2011–12 Wichita Thunder season

2011–12 Wichita Thunder
2011–12 record 8-2-0
Home record 5-1-0
Road record 3-1-0
Goals for 39
Goals against 28
Team information
General Manager Joel Lomurno
Coach Kevin McClelland
Assistant Coach Jason Duda
Captain Daniel Tetrault
Alternate captains Andrew Martens
Colin Hemingway
Arena Intrust Bank Arena
Team leaders
Goals Brett Hemingway (6)
Assists Alex Bourret
Brett Hemingway (7)
Points Brett Hemingway (13)
Penalties in minutes Justin Sawyer (+36)
Plus/minus Jarred Mohr (+13)
Wins Adam Russo (5)
Goals against average Ryan MacDonald (2.46)
< 2010–11

The 2011–12 Wichita Thunder season is the 20th season and current season of the Central Hockey League (CHL) franchise in Wichita, Kansas.

Contents

Off-season

During the off-season the Thunder were purchased by Steven Brothers Sports Management, LLC from long time owner Horn Chen. The Thunder resigned eight players from the 2010-11 season.

Regular season

Conference standings

Updated January 3, 2012.[1]

Berry Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Wichita Thunder 29 20 8 1 107 84 41
Allen Americans 29 17 6 6 106 82 40
Tulsa Oilers 29 16 10 3 105 95 35
Texas Brahmas 31 14 11 6 82 84 34
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 30 14 12 4 83 93 32
Arizona Sundogs 31 9 16 6 81 113 24
Laredo Bucks 28 11 17 0 77 106 22

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Brett Hemingway [2] Oakley CHL Player of the Week October 24, 2011
Matt Summers [3] Sher-Wood CHL Player of the Month (October) November 2, 2011
Adam Russo [4] Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week November 27, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

The Thunder have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades
June 16, 2011 [5] To Allen Americans:
Kory Scoran
Steve Kaunisto
Troy Schwab		 To Wichita:
Chris Whitley
July 29, 2011 [6] To Quad City Mallards:
Future Considerations		 To Wichita:
Adam Russo
September 28, 2011 [7] To Fort Wayne Komets:
Jesse Bennefield		 To Wichita:
Craig Cescon
Future Considerations
October 19, 2011 [8] To Rapid City Rush:
Future Considerations		 To Wichita:
Jarred Mohr
October 20, 2011 [9] To Bloomington Blaze:
Craig Cescon
Matt Whitehead		 To Wichita:
Future Considerations
Free agents acquired
Player Former team Date
Erick Lizon [10] Bakersfield Condors August 5, 2011
Brett Hemingway [11] Belfast Giants August 12, 2011
Colin Hemingway [11] Belfast Giants August 12, 2011
Thomas Beauregard [12] Rosenborg IHK September 7, 2011
Tim Kraus [12] Las Vegas Wranglers September 7, 2011
Matt Summers [12] Mississippi Riverkings September 7, 2011
Ryan MacDonald [12] Lausitzer Füchse September 7, 2011
Justin Sawyer [13] Odessa Jackalopes September 21, 2011
Alex Bourret [7] Ontario Reign September 28, 2011
Justin Hofstetter [14] HYC Herentals October 5, 2011
Kevin Seibel [15] Rødovre Mighty Bulls November 9, 2011
Free agents lost
Player New team Date
A.J. Gale Hvidovre June 5, 2011
Mike Looby Geleen Eaters July 13, 2011
Jason Goulet [16] Arizona Sundogs August 9, 2011
Bobby Hughes Tilburg Trappers August 24, 2011
Players re-signed
Player Date
Daniel Tetrault [17] July 15, 2011
Matt Robinson [17] July 15, 2011
Aaron Davis [18] July 16, 2011
Andrew Martens [10] August 5, 2011
Travis Wight [12] September 7, 2011
Chris Greene [13] September 21, 2011
Robin Richards [13] September 21, 2011
Dustin Donaghy [13] September 21, 2011
Lost via retirement
Player
Brent Cullaton
Marty Magers
Lost via Waivers
Player Date New team
Justin Hofstetter November 9, 2011 Quad City Mallards

Roster

Updated January 3, 2012[19]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
28 Beauregard, ThomasThomas Beauregard RW R 26 2011 Montreal, Quebec Thunder
13 Bourret, AlexAlex Bourret RW L 25 2011 Drummondville, Quebec Thunder
10 Chappell, ChrisChris Chappell LW L 23 2011 Pickering, Ontario Rangers
40 Davis, AaronAaron Davis C L 32 2010 Dearborn Heights, Michigan Thunder
81 Donaghy, DustinDustin Donaghy LW L 22 2011 Cranbrook, British Columbia Thunder
18 Flath, RGRG Flath C R 27 2011 Park City, Utah Thunder
19 Greene, ChrisChris Greene  C R 26 2010 Massena, New York Thunder
23 Hemingway, BrettBrett Hemingway RW R 28 2011 Surrey, British Columbia Thunder
12 Hemingway, ColinColin Hemingway (A)  LW R 31 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan Thunder
22 Lizon, ErickErick Lizon RW R 26 2011 Kitchener, Ontario Thunder
30 MacDonald, RyanRyan MacDonald G R 26 2011 Chesley, Ontario Thunder
55 Martens, AndrewAndrew Martens (A) D L 30 2010 Calgary, Alberta Thunder
26 Mohr, JarredJarred Mohr D L 27 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan Thunder
16 Robinson, MattMatt Robinson LW L 26 2010 South Surrey, British Columbia Thunder
1 Russo, AdamAdam Russo G L 28 2011 Montreal, Quebec Thunder
29 Sawyer, JustinJustin Sawyer D L 26 2011 Oshawa, Ontario Thunder
5 Seibel, KevinKevin Seibel D L 29 2011 Swift Current, Saskatchewan Thunder
91 Summers, MattMatt Summers C L 25 2011 Savage, Minnesota Thunder
7 Tetrault, DanielDaniel Tetrault (C) D R 32 2010 La Broquerie, Manitoba Thunder
27 Wight, TravisTravis Wight D L 29 2010 Fannystelle, Manitoba Thunder

See also

References

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  19. ^ "Wichita Thunder Roster - Wichita Thunder Hockey". Wichita Thunder. http://www.wichitathunder.com/roster.html. Retrieved 2011-12-5. 

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