Thunder Weekly, November 21, 2023

WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 21) – Wichita returned home to host Rapid City for the first time this season. Look back at the week that was in this edition of Thunder Weekly, presented by BC Construction and Remodeling. Visit their website by clicking HERE.

LAST WEEK'S GAMES –

Friday, November 17
Rapid City at Wichita, 4-2 W recap
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Saturday, November 18
Rapid City at Wichita, 3-2 L recap
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Sunday, November 19
Rapid City at Wichita, 7-5 L recap
Watch highlights HERE

THIS WEEK'S GAMES – (All times are Central)

Wednesday, November 22
Allen at Wichita, 6:05 p.m. Country Night and Ollie's Winning Wednesday. Buy Tickets HERE.

Friday, November 24
Wichita at Kansas City, 7:35 p.m. Watch the game HERE or Listen by clicking HERE.

Saturday, November 25
Wichita at Kansas City, 6:05 p.m. Watch the game HERE or Listen by clicking HERE.

Sunday, November 26
Wichita at Tulsa, 4:05 p.m. Watch the game HERE or Listen by clicking HERE.

**Pre-game at home begins at 6:30 p.m. with Field Pass Hockey Pregame Show, presented by Toyota. Road games begin 15 minutes before puck drop. All games can be viewed on the Flo Hockey App. Fans can also listen online on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with the Mixlr App using the keyword Field Pass Hockey**

WICHITA
HOME: 4-3-0-0
AWAY: 1-6-1-0
OVERALL: 5-9-1-0
Last 10: 3-6-1-0
Streak: 0-2-0-0
Rank: T-4th, Mountain Division, 11 points

TEAM LEADERS
Goals: Bates, 8
Assists: Watts, 13
Points: Bates, 18
+/-: Bates, Roswell, +2
PIM: Masella, 45

BATES MOTEL – Peter Bates has been on a tear recently for the Thunder. He had five points (1g, 4a) over the weekend. The second-year forward from St. Norbert College has 11 points (5g, 6a) in his last six games. Bates took over the team-lead in points with 18 and is four games away from playing in his 100th ECHL game. 

200 – Jay Dickman recorded his seventh goal of the season on Sunday afternoon. The Bemidji State product has tallied 75 career ECHL goals and is closing in on 200 ECHL points. He has 15 points (7g, 8a) in 15 games. 

MIILER TIME – Aaron Miller is starting to find his stride up front for the Thunder. He had three goals over the weekend, including two on Sunday which was also his first two-goal outing of the year. Miller has seven points (4g, 3a) in 12 games this season. 

MEECH – Michal Stinil has four points (1g, 3a) in his last three games. He had a season-high three-point night on Friday against Rapid City. Stinil also had a season-high 12 penalty minutes on Sunday against the Rush.

THUNDERBOLTS...Brayden Watts is ninth in scoring (17)...Xavier Pouliot is fifth in minor penalties (11)...Bates is tied for sixth in goals (8) and fourth in shooting percentage (35%)...Trevor Gorsuch is 16th in minutes played (391)...Lleyton Moore is tied for first in power play assists for rookies (6) and tied for second in power play points for rookies (7)...Ryan Finnegan is tied for first in rookie shooting percentage (30%)...Wichita is fourth overall on the power play (23.8%)...

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