Thunder Becomes #HesstonStrong on March 26th

Wichita, KS (March 9th) - The Wichita Thunder, proud member of the ECHL and powered by Toyota, have extended an invitation to the workers at Excel Industries to come out to the game on Saturday, March 26th when the Thunder hosts the Quad City Mallards.

“As a member of the community, the Wichita Thunder were deeply touched by the events that occurred in Hesston,” commented VP of Ticket Sales Michael McCoy. “As our way to support the community and those effected within Excel Industries, we have donated 1,500 tickets to Excel to help with the healing process. We know this process will go on but wanted to show our support in any way we could.”

Employees from Excel Industries will be honored before the game with a special ceremonial puck drop. The Thunder twitter feed will remain #HesstonStrong for the rest of the season.

The Thunder travels to Allen on Saturday for the final two games of the season-series against the Americans.

Individual tickets for all games are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at the INTRUST Arena Box office, by calling 855-755-SEAT or go online at www.selectaseat.com.

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About the ECHLThe ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 28 teams in 20 states and one Canadian province for its 27th season in 2014-15. There have been 541 players who have started their career in the ECHL have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 29 who made their NHL debuts in the 2013-14 season. The ECHL had affiliations with 26 of the 30 NHL teams in 2013-14, marking the 17th consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

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