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The Wichita Wind were a minor league ice hockey team based in Wichita Kansas from 1980 to 1983. They were the feeder team of the Edmonton Oilers (1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons) and the New Jersey Devils (1982–83). The Wind played in the Central Hockey League (CHL) at the Britt Brown Arena in the Kansas Coliseum. The team’s general manager (GM) was Larry Gordon for all three seasons of existence.In June 1980 Gordon was replaced as Oilers’ GM and took over as president owner and GM of the Wind.
