinton, Alberta  bat-uh-VAN-juhMatt Byrnes  C R 5-9 180 10/31/82  Lincoln, Rhone IslandMike Carmody  C R 5-11 175 11/9/83  Falmouth, ... More»

CHL and PHPA set to meet this week in Denver; PHPA Lifts Strike

October 5,2008
The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today that an agreement to meet with the Professional Hockey Player Association (PHPA) has been reached with the two sides meeting on Wednesday, October 8th and Thursday, October 9th in Denver, Colorado.  Subsequently, the PHPA announced that the strike against CHL teams ... More»

CHL Statement regarding PHPA Strike Notice

October 1,2008
The Central Hockey League (CHL) was notified on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 that the Professional Hockey Player Association (PHPA) has declared a strike against the CHL and its Member Clubs effective immediately. “We are disappointed that the PHPA has taken this step at this point in the negotiations,” ... More»

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