Wichita Thunder

The Wichita Thunder are an American professional ice hockey team. They began playing in 1992 in the Central Hockey League (CHL). The team plays in the ECHL. They play their home games in Wichita, Kansas at Intrust Bank Arena. They are the ECHL affiliate for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). They are also the affiliates for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Wichita Thunder
City	Wichita, Kansas
League	ECHL
Conference	Western
Division	Mountain
Founded	1992 (in the CHL)
Home arena	Intrust Bank Arena
Colours	Blue, black, white
General manager	Joel Lomurno
Head coach	Bruce Ramsay
Affiliates	San Jose Sharks (NHL) San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
Website	Official website
Franchise history
1992–present	Wichita Thunder
Championships
Regular season titles	3 (1993–94, 1994–95, 2011–12)
Conference titles	2 (1997–98, 2011–12)
Ray Miron President's Cup	2 (1993–94, 1994–95)

During their time in the CHL, the Wichita Thunder would win two Ray Miron President's Cups. Their wins would be in back-to-back seasons in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, they would defeat the Tulsa Oilers four games to zero. In 1995, they would defeat the San Antonio Iguanas four games to two.^[1]

In 2014, the CHL would end up going out of business. In October 2014, the Thunder, Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Missouri Mavericks, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, and Tulsa Oilers would all be accepted as new teams in the ECHL.^[2]

On October 25, 2014, the Wichita Thunder would play their first game in the ECHL. They would be defeated by the Allen Americans 5–3.^[3]

References

1. "Team History". Wichita Thunder. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
2. "ECHL Accepts Seven New Members". ECHL. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
3. "Thunder can't keep up in ECHL debut". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

Other websites

• Official website