Ottawa Senators name Wichita Thunder new ECHL affiliate

The Wichita, Kansas team replaces the role formerly held by the Evansville Icemen

Randy Lee, Assistant GM of the Ottawa Senators, dropped some important prospect news on TSN 1200:

— AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports) July 4, 2016 The Thunder were part of the Central Hockey League for its entire existence, from 1992-2014. Following the folding of the league, the Thunder joined the ECHL. The Thunder have never been an affiliate of an NHL team in their history.

The Thunder replace the Evansville Icemen, who were the Sens' and B-Sens' affiliate for 2014-16. However, due to an issue with the arena lease agreement, the Evansville Icemen were not returning for the 2016-17 season. Evansville was getting a team…