Jay Dickman

ECHL: Peter Bates Wins 2025 Sportsmanship of the Year Award

The ECHL has named Peter Bates of the Wichita Thunder the 2025 recipient of the ECHL Sportsmanship of the Year Award. This is the first time the award has gone to a member of the Wichita Thunder. Per the ECHL, The award is presented annually to the Player who is judged to have exhibited the […]

ECHL Series Recap: Wichita Thunder vs. Kansas City Mavericks | 03/26-03/30/2025

The Kansas City Mavericks faced off against the Wichita Thunder in a three-game series that began on Wednesday. Both teams were battling for playoff positions and home-ice advantage. The Mavericks entered the series with a record of 42-16-4-1, while the Thunder stood at 35-21-6-1. Games one and three took place at Cable Dahmer Arena in […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/23/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Sunday to wrap up their series in South Dakota. First Period Neither team made any changes between the pipes, as the Rush stuck with goaltender Matt Radomsky and the Thunder stayed with Trevor Gorsuch. After rough starts in the two previous games, Rapid […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/22/2025

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action on Saturday night for the second game of their three game series. The playoff race is starting to heat up, and both teams are looking to take any points they can get. Neither team made a change in net, as the Rush stuck with […]

ECHL Game Recap: Kansas City Mavericks vs Wichita Thunder | 03/01/2025

On Saturday, the Kansas City Mavericks faced off against the Wichita Thunder at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, securing an overtime win. Saturday’s game was the seventh meeting for the season. Victor Ostman started in the goal for the Mavericks with 20 wins under his belt, a 2.47 goals against average (GAA,) and a […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder at Rapid City Rush | 12/15/2024

After the Wichita Thunder took the first two games of the series, the Rapid City Rush came into the series finale looking to avoid being swept on Teddy Bear Toss Night. First Period The Rapid City Rush found some offense in the first period. Rush forward Connor Mylymok was able to get the Rush on […]

ECHL Game Recap: Wichita Thunder at Rapid City Rush | 12/13/2024

The Rapid City Rush and Wichita Thunder were back in action Friday night, playing the second game of their three-game series. First Period After only one goal was scored in the first on Thursday night, the Rush and Thunder saw a bit more offense in the first period on Friday. The Thunder were able to […]

ECHL: Wichita Thunder Announce First Two Players of 2024-25 Preseason Roster

WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita Thunder opened up their player signing announcements with a bang on Monday, announcing the return of two offensive stalwarts to the Air Capital. Jay Dickman will return for his second season as player/assistant and is looking for a third straight career-best season. The 31-year-old forward from St. Paul, MN set […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 04/13/2024

The Rapid City Rush completed the sweep against the Wichita Thunder to end their season on a high note. Starting Lineups For the final game of the season, the Wichita Thunder started with a forward trio of Dillon Boucher, Jason Pineo, and Jake Wahlin. They had a defensive pairing of Jeremy Masella and Nolan Kneen […]

ECHL Game Recap: Rapid City Rush vs. Wichita Thunder | 04/12/2024

The Rapid City Rush scored three unanswered goals to come back and beat the Wichita Thunder in overtime in the second game of their three-game series. Starting Lineups For the second game of the series, the Wichita Thunder started with a forward trio of Dillon Boucher, Jason Pineo, and Jake Wahlin. They had a defensive […]