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Romanov Returns From San Jose

Wednesday, January 3rd
Romanov Returns From San Jose

WICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 3) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today that goaltender Georgi Romanov has been reassigned from the Barracuda to the Thunder. 

Romanov, 23, returned to the Barracuda on December 19. The Yekaterinburg, Russia native is 2-1-0 in a Thunder uniform with a 3.69 goals-against average and .887 save percentage. In his last start for Wichita, he stopped 31 shots in a 4-3 loss on December 17 at Tulsa. 

In 10 games for the Barracuda, Romanov is 3-4-2 with a 3.52 goals-against and a .893 save percentage. 

Last season, Romanov played in 31 games last year for Gornyak-UGMK in the VHL (Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga), which is considered the second-highest level of pro hockey in Russia. He went 8-13-5 with a 2.81 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. 

Wichita returns home this Friday to begin a three-in-three against heated rival, Allen.

Friday night is #ILOVEWICHITA Night, Throwback and QT Buy In Night. Head over to any Wichita-area QuikTrip location to grab your complimentary upper level ticket voucher. These need to be redeemed for an actual ticket at the Thunder offices, box office or fans can claim their online ticket HERE.

Single game tickets are on sale now. Buy tickets for any game this season and come watch the 32nd year of Thunder hockey. Click here to purchase today.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are still on sale. Save money by reserving your seats for all the fast-paced, hard-hitting action of every game. Click here to learn more. 

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