Rapid City Rush's Conner Bleackley and Wichita Thunder's Peter Bates in action

Bates, Stinil Pace Thunder Past Rush

WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita returned home on Friday night to start a three-game series against Rapid City. Behind four different scorers, the Thunder claimed a 4-2 win over the Rush at INTRUST Bank Arena. Michal Stinil and Peter Bates each finished with three points while Eetu Makiniemi claimed his first ECHL win of his career. In the first, Stinil opened the scoring at 9:19 to make it 1-0. Wichita won a board battle in the ... Full Story