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Abbate Scores Twice in 4-3 Loss to Rivermen
Peoria, Ill.:  It was a strong night for special teams as well as for Myles Abbate, who scored twice on the night, however Evansville’s regulation unbeaten streak came to an end as the Thunderbolts came up just short in Peoria, 4-3 on Saturday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Friday, December 5th against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.
Peoria took the game’s first lead at 1:26 of the first period as Griffen Fox scored on a 2-on-0 rush. At 7:24, Evansville tied the game on a power play as Myles Abbate scored from Aidan Litke and Isaac Chapman. The Rivermen retook the lead at 13:51 as Mike Gelatt scored on a net-front redirection. The Thunderbolts bounced back late in the period, as Abbate scored Evansville’s first shorthanded goal of the season at 17:02, unassisted on a breakaway to send the game to the first intermission tied at two goals apiece. The Rivermen took the lead once again 14:05 into the second period off a goal from Alec Baer and extended the lead to 4-2 early in the third period with a redirection goal by Michael McChesney at 3:11. Down by a pair of goals, the Thunderbolts kept battling, and on a power play got back to within a goal as Keanan Stewart scored with 6:09 remaining from Tyson Gilmour and Jordan Simoneau. Despite pulling Kristian Stead late for an extra attacker, the Thunderbolts came up just short by a 4-3 score, the first regulation loss since October 28th, also ending a six-game winning streak against the Rivermen dating back to last regular season.
Abbate scored twice for Evansville, while Stewart scored one goal.  In goal, Stead finished with 32 saves on 36 shots in only his 2nd regulation loss of the season. The Thunderbolts and Rivermen meet again on Thursday, December 18th at Peoria Civic Center, with Evansville leading the season series 3-1.
Season tickets, Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2025-26 season. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
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Kirton’s Two-Goals Lead Thunderbolts in 4-1 at Peoria
Peoria, Ill.:  After briefly trailing 1-0 in the first period, the Thunderbolts scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Rivermen 4-1 in Peoria on Friday night, the win setting a new franchise record for their longest streak without a regulation loss, now at nine consecutive games.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Friday, December 5th against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.
               The Rivermen grabbed the game’s first lead at 10:29 of the first period, with Griffen Fox scoring on a power play net-front deflection. At even strength, Evansville responded just over 3 minutes later at 13:42, with Scott Kirton scoring on a rebound from John Woernle and Tyson Gilmour. In the second period, the Thunderbolts took the lead at 11:22 as a tic-tac-toe passing play from Joey Berkopec to Isaac Chapman connected to Aidan Litke on a cross-slot one-time snapshot. Evansville kept rolling in the third period, as Kirton scored on a power play 55 seconds into the period from Keanan Stewart and Gilmour to extend Evansville’s lead to 3-1. In the final stretch of regulation time, Connor Federkow added an unassisted empty net goal, shot from deep in the Thunderbolts’ zone with 1:03 remaining to seal the victory, 4-1 Evansville the final score. With the victory, Evansville has set a new franchise record with nine consecutive games without losing in regulation, with a record of 8-0-1 over the stretch. Previously, the record was eight games, accomplished twice between January 5th and 23rd of 2018 (6-0-2) and between February 21st, 2020, and October 16th, 2021 (6-0-2).
Kirton led the way with two goals, Litke and Federkow scored one goal each, and Gilmour tallied two assists.  In goal, Kristian Stead finished with 31 saves on 32 shots for his 10th win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Rivermen meet again on Saturday, November 29th at Peoria Civic Center, with Evansville leading the season series 3-0.
Season tickets, Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2025-26 season. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
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Thunderbolts Rally From 3-Goal Deficit, Earn Point in Shootout Loss
Macon, Ga.:  The Thunderbolts were unable to break their win streak record as it was ended at seven games, but the point streak continues as Evansville came back from a 3-0 deficit to pick up a point in their 4-3 shootout loss at Macon on Wednesday.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Friday, December 5th against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.
Macon picked up the first lead of the game only 3:18 in with a goal by John Kaljian. Evansville nearly tied the game late in the period, but a shot by Myles Abbate hit the crossbar. The Mayhem struck twice early in the second period to take a 3-0 lead as Connor May scored at 2:29 and Matteo Ybarra scored at 5:26. Midway through the period, Macon got into penalty trouble and Evansville went to work on a 5-on-3 advantage. On the 5-on-3, Evansville again hit a crossbar, but shortly afterward as it became 5-on-4, Matthew Hobbs scored on a net-front redirection at 12:06 from Tyson Gilmour and Joey Berkopec to shorten the Macon lead to 3-1. At 18:18, Evansville cut the lead to 3-2 as Keanan Stewart scored on a rebound from Gilmour and Connor Federkow to make it a one-goal game going into the third period. Still down 3-2 late, Evansville pulled goaltender Kristian Stead and scored to tie the game with only 1:03 remaining as Myles Abbate scored from Aidan Litke and Stewart to force overtime, which ended scoreless and brought about a shootout. In the 10-round shootout, Myles Abbate scored for Evansville, but the Mayhem scored twice, with Nathan Carl scoring the winning goal in the 10th round. Despite the win streak coming to an end, Evansville has earned at least a point in eight consecutive games (7-0-1), which is tied for the franchise record. Evansville has earned points in eight consecutive games twice before in their history, between January 5th and 23rd of 2018 (6-0-2) and between February 21st, 2020, and October 16th, 2021 (6-0-2), and will have the opportunity to set a new franchise record in Peoria on Friday night.
Stewart picked up a goal and assist, Abbate and Hobbs scored one goal each, and Gilmour tallied a pair of assists.  In goal, Kristian Stead finished with 23 saves on 26 shots, plus 8 of 10 in the shootout, in only his 2nd loss of the season. The Thunderbolts and Mayhem meet again on Friday, December 5th at Ford Center, with Macon leading the season series 1-0.
Season tickets, Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2025-26 season. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
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Thunderbolts Tie Team Record for Seventh Straight Win; Sweep Knoxville 4-1
Evansville, In.:  The Thunderbolts once again battled late in regulation by breaking a late 1-1 tie with three goals in the final 3 minutes, defeating the Knoxville Ice Bears 4-1 on Saturday at Ford Center, and tying a franchise record with seven consecutive wins.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Friday, December 5th against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.
After a scoreless first period, Evansville broke the deadlock late in the second period as Myles Abbate found Will van der Veen moving up from the blue line amidst a mad scramble in the Knoxville crease, with Van der Veen scoring at 17:50 to give Evansville the opening lead, also assisted by Matt Hobbs. Knoxville broke the shutout bid for Evansville 11:43 into the third period as Davide Gaeta finished off a similar scramble in the Evansville zone. Tied 1-1 down the stretch, Evansville stole the puck deep in Knoxville territory, Jordan Simoneau found Abbate, and Abbate scored with 2:20 remaining to put Evansville back ahead 2-1. The Thunderbolts added two unassisted empty net goals, Eelis Laaksonen at 18:43and Derek Contessa at 19:43, to seal the victory for Evansville at 4-1. Laaksonen’s goal was also his first in professional hockey. The win ties the Thunderbolts franchise record win streak at 7 games, previously accomplished in the 2019-20 season between November 29th and December 20th. The Thunderbolts will have the opportunity to break the record this Wednesday, November 26th on the road at Macon.
Abbate scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, while Van der Veen, Laaksonen and Contessa scored one goal each.  In goal, Kristian Stead finished with 35 saves on 36 shots on goal for his 9th win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Ice Bears meet again on Friday, March 6th at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, with Evansville leading the season series 2-0.
Season tickets, Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2025-26 season. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
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Thunderbolts Tie Team Record for Seventh Straight Win; Sweep Knoxville 4-1
Evansville, In.:  The Thunderbolts once again battled late in regulation by breaking a late 1-1 tie with three goals in the final 3 minutes, defeating the Knoxville Ice Bears 4-1 on Saturday at Ford Center, and tying a franchise record with seven consecutive wins.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Friday, December 5th against the Macon Mayhem at 7:00pm CT.
After a scoreless first period, Evansville broke the deadlock late in the second period as Myles Abbate found Will van der Veen moving up from the blue line amidst a mad scramble in the Knoxville crease, with Van der Veen scoring at 17:50 to give Evansville the opening lead, also assisted by Matt Hobbs. Knoxville broke the shutout bid for Evansville 11:43 into the third period as Davide Gaeta finished off a similar scramble in the Evansville zone. Tied 1-1 down the stretch, Evansville stole the puck deep in Knoxville territory, Jordan Simoneau found Abbate, and Abbate scored with 2:20 remaining to put Evansville back ahead 2-1. The Thunderbolts added two unassisted empty net goals, Eelis Laaksonen at 18:43and Derek Contessa at 19:43, to seal the victory for Evansville at 4-1. Laaksonen’s goal was also his first in professional hockey. The win ties the Thunderbolts franchise record win streak at 7 games, previously accomplished in the 2019-20 season between November 29th and December 20th. The Thunderbolts will have the opportunity to break the record this Wednesday, November 26th on the road at Macon.
Abbate scored the game-winning goal and added an assist, while Van der Veen, Laaksonen and Contessa scored one goal each.  In goal, Kristian Stead finished with 35 saves on 36 shots on goal for his 9th win of the season. The Thunderbolts and Ice Bears meet again on Friday, March 6th at Knoxville Civic Coliseum, with Evansville leading the season series 2-0.
Season tickets, Individual game tickets and group packages are on sale for the 2025-26 season. Call 812-422-BOLT(2658) or visit our website (www.evansvillethunderbolts.com) for details.
About Evansville Thunderbolts: The Evansville Thunderbolts is the area’s only professional hockey team. The Thunderbolts are a proud member of the SPHL.  The team is owned and operated by VW Sports, L.L.C, a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc. www.evansvillethunderbolts.com
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