THUNDERBOLTS GET READY FOR LAST FOUR GAMES OF 2015-16 NA3HL INAUGURAL SEASON THREE OF THUNDERBOLTS FINAL FOUR GAMES TO BE PLAYED ON HOME ICE AT SWONDER TORRID SOUTH DIVISION CO-LEADING POINT MALLARD IN TOWN FRI. AND SAT. NIGHTS 7:30
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 2(0-2-0) 1-11 FRI. FEB. 26 PEORIA 4 AT ‘BOLTS 0 SAT. FEB. 27 PEORIA 7 AT ‘BOLTS 1
THIS WEEK’S GAMES: (2) FRI. MAR. 4 VS. POINT MALLARD 7:30 PM
SAT. MAR. 5 VS. POINT MALLARD 7:30 PM NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. MAR. 4 & SAT. MAR. 5 VS. POINT MALLARD / TICKETS ONLY $ 5 !!
*** ALL THUNDERBOLTS GAMES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON EVANSVILLE’S WVHI-AM 1330 ***
LIGHTNING BOLTS’ SHOTS: In the midst of an extended four-game home stand at their home of Evansville’s Swonder Ice Arena, the Evansville ThunderBolts, members of the NA3HL elite junior hockey league, are set to embark on their final four games of the 2015-16 inaugural season. Under the direction of General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser, the ThunderBolts will play three of those final four games on home ice as they begin the business of making preparations for their second season in 2016-17. With those four remaining games on their schedule, the ThunderBolts first-ever regular season campaign will come to a close on Saturday, March 12th. For the present Evansville 20-man player roster, this final quartet of contests will serve as an audition test for purposes of attaining a coveted roster berth on next season’s ‘Bolts hockey club’s second edition. In fact, the grading period already is underway.
‘BOLTS BATTLE DUCKS: The ThunderBolts both continue as well as cap their present four-game home stand this upcoming weekend when they guest the South Division co-leading Point Mallard Ducks on both Friday and Saturday nights at Swonder Ice Arena. Opening face-off both nights is set for 7:30 pm. The ‘Bolts historical, first- ever victory was achieved at the expense of the Ducks in the last actual clash between the two inter-divisional rivals. The date was January 3rd at Point Mallard, (Decatur, Alabama) where the ThunderBolts rallied remarkably and resoundingly from several rather daunting deficits to ultimately prevail, 7-4. Since that date, the Ducks have been virtually invincible, having assembled their present tense 12-game winning streak and 13-games’ overall unsullied skein; 13(12-0-1). Point Mallard will enter this week sharing first place distinction with Atlanta in the fiercely- competitive, hotly-contested South Division banner chase. The Ducks have accrued 66-points on a record of 42(32- 8-2) while the Atlantans have accumulated their 66-points through a season-long log of 43(32-9-2). Concerning the ‘Bolts/Ducks season series at this late juncture of the campaign, Point Mallard leads the series 6(5-1-0). The Ducks are 2(2-0-0) here in Evansville, having extracted triumphs to the tune of 5-4 and 8-2 way back on the opening weekend of the season on September 18th and 19th at “Hockey Swonder.â€
