The 2009–10

2009–10 CHL season

The 2009–10 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League . The season run from October 16, 2009 until March 20, 2010, followed with the Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs....

 Wichita Thunder

Wichita Thunder

The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. The team plays in the Central Hockey League. From 1992 until January 2010 the Thunder played in the Britt Brown Arena located in the northern Wichita suburb of Park City...

 season was the 18th season

Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

 of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas

Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...

.

The Thunder relieved coach Brent Bilodeau

Brent Bilodeau

Brent Bilodeau is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the first round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens while a member of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League....

 of his duties on November 12, 2009 after a 2-7-0 start. Bilodeau was replace by longtime Thunder veteran Jason Duda

Jason Duda

Jason Duda is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League...

 as interim head coach.

The Wichita Thunder had their very last game at their longtime home The Britt Brown Arena on January 9, 2010 where they lost to the Odessa Jackalopes

Odessa Jackalopes

The Odessa Jackalopes were a minor professional ice hockey team based in Odessa, Texas. The team played in the Central Hockey League , and was an affiliate of the New York Islanders...

 1-3.

On January 23, 2010 the Thunder lose 2-1 to the Tulsa Oilers in the inaugural game at the Intrust Bank Arena. The arena hosted a Thunder-record 13,412 fans in the team's first sellout at their new home.

Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

x - clinched playoff spot; y - clinched conference title; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Northern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush The Rapid City Rush is an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. It plays in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The Rapid City Rush organization quickly became the premiere franschise in the CHL.-History:...	64	43	14	7	93	253	197
x-Colorado Eagles Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference, where they serve as the "Double-A" affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps...	64	42	15	7	91	277	208
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the...	64	38	22	4	80	213	180
x-Mississippi RiverKings	64	33	24	7	73	217	116
x-Missouri Mavericks Missouri Mavericks The Missouri Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Independence, Missouri, USA, located near Kansas City, Missouri, at the Independence Events Center.-History:...	64	31	27	6	68	200	220
e-Tulsa Oilers	64	28	29	7	63	203	230
e-Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. The team plays in the Central Hockey League. From 1992 until January 2010 the Thunder played in the Britt Brown Arena located in the northern Wichita suburb of Park City...	64	9	50	5	23	128	257

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Scott Campbell	Oakley CHL Goaltender of the Week	February 8, 2010
Ian Keserich Ian Keserich Ian Keserich is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League ....	CHL Performance of the Week	March 2, 2010

Transactions

The Thunder were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Trades

December 29, 2009	To Mississippi RiverKings: Kevin Truelson  Tim Boron	To Wichita: Ian Keserich Ian Keserich Ian Keserich is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League ....   Steve Makway  Kevin Cooper
February 10, 2010	To Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the... : Jim Jorgensen  Rights to Jason Deleurme	To Wichita: Neil Clark

External links

• 2009–10 Wichita Thunder season at Pointstreak