WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 13) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, looks to rebound tonight at 7:05 p.m. with the second of three meetings this week against Idaho at INTRUST Bank Arena.
This is the second meeting of the season between the Thunder and the Steelheads. All-time, Wichita is 17-16-8 vs. Idaho and 13-6-4 at home against the Steelheads.
The two teams met on Wednesday morning for the annual Education Kids Day Game. The Steelheads broke the ice in the second period and added an empty netter to close the scoring, winning 2-0.
With the victory, Idaho moves into a fifth-place tie with Wichita in the standings with nine points. The Steelheads have played one less game than the Thunder, giving them a .563 winning percentage.
Longtime Thunder equipment manager Frank ‘Rizzo’ Jury hits a major milestone tonight. He will be working his 3,000th game in professional hockey.
THUNDERBOLTS... Mack Oliphant had his first two assist outing of his career last Sunday...Connor Hasley is 13th in goals-against average (2.02)...Tristan Sarsland is third for rookies with three power play helpers and tied for third among rookies with four power play points...Wichita is 3-0-0-0 when scoring first...Wichita is outshooting its opponent 112-86 in the third period...Wichita is 2-0-0-0 when leading after one...Wichita is 2-0-0-0 when leading after two...
IDAHO NOTES – Idaho was off last weekend due to ice issues at Idaho Central Arena...Anson Thornton collected his first pro shutout on Wednesday morning...Jake Boltmann was assigned to the Steelheads by San Jose on Monday...Arno Tiefensee was assigned to the Steelheads earlier today...Idaho has only played two home games this season...
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