2007–08 Wichita Thunder season
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The 2007–08 Wichita Thunder season was the 16th season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas. After a 4–13 start to the season, Thunder president Chris Presson replaced coach Mark French with former Thunder player Rob Weingartner as interim coach.[1] Finishing 20–42–2, it was the worst season in Wichita Thunder history.[2]
DivisionNorthwest
ConferenceNorthern
2007–08 record20-42-2
Home record16-16-0
| 2007–08 Wichita Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Division | Northwest |
| Conference | Northern |
| 2007–08 record | 20-42-2 |
| Home record | 16-16-0 |
| Road record | 4-26-2 |
| Goals for | 156 |
| Goals against | 247 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Chris Presson |
| Coach | Rob Weingartner |
| Assistant coach | Rob Boyle |
| Captain | Jason Duda |
| Arena | Britt Brown Arena |
| Average attendance | 5,949 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Bruce Richardson (16) Travis Clayton |
| Assists | Bruce Richardson (41) |
| Points | Bruce Richardson (57) |
| Penalty minutes | Kyle Bruce (247) |
| Plus/minus | Tyler Hanchuck (+2) |
| Wins | Sebastien Laplante (10) |
Regular season
Conference standings
| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 94 | 214 | 122 |
| x-Youngstown SteelHounds | 64 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 83 | 222 | 192 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 83 | 222 | 192 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 82 | 214 | 177 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 81 | 254 | 223 |
| e-Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 78 | 241 | 220 |
| e-Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 62 | 188 | 193 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 54 | 194 | 243 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 156 | 247 |