THUNDERBOLTS HEAD TO QUAD CITY FOR THANKSGIVING TRIPLEHEADER

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Evansville, In.:  Following a pair of losses against Knoxville and Quad City, the Thunderbolts will take their game on the road this Thanksgiving week, playing in Quad City against the Storm this Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evening.

Week In Review: 

The Thunderbolts put 25 shots on goal in Knoxville yet came up short in a 1-0 loss to the Ice Bears on Friday night, the only goal coming in the second period.  Saturday’s home game against Quad City was a tough pill to swallow, a 6-1 loss with the only goal coming from Scott Kirton in the third period.

The Week Ahead: 

The Thunderbolts will be in Quad City this Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday night to take on the Quad City Storm.  Wednesday’s game will begin at 6:10pm CT while Friday and Saturday’s games will begin at 7:10pm CT.  All three games can be viewed with a paid subscription on FloHockey or can be listened to for free on the Thunderbolts Radio Network via the Thunderbolts Mixlr Channel.  Fans can also watch every game at the Thunderbolts Booster Club away game watch party at Parkway Pizza, located on the West Side at 3911 Broadway Avenue.

Coming Soon: 

Following this week’s road trip, the Thunderbolts return home to Ford Center on Friday, December 1st and Saturday, December 2nd to host the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, both games beginning at 7:00pm CT.  December 1st will be Aero’s Birthday/Mascot Night, featuring a special package of 4 tickets for $47, and $3 tall boy beers and sodas all night long.  In addition, Lyondellbasell will be giving away blankets for the first 500 fans in attendance.  Saturday the 2nd will be the first Dogs Night Out game of the season, and fans can bring their dogs to the game for only five extra dollars per dog.  There will also be doggie races on the ice and dog costume contests during the game in the stands as well.

Scouting the Opponent:  

Quad City Storm: 
    • Record: 4-4-0, 8 Points, 8th Place
    • Leading Goal Scorer: Matt Ustaski (9 Goals)
    • Leading Point Scorer: Matt Ustaski (13 Points)
    • Primary Goaltender: Kevin Resop (2-3-0, .893 Save %)
    • Thunderbolts 23-24 Record vs QCS: 0-1

The Storm played their only game of the past week in Evansville on Saturday.  Matt Ustaski scored the early first period goal that put the Storm ahead, before a second period outburst of four goals blew the score wide open, two of them in less than a minute from Leif Mattson and one each from Cole Golka and Chris Perna.  Golka scored once again in the third period, the only goal of the period to wrap up a 6-1 final score.

Call-up Report 

– None to report currently.

Transactions:     

Fri. 11/17: F Kenny Britton moved from 14-Day to 30-Day Injured Reserve

Practice Media Availability  

Players and Coach Bes will be available for interviews upon request within 15 minutes prior to the start of practices and immediately following the conclusion of practices. Times, Dates, and Practice Location are not likely to but may change at any time, with any changes being communicated immediately to any scheduled media.  To schedule practice filming and/or interviews, please contact Tommy Pecoraro at tpecoraro@evansvillethunderbolts.com. 

Mon. November 27 to Thur. November 30: 10:00 to 11:30, Swonder Ice Arena

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