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2010–11 Wichita Thunder season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 2, 2025
Entity authorityQ4620075 ↗
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The 2010–11 Wichita Thunder season was the 19th season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.

Off-season

On April 27, 2010, the Wichita Thunder announced that they hired Kevin McClelland as the new head coach and they also announced that Jason Duda would be the new assistant coach. The Thunder overhauled their roster with only three players returning, Ian Keserich, Jason Woll, and Bobby Hughes.

Regular season

Conference standings

x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title

After games of March 27, 2011

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Wichita Thunder qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2007. They lost the opening round best-of-five series against the Missouri Mavericks 2 - 3.

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Thunder have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

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