Wichita Wind

[7] The team played to sixth place at 32 wins, 45 losses, and 3 ties in the regular season, also gaining the most penalty minutes.

[8] Bailey's club won its first playoff series against the Indianapolis Checkers in the decisive fifth game 6–5 on a goal by Tom Roulston, the league's leading scorer.

The Wind lost in seven games to the reigning champions, the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, in the Adams Cup championship series.

[13] A good checking team but lacking in offensive power,[14] only four Wichita players averaged over one point per game.

[15] Following a game in which the team received 19 fighting penalties, Muckler and eight other members of the organization spent a night in jail for a nightclub altercation.

[23] It was announced after the season that the team would not play in Wichita a fourth year because of conflicts over the lease on the Kansas Coliseum.

The view of an ice hockey rink from behind and above one goal. Most players, dressed in either red and white or blue and black, are in the far right corner of the rink. Above center ice an electronic scoreboard reads "9:09" in green; under that, red numbers read from left to right "0", "1", and "0". The "1" is smaller than the two "0"s. On the visible end of the rink, a red sign reads in the black and white text "Pizza Hut".
In 1983, GM Gordon took the team out of Wichita following disagreements over the leasing of Britt Brown Arena, seen here during a Wichita Thunder 's game.