2004-05 Wichita Thunder Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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
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 Jason Duda and Joe Blaznek 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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Duda | LW | 59 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 58 | +37 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 165 | 18.2 |
| Travis Clayton | C | 60 | 39 | 54 | 93 | 88 | +38 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 208 | 18.8 |
| Joe Blaznek | LW/C | 57 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 28 | +21 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 228 | 15.8 |
| Paul Esdale | D | 57 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 93 | +39 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 187 | 11.8 |
| Nate Metcalf | D | 60 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 99 | +19 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6.9 |
| Scott Allison | LW | 52 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 171 | -2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 12.4 |
| Mike Carter | LW | 59 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 18 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 8.8 |
| Brad Patterson | C | 59 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 31 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 4.2 |
| Chad Mazurak | D | 59 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 71 | -10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 7.8 |
| Tyler Liebel | LW | 42 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 104 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 9.8 |
| Ryan McLean | C | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 219 | -11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.5 |
| Les Hrapchak | D | 31 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | +5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 4.3 |
| Derek Parker | F | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 503 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12.8 |
| Blake Forsyth | D | 56 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 1.1 |
| Ryan Fairbarn | D | 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1.6 |
| John Kozoriz | C | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Kelly Sickavish | D | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 83 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Mike Corneau | C | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 |
| Jamie Vandespyker | G | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Flick | G | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Migdal | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 963 | 210 | 380 | 590 | 1754 | 124 | 76 | 9 | 40 | 1966 | 10.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vandespyker | 35 | 1882 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 2.52 | 858 | 779 | .908 |
| Jason Flick | 31 | 1734 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 2.63 | 851 | 775 | .911 |
| Totals | 66 | 3616 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 2.57 | 1709 | 1554 | .909 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Duda | LW | 13 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Travis Clayton | C | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Blaznek | LW/C | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Esdale | D | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Metcalf | D | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Allison | LW | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Carter | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Patterson | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Mazurak | D | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Liebel | LW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan McLean | C | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Parker | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blake Forsyth | D | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Fairbarn | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Sickavish | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Corneau | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Vandespyker | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Flick | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garrett Larson | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Earl | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 208 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 266 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vandespyker | 3 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.81 | 101 | 95 | .941 |
| Jason Flick | 11 | 609 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2.27 | 357 | 334 | .936 |
| Totals | 14 | 808 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.15 | 458 | 429 | .937 |
