Peter Bates

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: All-ECHL First and Second Teams Announced

The ECHL announced continued handing out awards on Thursday as they announced their All-ECHL First and Second teams. Yesterday, they announced the All-Rookie Team. All-ECHL First Team F-Brandon Hawkins (Toledo Walleye)– Brandon Hawkins has been named to the All-ECHL First Team for the third straight season. Hawkins, 30, is putting up impressive numbers for the […]

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: Wichita Thunder vs Rapid City Rush | 03/21/2025

The Rapid City Rush started the last leg of their homestand against the Wichita Thunder on Friday night. Rapid City started with goaltender Matt Radomsky in net while the Thunder had Trevor Gorsuch between the pipes. First Period After a great series against the Iowa Heartlanders last week, the Rush came out a little flat-footed […]

PHOTOS: Wichita Thunder vs. Toledo Walleye – 03/05/2025

TOLEDO, Ohio. – Wednesday night, the Toledo Walleye got some midweek luck on St. Cattrick’s Day as they defeated the Wichita Thunder in overtime at the Huntington Center by a final score of 2-1. At 18:06 in the first period, Carson Bantle notched his 21st goal of the season on a tip-in power-play goal off […]

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: 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 […]

Several Wichita Thunder players gather on the ice.

ECHL: Wichita Thunder’s 2023-2024 Season-Ending Roster

On Monday, the Wichita Thunder announced their season-ending roster, which includes one goalie, nine forwards, and ten defensemen. The lone goalie listed is Trevor Gorsuch. Gorsuch played in 37 games for the Thunder this season. He had an average of 3.41 goals against and had an average save percentage of .908. He was selected as […]

Wichita Thunder Forward Headed To Europe

Today, the Wichita Thunder announced star forward Peter Bates has been suspended by the team with his intention to pursue hockey opportunities in Europe. This announcement is coming just days before the February 15th Overseas Deadline at 3 PM EST. Related Post: ECHL: Swamp Rabbits Defenseman Ethan Cap to Play Overseas for Remainder of Season […]