2017-18 Wichita Thunder Roster

ECHL (ECHL)
Team Record: 34-30-6 (SO: 0-2) - 76 points
Finishing 4th in the ECHL's Mountain Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Malcolm Cameron (34-30, 6 OTL)
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Attendance: 182,578, Avg. 5,072 in 36 home dates
2017-18 Wichita Thunder Statistics

The Wichita Thunder of the ECHL ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 34 wins and 30 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 76 points finishing fourth in the ECHL's Mountain Division.

The Thunder scored 222 goals and yielded 235. Ralph Cuddemi netted 31 goals for Wichita, while Mark MacMillan accounted for 32 assists. Shane Starrett topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.01 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Malcolm Cameron coached the team. The 2017-18 Wichita Thunder lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Guillaume AsselinRWSeptember 9, 19925'11"170RQuebec, QC Canada
Lane BauerCMay 2, 19965'11"187LAnchorage, AK
Jeremy BeaudryDDecember 13, 19935'10"193RMontmagny, QC
Nick BlighFJanuary 16, 19936'0"180RMilton, MA
Etienne BoutetDJune 1, 19926'0"210LSt-Nicolas, QC
Travis BrownDMarch 15, 19946'2"194LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Chad ButcherRWJanuary 25, 19965'9"162RKamloops, BC
Greg ChaseFJanuary 1, 19956'0"205RSherwood Park, AB
Marc-Olivier Crevier-MorinDApril 22, 19966'0"185LChateauguay, QC Canada
Ralph CuddemiFFebruary 9, 19936'1"182RConcord, MA
Johnny DanielsFMay 7, 19935'10"160Andover, MA
Matt DeBlouwCSeptember 17, 19936'0"183LChesterfield, MI USA
Nolan DescoteauxDOctober 16, 19896'0"215RDallas, TX
Jamie DoornboschDFebruary 1, 19906'2"190LScarborough, ON CAN
Kevin DufourFJuly 21, 19926'0"195LQuebec City, QC
Nick EllisGJanuary 18, 19946'1"181LMillersville, MD USA
Travis EwanykCMarch 29, 19936'2"192LNorth Vancouver, BC
Steven IacobellisFAugust 20, 19935'9"175RPort Coquitlam, BC
Samuel LabrecqueDFebruary 20, 19925'8"182LGranby, PQ
Nickolas LattaC/RWOctober 5, 19936'1"194RSchongau, GER
Guillaume LepineDMarch 7, 19876'4"225LMontreal, QC
Brayden LowCMay 8, 19946'2"210LRichmond, BC
Mark MacMillanCJanuary 23, 19926'0"182LPenticton, BC
Mitch MaloneyFJuly 1, 19946'0"190LMacomb, MI
Louick MarcotteLWJanuary 7, 19946'1"194RLongueuil, QC
Colin MartinLWJune 12, 19916'1"203LLondon, ON CAN
Cory MelkertDNovember 11, 19906'4"211LKenmore, ON
Shaquille MerastyFJune 22, 19916'5"220LMinnedosa, MB
Zach O'BrienRWJune 29, 19925'10"188RSt. John's, NL
Shane OwenGJune 4, 19906'1"185RMarkham, ON
Kevin PattersonDAugust 18, 19925'11"194RColorado Springs, CO USA
Grayson PawlenchukLWMarch 22, 19976'0"180LArdrossan, AB
Kyle PlatzerCMarch 4, 19955'11"184RWaterloo, ON
Evan PoleiLWFebruary 19, 19966'1"228LWetaskiwin, AB
Jon PuskarFMay 14, 19895'11"185RCanton, MI
Cam ReidCAugust 25, 19916'3"205RNorth Vancouver, BC
Nicola RiopelGFebruary 20, 19896'0"185LBeloeil, QC
Joel RumpelGMarch 14, 19916'3"190LSwift Current, SK
Istvan SofronFFebruary 24, 19886'2"209LMiercurea Ciuc, Romania
Shane StarrettGJuly 12, 19946'5"180LBellingham, MA
Dyson StevensonFJuly 15, 19936'0"180RShaunavon, SK
Samuel ThibaultDJune 30, 19966'1"198LSte-Martine, QC
Jake TraskCAugust 31, 19916'0"175RSaskatoon, SK
Dana TyrellCApril 23, 19895'11"192LAirdrie, AB
Ryan Van StralenLWNovember 10, 19936'3"207LPrescott, ON
Tyler VankleefFMarch 30, 19926'6"180L Dundas, ON
Dylan WellsGJanuary 3, 19986'2"165LSt. Catharines, ON



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