THE THUNDERBOLTS TEST DIVISIONAL RIVAL CINCINNATI WITH FLASHES OF PROMISE EVANSVILLE SET TO APPROACH FINAL SIX GAMES OF FLEDGLING FRANCHISE SEASON FIVE MORE HOME GAMES LEFT; PEORIA IN TOWN BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 2(0-2-0) 6-17 SAT. FEB. 20 ‘BOLTS 4 AT CINCINNATI 9 SUN. FEB. 21 ‘BOLTS 2 AT CINCINNATI 8
THIS WEEK’S GAMES: (2) FRI. FEB. 26 VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM SAT. FEB. 27 VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM
NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. FEB. 26TH & SAT. FEB. 27TH VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM / TICKETS ONLY $ 5 !!! *** ALL THUNDERBOLTS GAMES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON EVANSVILLE’S WVHI-AM 1330 ***
LIGHTNING BOLTS’ SHOTS: The past weekend excursion to the “Queen City†of Cincinnati produced even more high hopes for the future of our true hometown team, the Evansville ThunderBolts. Under the astute and argute auspices of General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser, the ThunderBolts, as has been a constant case all season long, showed flashes of promise and brilliance in what we can excitedly look forward to in the positive evolution of this fledgling franchise. The ThunderBolts on-ice persona for this maiden voyage campaign has been one of unrelenting effort and determination no matter the score. Through the initial 41-games of this first season, the ThunderBolts, collectively, have exuded great pride, persistence, perseverance and commitment to the cause, not only for today but also for tomorrow’s future. The 2015-16 NA3HL elite junior league hockey club is, perhaps, the youngest team in the league as well as the most inexperienced at this level of junior hockey. Entering the home stretch of their regular season schedule, the ThunderBolts have six more games remaining with the campaign- concluding slate a favorable one as five of those remaining six league games will have the backdrop of home ice at Evansville’s Swonder Ice Arena.
SWONDER WILL SWING & SWAY: The ThunderBolts will launch an extended four-game home stand this upcoming weekend when they rekindle rancor with another one of their Midwest Division foes, the second place Peoria Mustangs. It will be the ThunderBolts locking antlers with the Mustangs in a clenching, wrenching tango Friday and Saturday nights, “Hockey Swonder†the site; 7:30 opening face-off both nights. Though Peoria has attained an impressive 6(6-0-0) advantage through the first six chapters written between the two teams thus far this season, all six outcomes have been exceedingly close. Each time these two teams tangle, it is a very exciting and entertaining affair; punctuated by much physical debate and intensity. The ThunderBolts are 4(0-4-0) in the Illini city this season and 2(0-2-0) against the marauding Mustangs here at home.
