2004-05 Wichita Thunder Roster

Central Hockey League (CHL)
Team Record: 40-17-2 (SO: 0-1) - 83 points
in the CHL's Northwest Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Derek Laxdal (40-17, 3 OTL)
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Attendance: 119,871, Avg. 3,996 in 30 home dates
2004-05 Wichita Thunder Statistics

The Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League ended the 2004-05 season with a record of 40 wins and 17 losses (and 2 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 83 points in the CHL's Northwest Division.

The Thunder scored 210 goals and conceded 158. Travis Clayton netted 39 goals for Wichita, while Joe Blaznek and Jason Duda tallied 30 or more also. Jason Duda contributed 66 assists. Jamie Vandespyker topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Jason Flick added 15 or more wins, too. Jamie Vandespyker earned a 2.52 goals against average, leading regular goalies.

Derek Laxdal coached the team. The 2004-05 Wichita Thunder lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Scott AllisonLWApril 22, 19726'4"209LSt. Boniface, MB Canada
Joe BlaznekLW/CSeptember 8, 19756'1"205LAllen Park, MI USA
Mike CarterLWOctober 23, 19795'8"181LCambridge, ON CAN
Travis ClaytonCMarch 9, 19765'8"181LParadise Hill, SK Canada
Mike CorneauCJuly 20, 19796'0"212Ottawa, ON Canada
Jason DudaLWMay 5, 19755'10"187LSexsmith, AB Canada
Tim EarlFSeptember 1, 19815'10"194Troy, NY USA
Paul EsdaleDApril 10, 19795'10"176LEdmonton, AB CAN
Ryan FairbarnDNovember 15, 19796'2"205LBradford, ON CAN
Jason FlickGApril 13, 19796'2"209Sudbury, ON Canada
Blake ForsythDSeptember 4, 19796'2"200LWinnipeg, MB
Les HrapchakDMarch 9, 19786'1"194LWakaw, SK CAN
John KozorizCMarch 16, 19815'11"190LKomoka, ON Canada
Garrett LarsonLWFebruary 13, 19816'1"181LRycroft, AB CAN
Tyler LiebelLWJuly 21, 19825'10"195LOsoyoos, Bri
Chad MazurakDApril 18, 19785'10"170LRegina, SK Canada
Ryan McLeanCSeptember 1, 19806'0"194RBrandon, MB CAN
Nate MetcalfDFebruary 20, 19806'4"205LEast Grand Forks, MN
Thomas MigdalRWMarch 7, 19776'1"190LLipton, SK Canada
Derek ParkerFJuly 27, 19836'2"215LMelville, SK
Brad PattersonCOctober 20, 19805'8"170LCranbrook, BC CAN
Kelly SickavishDJuly 9, 19786'3"216LNorth Vancouver, BC CAN
Jamie VandespykerGMay 21, 19806'1"185Campbellville, ON CAN



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