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{{short description|Professional minor league ice hockey team in Wichita, Kansas}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey team
| current     = 2025–26 ECHL season
| bg_color    = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0055B8 5px solid; border-bottom:#0055B8 5px solid;
| text_color  = #000000
| team        = Wichita Thunder
| logo        = Wichita Thunder logo.svg
| logosize    = 230px
| city        = [[Wichita, Kansas]]
| league      = [[ECHL]]
| conference  = Western
| division    = Mountain
| founded     = 1992 (in the [[Central Hockey League|CHL]]), 2014 (in the [[East Coast Hockey League|ECHL]])
| arena       = [[Intrust Bank Arena]]
| colors      = Blue, black, white<br />{{color box|#0055B8}} {{color box|#101820}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| owner       = Rodney Steven<br>Brandon Steven<br>Johnny Steven
| captain     = Peter Bates
| coach       = Bruce Ramsay
| GM          = Joel Lomurno
| media       = ''[[The Wichita Eagle]]''<br>[[KAKE-TV]]<br>[[KWCH]]
| affiliates  = [[San Jose Sharks]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]])<br>[[San Jose Barracuda]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]])
| website = {{URL|https://wichitathunder.com}}
<!---Franchise history--->
| name1       = Wichita Thunder
| dates1      = 1992–present
<!---Championships--->
| reg_season_titles = '''3''' ([[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Wichita Thunder season|1994–95]], [[2011–12 Wichita Thunder season|2011–12]])
| conf_titles       = '''2''' ([[1997–98 Wichita Thunder season|1997–98]], [[2011–12 Wichita Thunder season|2011–12]])
| chl_championships = '''2''' ([[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Wichita Thunder season|1994–95]])
| division_titles   =
}}
The '''Wichita Thunder''' are a [[minor league hockey]] team based in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. The team played in the [[Central Hockey League]] from 1992 until 2014, and then in the [[ECHL]] since the [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014–15 season]]. From 1992 until December 2009, the Thunder played in the [[Britt Brown Arena]] located in the northern Wichita suburb of [[Park City, Kansas|Park City]]. In January 2010 (the second half of the 2009–10 season), the team began playing its home games at the newly built [[Intrust Bank Arena]]. The Thunder are currently the ECHL affiliate of the [[San Jose Sharks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharks Enter Affiliation Agreement With Wichita Thunder|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-enter-affiliation-agreement-with-wichita-thunder/c-335361058|author=San Jose Sharks|website=NHL.com|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 25, 2022}}</ref>

==Franchise history==

===Central Hockey League===
The Thunder was one of the first six original teams of the second iteration of the [[Central Hockey League]], along with the [[Oklahoma City Blazers (1992–2009)|Oklahoma City Blazers]], [[Tulsa Oilers]], [[Memphis RiverKings]], [[Dallas Freeze]] and the [[Fort Worth Fire]]. Wichita played its first home game at [[Britt Brown Arena]] on November 4, 1992, in front of a crowd of 5,486. In the same season, the Thunder had its first sellout in team history when the crowd of 9,686 fans watched the Thunder defeat Oklahoma City 4–3.

The Thunder was originally coached by Gary Fay, but after a 6–20 start, he was replaced by [[Doug Shedden]]. The season was quickly turned around by Shedden, and it finished its first season with a 25–32–2 record. On April 5, 1993, the Thunder goaltender [[Robert Desjardins]] was named the first CHL Rookie of the Year. In the following two seasons, the Thunder was the regular season champion (Adams Cup) and playoff champion ([[William Levins Memorial Cup]]). [[Ron Handy]] was the Playoff Most Valuable Player for both seasons and was the only player in Central Hockey League history to win the award on multiple occasions. In the [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94 season]], Doug Shedden won the Coach of the Year award, Robert Desjardins won the Regular Season Most Valuable Player award and Paul Jackson won the Scoring Champion award.

On May 14, 1995, Shedden resigned to become coach of the [[Louisiana IceGators (ECHL)|Louisiana IceGators]] of the [[East Coast Hockey League]] (ECHL). [[Don Jackson (ice hockey)|Don Jackson]] was hired as the new head coach on July 21, 1995. He led the Thunder to a 22–39–3 record and missed the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. On July 19, 1996, Jackson resigned to become head coach of the [[Kansas City Blades]] of the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL). Jackson was replaced by [[Bryan Wells (ice hockey)|Bryan Wells]] to become the Thunder's fourth head coach in franchise history. Wells went on to coach the Thunder for five seasons, making the playoffs in four out of the five seasons he coached. On May 2, 2001, Wells was dismissed as head coach.

After the dismissal of Wells, the Thunder announced that [[James Latos]] would be the new head coach. In Latos' first season coaching, the team went 24–34–6 and was out of the playoffs. Latos was fired the following season after a disappointing start of 8–19–7. Five days after his dismissal, the Thunder announced that [[Derek Laxdal]] would become the team's new head coach. Laxdal went on to coach the Thunder for two seasons to an 87–58–8 record while securing two separate playoff places. On August 3, 2005, Laxdal announced his resignation to become the head coach of the ECHL's [[Idaho Steelheads]].

[[Mark French (ice hockey)|Mark French]] took over as head coach from 2005 to 2007. During his tenure, he compiled a record of 70–59–16. He was fired mid-season in December 2007 with a 4–13 record. He went on to become the assistant coach of the AHL's [[Hershey Bears]] and the following season took them to a championship as head coach. The Thunder then named former player [[Rob Weingartner]] to lead the team. Weingartner played for the Thunder from 1992 to 1996 when he was a member of two championship teams. Weingartner compiled a record of 16–29–2 during his tenure. He has since become the head coach of the [[Western States Hockey League]]'s [[Wichita Jr. Thunder]].

[[Brent Bilodeau]] was hired during the 2008 off-season and led the team for two seasons and a record of 22–48–0. He was fired early in his second season and became the assistant coach of the [[Western Hockey League]]'s [[Tri-City Americans]] for two seasons. After the Thunder fired Bilodeau nine games into the [[2009–10 CHL season|2009–10 season]], [[Jason Duda]] was given the job on an interim basis while on injured reserve. Duda owns several franchise records from his Thunder career, scoring 870 points in 14 seasons. He finished the season with a 7–43–5 record and became an assistant coach under the next head coach, [[Kevin McClelland]].

===ECHL===
On October 7, 2014, soon before the 2014–15 CHL season was set to begin, it was announced that the Central Hockey League had ceased operations and the Thunder, along with the [[Allen Americans]], [[Brampton Beast]], [[Quad City Mallards]], [[Missouri Mavericks]], [[Rapid City Rush]] and [[Tulsa Oilers]], were all approved for membership into the [[ECHL]] for the [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014–15 season]].<ref name="chljoinsechl2">{{cite web |date=October 7, 2014 |title=CHL Clubs Join ECHL for 2014-15 Season |url=http://centralhockeyleague.com/news/?article_id=11233 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007203517/http://centralhockeyleague.com/news/?article_id=11233 |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=October 7, 2014 |website=[[Central Hockey League]]}}</ref><ref name="echladdschl2">{{cite web |date=October 7, 2014 |title=ECHL Accepts Seven Members |url=http://www.echl.com/echl-accepts-seven-new-members-p194005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009113029/http://www.echl.com/echl-accepts-seven-new-members-p194005 |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=October 7, 2014 |website=[[ECHL]]}}</ref> The team finished fifth out of seven teams in the Central Division, scoring 73 points out of 144.

On April 16, 2016, the Thunder announced that the team would not renew McClelland's contract for the 2016–17 season. He had been with the Thunder since 2010 and guided the team for six seasons becoming the longest tenured coach in Thunder history, leading the team for 408 games. During his time in Wichita, McClelland compiled a record of 194–166–48, earning a playoff spot in his first season and taking the team to the playoff finals in the following two seasons while still in the CHL. However, he failed to lead the team into the ECHL playoffs in his two seasons leading the team in the ECHL and the Thunder finished last in the overall standings in the [[2015–16 ECHL season|2015–16 season]].

[[Malcolm Cameron (ice hockey)|Malcolm Cameron]] was announced as the new head coach on May 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lutz |first=Jeffrey |date=May 19, 2016 |title=Malcolm Cameron will be Wichita Thunder's next coach |newspaper=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |url=http://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article78721462.html |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> One of his stated intentions in his opening press conference was to establish the Thunder's first NHL affiliation for the upcoming season. On July 4, 2016, the [[Ottawa Senators]]' assistant general manager, Randy Lee, said that his team was in negotiations for an affiliation with the Thunder for the [[2016–17 ECHL season|2016–17 season]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 4, 2016 |title=Ottawa Senators name Wichita Thunder new ECHL affiliate |url=http://www.silversevensens.com/2016/7/4/12094336/ottawa-senators-name-wichita-thunder-new-echl-affiliate |access-date=July 4, 2016 |website=Silver Seven Sens |publisher=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref> The affiliation with the Senators and their [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Binghamton Senators]], was finally confirmed on July 14.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 14, 2016 |title=Thunder Lands Affiliation Agreement with Ottawa Senators |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/thunder-lands-affiliation-agreement-with-ottawa-senators/n-5182087 |access-date=July 14, 2016 |website=OurSports Central}}</ref> After one season, the Thunder changed affiliations to the [[Edmonton Oilers]] (NHL) and [[Bakersfield Condors]] (AHL). After three seasons, and one playoff appearance, Cameron was not offered an extension.<ref>{{cite web |last=Eldridge |first=Taylor |date=April 10, 2019 |title=Wichita Thunder hockey team parts ways with head coach Malcolm Cameron |url=https://www.kansas.com/sports/other-sports/wichita-thunder/article229095834.html |access-date=April 11, 2019 |work=[[The Wichita Eagle]]}}</ref>

On May 15, 2019, the Thunder announced that the former [[Tulsa Oilers]]' head coach Bruce Ramsay would be Cameron's replacement.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 15, 2019 |title=WICHITA NAMES BRUCE RAMSAY AS HEAD COACH! |url=https://www.echl.com/en/news/2019/5/wichita-names-bruce-ramsay-as-head-coach |access-date=May 15, 2016 |website=[[ECHL]]}}</ref>

Bruce Ramsay helped lead the Thunder to the playoffs during the shortened 2020-21 season. He was selected as the GM and Head Coach of the Year by the ECHL. 

The Thunder joined into an affiliation with the NHL's San Jose Sharks and AHL's San Jose Barracuda before the 2022-23 season. The two teams continue to be partners and have seen growth with several players making their NHL debuts. 

Ramsay helped the Thunder make the playoffs during the 2024-25 season. Wichita finished second in the Mountain Division, but was knocked out in the first round by the Tahoe Knight Monsters.

==Season-by-season records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=12|Regular season
!colspan=5|Playoffs
|-
! Season !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! SOL !! Pts !! GF !! GA !! PIM !! Standing !! Year !! 1st round !! 2nd round !! 3rd round !! Finals
|-
| [[1992–93 CHL season|1992–93]] || 60 || 25 || 33 ||—|| 0 || 2 || 52 || 242 || 320 || 1876 || 6th of 6, CHL || [[1992–93 CHL season#Playoffs|1993]] ||colspan=2; bgcolor=#000000|—|| colspan=2|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[1993–94 CHL season|1993–94]] || 64 || 40 || 18 || 6 ||—||—|| 86 || 309 || 275 || 2522 || '''1st of 6, CHL''' || [[1993–94 CHL season#Playoffs|1994]] ||colspan=2; bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–3, [[Dallas Freeze|DAL]] || '''W, 4–0, [[Tulsa Oilers|TUL]]'''
|-
| [[1994–95 CHL season|1994–95]] || 66 || 44 || 18 || 4 ||—||—|| 92 || 320 || 268 || 2513 || '''1st of 7, CHL''' || [[1994–95 CHL season#Playoffs|1995]] ||colspan=2; bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–1, [[Oklahoma City Blazers (1992–2009)|OKC]] || '''W, 4–2, [[San Antonio Iguanas|SA]]'''
|-
| [[1995–96 CHL season|1995–96]] || 64 || 22 || 39 ||—||—|| 3 || 47 || 270 || 380 || 2304 || 6th of 6, CHL || [[1995–96 CHL season#Playoffs|1996]] ||colspan=2; bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=2|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[1996–97 CHL season|1996–97]] || 66 || 25 || 31 ||—||—|| 10 || 60 || 279 || 324 || 2660 || 4th of 5, Western Div. || [[1996–97 CHL season#Playoffs|1997]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–1, |OKC || L, 1–4, [[Fort Worth Fire|FTW]] ||—
|-
| [[1997–98 CHL season|1997–98]] || 70 || 35 || 31 ||—||—|| 4 || 74 || 302 || 303 || 2321 || 2nd of 5, Western Div. || [[1997–98 CHL season#Playoffs|1998]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 3–2, [[Tulsa Oilers|TUL]] || W, 4–3, OKC || L, 0–4, [[Columbus Cottonmouths|COL]]
|-
| [[1998–99 CHL season|1998–99]] || 70 || 34 || 26 ||—||—|| 10 || 78 || 257 || 262 || 2158 || 3rd of 6, Western Div. || [[1998–99 CHL season#Playoffs|1999]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| L, 1–3, [[San Antonio Iguanas|SA]] ||—||—
|-
| [[1999–2000 CHL season|1999–00]] || 70 || 37 || 26 ||—||—|| 7 || 81 || 245 || 231 || 2049 || 2nd of 6, Western Div. || [[1999–2000 CHL season#Playoffs|2000]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| L, 2–3, OKC ||—||—
|-
| [[2000–01 CHL season|2000–01]] || 70 || 30 || 32 ||—||—|| 8 || 68 || 251 || 251 || 2418 || 5th of 6, Western Div. || [[2000–01 CHL season#Playoffs|2001]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| colspan=3|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2001–02 CHL season|2001–02]] || 64 || 24 || 34 ||—||—|| 6 || 54 || 203 || 262 || 1913 || 3rd of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2001–02 CHL season#Playoffs|2002]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| colspan=3|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2002–03 CHL season|2002–03]] || 64 || 21 || 36 ||—|| 5 || 2 || 49 || 216 || 261 || 1837 || 4th of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2002–03 CHL season#Playoffs|2003]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| colspan=3|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2003–04 CHL season|2003–04]] || 64 || 35 || 24 ||—|| 1 || 4 || 75 || 194 || 197 || 1558 || 2nd of 5, Northwest Div. || [[2003–04 CHL season#Playoffs|2004]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 3–1, [[Colorado Eagles|COL]] || L, 1–4, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||—
|-
| [[2004–05 CHL season|2004–05]] || 60 || 40 || 17 ||—|| 2 || 1 || 83 || 210 || 158 || 1784 || 2nd of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2004–05 CHL season#Playoffs|2005]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–3, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||L, 2–4, [[Colorado Eagles|COL]] ||—
|-
| [[2005–06 CHL season|2005–06]] || 64 || 38 || 18 ||—|| 4 || 4 || 84 || 233 || 200 || 1841 || 2nd of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2005–06 CHL season#Playoffs|2006]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| L, 1–4, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||—||—
|-
| [[2006–07 CHL season|2006–07]] || 64 || 28 || 28 ||—|| 0 || 8 || 64 || 191 || 213 || 1841 || 3rd of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2006–07 CHL season#Playoffs|2007]] || L, 2–4, [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs|BS]] ||—||—||—
|-
| [[2007–08 CHL season|2007–08]] || 64 || 20 || 42 ||—|| 1 || 1 || 42 || 156 || 247 || 1905 || 5th of 5, Northwest Div. || [[2007–08 CHL season#Playoffs|2008]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2008–09 CHL season|2008–09]] || 64 || 20 || 41 ||—|| 2 || 1 || 43 || 168 || 230 || 1419 || 4th of 4, Northwest Div. || [[2008–09 CHL season#Playoffs|2009]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2009–10 CHL season|2009–10]] || 64 || 9 || 50 ||—|| 1 || 4 || 23 || 128 || 257 || 1354 || 7th of 7, Northern Conf. || [[2009–10 CHL season#Playoffs|2010]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2010–11 CHL season|2010–11]] || 66 || 34 || 26 ||—|| 2 || 4 || 74 || 249 || 231 || 1189 || 5th of 9, Turner Conf. || [[2010–11 CHL season#Playoffs|2011]] || L, 2–3, [[Missouri Mavericks|MO]] ||—||—||—
|-
| [[2011–12 CHL season|2011–12]] || 66 || 44 || 19 ||—|| 1 || 2 || 91 || 231 || 181 || 1077 || '''1st of 7, Berry Conf.''' || [[2011–12 CHL season#Playoffs|2012]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–1, [[Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (CHL)|RGV]] || W, 4–2, [[Fort Worth Brahmas|TEX]] || L, 1–4, [[Fort Wayne Komets|FW]]
|-
| [[2012–13 CHL season|2012–13]] || 66 || 39 || 19 ||—|| 2 || 6 || 86 || 240 || 182 || 1106 || 2nd of 10, CHL || [[2012–13 CHL season#Playoffs|2013]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| W, 4–0, [[Arizona Sundogs|ARZ]] || W, 4–0, [[Fort Worth Brahmas|FTW]] || L, 3–4, [[Allen Americans|ALN]]
|-
| [[2013–14 CHL season|2013–14]] || 66 || 27 || 30 ||—|| 4 || 5 || 63 || 201 || 223 || 973 || 9th of 10, CHL || [[2013–14 CHL season#Playoffs|2014]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—||colspan=3|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2014–15 ECHL season|2014–15]] || 72	|| 32 || 31 ||—|| 2 || 7 || 73 || 213 || 240 || 1508 || 5th of 6, Central Div. || [[2015 Kelly Cup playoffs|2015]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2015–16 ECHL season|2015–16]] || 72	|| 18 || 41 ||—|| 7 || 6 || 49 || 150 || 240 || 1152 || 4th of 4, Central Div. || [[2016 Kelly Cup playoffs|2016]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2016–17 ECHL season|2016–17]] || 72 || 21 || 44 ||—|| 6 || 1 || 49 || 189 || 278 || 1291 || 7th of 7, Central Div. || [[2017 Kelly Cup playoffs|2017]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2017–18 ECHL season|2017–18]] || 72 || 34 || 30 ||—|| 6 || 2 || 76 || 222 || 235 || 1091 || 4th of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2018 Kelly Cup playoffs|2018]] || L, 2–4, [[Colorado Eagles|COL]] || — || — || —
|-
| [[2018–19 ECHL season|2018–19]] || 72 || 29 || 31 ||—|| 9 || 3 || 70 || 224 || 251 || 1286 || 5th of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2019 Kelly Cup playoffs|2019]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2019–20 ECHL season|2019–20]] || 62 || 24 || 30 ||—|| 8 || 0 || 56 || 181 || 233 || 794 || 6th of 7, Mountain Div. || 2020 ||colspan=4|Season cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|-
| [[2020–21 ECHL season|2020–21]] || 71 || 41 || 22 ||—|| 6 || 2 || 90 || 218 || 190 || 985 || 2nd of 7, Western Conf. || [[2021 Kelly Cup playoffs|2021]] ||bgcolor=#000000|—|| L, 2–3, [[Fort Wayne Komets|FW]] || — || —
|-
| [[2021–22 ECHL season|2021–22]] || 72 || 27 || 36 ||—|| 9 || 0 || 63 || 202 || 258 || 1062 || 7th of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2022 Kelly Cup playoffs|2022]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2022–23 ECHL season|2022–23]] || 72 || 33 || 32 ||—|| 6 || 1 || 73 || 227 || 238 || 1229 || 5th of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2023 Kelly Cup playoffs|2023]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2023–24 ECHL season|2023–24]] || 72 || 27 || 35 ||—|| 9 || 1 || 64 || 220 || 271 || 881 || 7th of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2024 Kelly Cup playoffs|2024]] ||colspan=4|''did not qualify''
|-
| [[2024–25 ECHL season|2024–25]] || 72 || 41 || 24 ||—|| 6 || 1 || 89 ||248 || 214 || 685 || 2nd of 7, Mountain Div. || [[2025 Kelly Cup playoffs|2025]] || L, 0–4, [[Tahoe Knight Monsters|TAH]] || — || — || —
|}

==Players==
===Retired numbers===
*'''9''' - [[Ron Handy]]
*'''11''' - [[Jason Duda]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=John |date=October 18, 2010 |title=Duda's Number 11 Retired in Wichita |url=https://prohockeynews.com/dudas-number-11-retired-in-wichita/ |access-date=November 17, 2019 |website=Pro Hockey News}}</ref>
*'''15''' - [[Rob Weingartner]]
*'''35''' - [[Robert Desjardins]]
*'''38''' - [[Travis Clayton]]

===Notable NHL alumni===
List of Wichita Thunder alumni who played more than 25 games in Wichita and 25 or more games in the [[National Hockey League]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=40em|
*[[Vincent Desharnais]]
*[[Pierre-Cédric Labrie|Pierre-Cedric Labrie]]
*[[Theo Peckham]]
*[[Stuart Skinner]]
*[[Ryan White (ice hockey)|Ryan White]]
}}

==Leaders==
===Head coaches===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Year(s)
! Record
|-
| '''Gary Fay'''
| 1992
| 6–20
|-
| '''[[Doug Shedden]]'''
| 1992–1995
| 103–49–12
|-
|'''[[Don Jackson (ice hockey)|Don Jackson]]'''
| 1995–1996
| 22–50–29
|-
|'''[[Bryan Wells (ice hockey)|Bryan Wells]]'''
| 1996–2001
| 161–146–39
|-
| '''[[James Latos]]'''
| 2001–2003
| 32–53–13
|-
| '''[[Sean O'Reilly (ice hockey)|Sean O'Reilly]]''' 
| Interim
| 1–0–0
|-
| '''[[Derek Laxdal]]'''
| 2003–2005
| 87–58–8
|-
| '''[[Mark French (ice hockey)|Mark French]]'''
| 2005–2007
| 70–56–16
|-
| '''[[Rob Weingartner]]'''
| 2007–2008
| 16–29–2
|-
| '''[[Brent Bilodeau]]'''
| 2008–2009
| 22–52
|-
|'''[[Jason Duda]]'''
|Interim
| 7–40–4
|-
| '''[[Kevin McClelland]]'''
| 2010–2016
| 194–166–48
|-
| '''[[Malcolm Cameron (ice hockey)|Malcolm Cameron]]'''
| 2016–2019
| 84–105–27
|-
| '''Bruce Ramsay'''
|2019–present
|
|}

===General managers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Name
! Tenure
|-
| '''Bill Shuck'''
| 1992–2002
|-
| '''David Holt'''
| 2003–2005
|-
|'''Chris Presson'''
| 2005–2008
|-
|'''Joel Lomurno'''
| 2008–present
|}

==Awards and trophies==
The following lists the league awards which have been won by the Thunder team and its players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners |url=http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103233017/http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ |archive-date=November 3, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |website=[[Central Hockey League]]}}</ref>

===ECHL===
'''[[ECHL Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]]'''
* Anthony Beauregard: [[2020–21 ECHL season|2020–21]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 11, 2021 |title=Wichita's Beauregard Named 2020-21 Warrior Hockey/ECHL Most Valuable Player |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/wichitas-beauregard-named-2020-21-warrior-hockey-echl-most-valuable-player/n-5704344 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |website=OurSports Central}}</ref>

'''[[John Brophy Award|Coach of the Year]]'''
*Bruce Ramsay: [[2020–21 ECHL season|2020–21]]<ref name="Ramsay">{{cite web |date=June 8, 2021 |title=WICHITA’S RAMSAY RECEIVES JOHN BROPHY AWARD AS ECHL COACH OF THE YEAR |url=https://www.echl.com/en/news/2021/6/wichita-thunder-bruce-ramsay-john-brophy-award-echl-coach-of-the-year |access-date=June 8, 2021 |website=[[ECHL]]}}</ref>

'''General Manager of the Year'''
*Bruce Ramsay: [[2020–21 ECHL season|2020–21]]<ref name = "Ramsay"/>

'''Community Service Award'''
* Jeremy Beaudry: [[2017–18 ECHL season|2017–18]]

===CHL===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''[[William Levins Memorial Cup]]'''
* [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Wichita Thunder season|1994–95]]

'''Adams Cup'''
* [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Wichita Thunder season|1994–95]]

'''Coach of the Year'''
* [[Doug Shedden]]: [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]]
* [[Kevin McClelland]]: [[2011–12 Wichita Thunder season|2011–12]]

'''[[Joe Burton Award]]'''
* [[Jason Duda]]: [[2004–05 Wichita Thunder season|2004–05]]

'''[[Ken McKenzie Trophy]]'''
* [[Paul Jackson (ice hockey)|Paul Jackson]]: [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]]

'''Playoff Most Valuable Player'''
*[[Ron Handy]]: [[1993–94 Wichita Thunder season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Wichita Thunder season|1994–95]]
{{col-2}}

'''Most Outstanding Defenseman'''
* Paul Esdale: [[2004–05 Wichita Thunder season|2004–05]]
* [[Andrew Martens]]: [[2010–11 Wichita Thunder season|2010–11]]
* [[Kevin Young (ice hockey)|Kevin Young]]: [[2012–13 Wichita Thunder season|2012–13]]
'''Rick Kozuback Award'''
* [[Jason Duda]]: [[2009–10 Wichita Thunder season|2009–10]]

'''Rookie of the Year'''
* [[Robert Desjardins]]: [[1992–93 Wichita Thunder season|1992–93]]
* [[Cory Dosdall]]: [[1996–97 Wichita Thunder season|1996–97]]
* [[David Beauregard]]: [[1997–98 Wichita Thunder season|1997–98]]

'''All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (North)'''
* Joe Blaznek: [[2005–06 Wichita Thunder season|2005–06]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://wichitathunder.com}}

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