ThunderBoard ThunderBoard RSS http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php Sat, 19 May 2012 06:52:57 -0700 1 ThunderBoard http://talkwichita.com/thunder/teams/Thunder.png http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php Sawyer gone http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10885 As part of future considerations Justin Sawyer was traded to Rapid City Thu, 17 May 2012 18:48:59 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10885 Robinson..... http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10884
Having Surgery for a torn labrum (sp).. recovery time 6 months]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 16:05:27 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10884 Denver Cutthroats http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10883 http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1..._41784101_n.jpg

I think the logo is terrible]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 10:06:31 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10883 11 Teams for the 12-13 season http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10882

http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/teams/

11-12 teams gone
Ft Wayne
Evansville
Lerado
Dayton

With only 11 teams, would you like to see a North/South conference lineup - 6 teams in the North/5 in the South. Or would you rather see just one "division" with all 11 teams?


Kind of slow on here so I thought I would ask the question.....]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 03:45:55 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10882 Exciting Upcoming News from the Thunder! http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10881
The Wichita Thunder have their own exciting announcement to make in the coming days. This is one that EVERY Thunder fan will enjoy! Stay tuned..


I wonder what this about?? What ever it is i am excited to hear news so early!!!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 12:13:54 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10881 Evansville Icemen http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10880
THE ICEMEN ORGANIZATION WILL BE MAKING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE FUTURE DIRECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EVANSVILLE PRO HOCKEY FRANCHISE.

http://www.evansvilleicemen.com/3886/iceme...the-ford-center

Well there goes the Icemen and if I remember right the Komets said they would have a press conference sometime at the beginning of June]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:37 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10880 Bryan Hogan http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10879
Bryan Hogan ‏ @BryanPWHogan
All for sale. Contact me if interested
https://twitter.com/#!/BryanPWHogan]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:50 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10879 Signings http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10878 Tue, 15 May 2012 08:25:29 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10878 Mark French http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10876
Coaching candidates that could merit consideration
Monday, 05.14.2012 / 2:33 PM / NHL Insider
By Adam Kimelman - NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor

Marc French -- In his three seasons as coach of the Hershey Bears, the Capitals' American Hockey League affiliate, the team has finished with at least 88 points. In 2009-10, his first season, the team set franchise records with 123 points and 60 wins. Since arriving in Hershey, he's helped develop current Caps Braden Holtby, Dmitry Orlov, John Carlson and Karl Alzner.

Other Candidates:
Marc Crawford-Former Avs coach during 1996 Cup win
John Hynes-Pittsburgh Pens AHL coach
Paul Maurice-Former Coach of Carolina and Toronto
Adam Oates-New Jersey Assistant Coach and former Caps Great
Patrick Roy-Legendary Goalie, Current Coach of Quebec Remparst of QMJHL
Ron Wilson-Former Toronto Coach and Led Caps to only Finals berth

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631648

Reading the comments the capitals fans want French to be the coach what is your guys take on this, I personally am freaking out (In a bad way) how does a man who basically starts one of the biggest downward spiral of all minor league hockey have a chance to become a Head Coach in the NHL.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:20 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10876 Missouri Mavericks sign Colt King http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10875
Having a guy like Colt King will definitely add to our rivalry, he is a fun player to hate!

OUT

GDOGG]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:05 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10875 Nhl12 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10874 Sun, 13 May 2012 11:10:39 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10874 a few more new teams coming soon.. http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10873
He also talked about there will probably have to be conference realignment for next season and the new CBA deal]]> Sat, 12 May 2012 13:17:19 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10873 Are we staying or going........ http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10868 It has been talked about before, the rumors from past , id like to know what everyone else thinks, Are we staying CHL, or do we make a move up to echl........... i dont see us moving down to jr.s , i havent heard anything just wondering , since this has been talked about before , now since the season is over, just wondering what the time line is to the CHL, on weather we are here or if we leave.............thoughts Thu, 10 May 2012 11:56:54 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10868 <![CDATA[Player's you'd like to see return?]]> http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10867
Thoughts? Who's gonna stay & who's gonna go?

IMO, the one's i think will get resigned are:
-Mohr
-Summers
-Flath
-Robinson
-Lizon
-Wight
-Russo
-Tetrault.
& Possibly Chappell.. depending on what the Rangers do with his expired contract.
& Donaghy, possibly?? (Thoughts?)

Greene.. he's improving, but will count as a Vet next season, and i personally don't think Mac would waste a vet spot on 'em. Hopefully he'll find another home. I can see Mac resigning Lizon. Realistically, every team needs an enforcer. And IMO you won't find a better one at this level than Erick.

Players that have a good chance at being gone are:
-Sawyer
-Davis (Will more than likely retire)
-Beau
-Bourret
-Greene
-Possibly Donaghy..

Goaltending wise, Roos already said he wanted to stay. I'm happy with that. He needs to work on positioning and speed throughout this offseason. I can see him being a wall next season if he improved alittle this offseason. As for Hogan.. He's good.. yeah.. But personally i think Mac can find a better backup, or even a goaltender good enough to make Russo the backup. With his connections and how far we've gone this season, i can garuntee the interest level of a high caliber player would be quite high. So i'm sure he can find some darn good players to replace the ones we lose.]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 09:13:01 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10867 Komets video for Cohn http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10866
Click Here]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 07:22:29 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10866 McGrane to Europe http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10865 http://www.examiner.net/sports/x1266599970...-play-in-France]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 11:06:25 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10865 NHL exhibition game at Sprint Center to feature Rangers and Avalanche http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10863 The New York Rangers will face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, Oct. 6. That follows a steady diet of preseason games featuring the Los Angeles Kings, who are owned by AEG, which manages the Sprint Center.

A year ago, a crowd announced at 17,779 watched the Kings play the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were without Sidney Crosby.

In addition to the NHL game, the Sprint Center will be the site of the 16th annual college Ice Breaker Tournament featuring Army, Notre Dame, University of Maine and University of Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 12-13.

Last week, Sprint Center announced an NBA exhibition game featuring the Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards on Oct. 24.

Tickets for the NHL will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m., May 11, at sprintcenter.com, the Sprint Center Box Office and charge by phone at 888-929-7849.

Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more wishing to sit together by calling 816.949.7177 or emailing grouptickets@sprintcenter.com.

Fans who have purchased tickets for previous NHL games at the Sprint Center will receive special presale priority.


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/03/35925...l#storylink=cpy


]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 21:14:35 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10863 Until next time http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10861
Until next time... Cheers!]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 19:04:13 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10861 Great Season http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10860
If last season was a step in the right direction, then this season was like running a country mile. As several have recently pointed out, the combination of a committed ownership group and the best coach in the league has re-established the Thunder as a true powerhouse. If this tandem remains intact, the Thunder will be a legitimate championship contender EVERY YEAR. Think about that for a second. Two years ago, this team sank to the lowest of lows. It suffered an historically bad season, had virtually no returnable talent, and was without a coach. Today, the Thunder are undisputed Berry Conference champions, and have given fans every reason to be excited about their immediate and long-term futures.

The Thunder's name will always be attached to the 2012 finals, and no one can ever take that away from them. That is something special and something to be proud of. Five games is not the measuring stick with which to judge the previous 77. If the Thunder continues to make the playoffs every year, winning the cup will take care of itself. This team is very close to approaching the dynastic level of Colorado and Laredo during the mid- to late-2000's.

Honestly, Fort Wayne winning hurts far more than Wichita losing. As nauseating as Missouri's fans are to interact with, I still have a lot of respect for their organization and employees. I can't say the same for the Komets. Between their racially insensitive broadcaster, the way they treated a friend of mine who used to play for the Thunder, Nick Boucher's obscene gestures during last year's brawl, and the organization's general sense of entitlement, I despise the Komets more than any other team in the league. I guess those are the breaks, though, and thankfully we'll never have to worry about them again.

I do want to give a big shout out to Chris Ross, Squid Ink Creative, and everyone who played a part in the Thunder's game operations this season. I know this was a point of contention among fans last year, so these people really deserve a lot of credit for stepping up and creating an atmosphere where fans can enjoy themselves win or lose. Most everyone here is a die-hard, but quality game operations go a long way in making sure first-time fans come back for seconds and thirds--and eventually become die-hards themselves.

The Thunder has a serious chance of winning Franchise of the Year, and while winning the cup is always the number one goal, this would be a tremendous honor for players, staff, and fans alike. You cannot win this award without excelling in every facet of the operation, and it is something the entire community would have played a part in. In the past year, we've seen a dramatic spike in attendance, an increase in sponsorships, and a major marketing presence, all of which helped make this year so memorable.

Ultimately, this team was done in by bad luck that came at the worst possible time. Russo and Bourret are integral pieces that are close to irreplaceable, and had they been healthy, the series surely would have at least made it's way back to Wichita. Someone mentioned collective fatigue from crashing and banging so hard over the last several months, and I think there is some truth to that theory as a contributing factor. Combine this with a couple of great players who ran into untimely dry spells, and you start to understand why things turned out the way they did.

As far as next year, there is no doubt this team will be at or near the top of the standings again. Coach has plenty of core talent to choose from, and it seems like a good number of them would like to return. And don't forget: there are probably dozens of elite-caliber players we've never heard of that have already called Mac to express their interest in playing for him.

October will be here before you know it. This is a season to be proud of and a team to be proud of!]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 18:54:39 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10860 Playoff MVP? http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10859 If you had a vote, who would you vote for? I would vote for #91 Colin Chaulk of the Komets. This guy has been a great leader, has high point totals, and has been killing us on faceoffs. Mon, 7 May 2012 18:42:58 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10859 TGD: Do or Die Edition, Game 5 @ FTW http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10857 @ @ 6:30 cst Allen County War Memorial Coliseum


Once again our boys in blue are faced with an elimination game. The heart and determination that we have seen from this team all year long makes me believe that the thunder are not done yet. If they can when tonight, and bring the game back to Wichita I feel like we have a good chance to make this a 7 game series. Time for the boys to put it all out on the ice and pull out another win!! LET'S GO THUNDER!!!]]> Sun, 6 May 2012 21:51:08 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10857 <![CDATA[A little over confident don't you think]]> http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10856 http://youtu.be/2InY0wjncWM]]> Sun, 6 May 2012 19:46:45 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10856 Robinson hurt? http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10854 He must be because a hurt Robinson is still better than Lizon.]]> Sat, 5 May 2012 19:11:41 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10854 TGD: Do or Die Edition, Game 4 @ FTW http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10853 @ @ 7:15 cst Allen County War Memorial Coliseum


I could throw out stats and cliche lines, but this is it. We lose and we hit the links. We win and we are breathing new life. We've had four game winning streaks this year, and we've done well on the road. It's time to make something happen! LETS GO THUNDER!!!]]> Fri, 4 May 2012 23:11:45 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10853 amateur going to make his debut? http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10852 Matt Brown flew in to practice with the team this morning. Could play tomorrow night in game 4 Fri, 4 May 2012 15:22:36 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10852 Dayton/Fort Wayne/Evansville http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10851
Im suprised by the Dayton thing but not the Fort Wayne and Evansville thing because we all had seen it coming.

So to recap so far of what we know add/delete teams from the CHL

ADD:
Denver Cutthroats

Delete:
Fort Wayne Komets
Evansville Icemen
Laredo Bucks
Dayton Gems]]> Fri, 4 May 2012 13:50:16 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10851 Allen Americans Cleaning House??? http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10850
http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressro...article_id=8371]]> Fri, 4 May 2012 13:00:15 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10850 Next season http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10848 Fri, 4 May 2012 08:08:05 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10848 TGD: Championship Edition, Game 3 @ FTW http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10846 Photobucket @ Photobucket 7:30pm (EST) / 6:30pm (CST) @ Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

What can I say that everybody already doesn’t know? We are down 2-0 in the series. We need this one and I know we can do it. To be honest, I wanted us to lose two games. Not the first two, but two all the same. The reason I say this is because I am being selfish and didn’t want the Thunder winning the Championship away from home. It needs to be done in front of their home crowd!

If we could work on fixing one thing, it would be the power play. If we can get this clicking, I have no doubt it will lead to victories.

The Thunder will play their game and win 4-3.]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 15:24:51 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10846 Darling... http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10844 Tue, 1 May 2012 18:29:36 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10844 Bye, bye, Bucks! http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10842
Bucks Cease Ops

Al?

RLR]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 10:43:45 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10842 <![CDATA[Championship Finals ~Games 3,4, & 5 in Ft Wayne]]> http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10841
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The Penalty Box will be showing games 3, 4, & 5 for those of you who can't travel to Ft Wayne for the games...

May 3 (Thursday) puck drops at 6:30pm Central Time

May 5 (Saturday) puck drops at 7:15pm Central Time

May 7 (Monday) puck drops at 6:30pm Central Time

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]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 00:21:42 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10841 Wichita Thunder All Access http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10840
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ37f74q4lM...mp;feature=plcp
]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:16:09 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10840 Settle a bet... http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10839 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:32:48 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10839 TGD: Championship Edition, Game 2 vs. FTW http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10773 vs. 5:05 @ IBA


This is a must win, plain and simple. I don't think you can go back to fort wayne down 0-2.

Wichita Eagle Article

The Thunder make changes and win this one 4-2]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:16:13 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10773 My dream finals http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10769
Should be a great series, I would expect some sort of brawl during one of the games. You've got two great goalies, solid D, and good offensive talent. This will be a much more exciting series than if we played the very soft Mav's. It will come down to whichever team plays the best will win. My breakdown:

Wings: Slight advantage Thunder, if Davis and Greene can play
Defense: Slight advantage Thunder
Goalies: Advantage Thunder

The Thunder in six. If the Thunder win the first two games at home, they will win.

Al?

RLR]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:19:29 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10769 TGD: Championship Edition, Game 1 vs. FTW http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10768 Photobucket vs. Photobucket 7:05pm (CST) @ Intrust Bank Arena

The battle of the Number One's takes place in Wichita on April 28th for the CHL Championship. The Turner Confernce number one seed, Fort Wayne (40-19-7 / 8-5) will take on Berry Conference number one seed Wichita (44-19-3 / 8-3) for Game 1. The Komets came off a 6 - 4 victory against the Mavericks in Game 7 on April 26th. They now have 14 hours of travel ahead of them before taking the ice. The Thunder were 2-0 against the Komets in the regular season, with the last game going to a shootout. This will not be easy, there is a reason they were number one in their conference.

The Komets are good at blocking shots (like Texas). "Our key is to try and force it to their point men and then our wingers get in shooting lanes and try and block shots, and then maybe get offense off those blocks." - Coach Al Sims from the journalgazette.net. Fort Wayne also has speed which they use for their breakouts and back pressure. This could put our defense to the test.

The key for Wichita is to put pressure on Vaskivuo, Risk and Auger. The Thunder also needs to get traffic in front of the net. A dirty goal counts just the same as a pretty goal. We need to continue to play Thunder hockey - a fast and physical game. Finally, stay out of the penalty box. Even though we have the most shorthanded goals in the playoffs, we a playing against a fast team.

I think Wichita will take this one 4 - 2.]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:43:20 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10768 No Jumping Ship http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10767 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:43:03 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10767 Justin Cohn prediction http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10766
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/2012...OGS11/120429541]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:50:28 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10766 On-Ice Officials Announced for CHL Finals http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10765
GLENDALE, AZ (April 27, 2012) – The Central Hockey League (CHL) announced today the three referees and five linesmen that will make up the on-ice officials crew for the 2012 CHL Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals that begins on Saturday at the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas when the Thunder hosts the Fort Wayne Komets.

The referees selected for the Finals are Boone Bruggman, Marc-Andre Lavoie and Peter Tarnaris and the linesmen are Kyle DeMaggio, John Grandt, Bill McGoldrick, Shaun Morgan and Cory Piche.

CHL Article]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:59:56 -0700 http://talkwichita.com/thunder/index.php?showtopic=10765