Marinette Youth Hockey Association

 

“I loved the effort today,” coach Fred Haley said after the game. “There were a lot of blind passes I didn’t like, and it was a little sloppy at times, but on the whole I loved the way they played today and I’m happy with the result.”

After committing 17 penalties in their opening weekend in Saul Ste. Marie last week, the Thunder committed just one infraction on Friday.

“They definitely worked a lot better than they did last weekend,” Haley said. “With only one penalty compared to all the penalties we had last weekend, it makes it a little easier. Even the one penalty wasn’t a bad penalty. They just got tied up and that happens.”

Caiden Radtke got the Thunder on the board first with a breakaway goal six minutes into the contest.

Theron Thayer made it 2-0 off a pass from Blue Haley six minutes later, and Glenn Woodworth stopped all nine shots he faced to give the Thunder a 2-0 cushion at the first intermission.

United picked up the offensive intensity in the second period, pouring in 15 shots in the frame. With 7:24 on the clock, Benson Dickrell finally snuck one past Woodworth to cut the margin to 2-1.

The score remained 2-1 when the Thunder were called for their first penalty. A tripping infraction with three minutes to play gave United a two-minute power play. However, just 22 seconds later, Manitowoc’s Peter Cigler was called for interference in retaliation to an open-ice hit from Damien Winterbottom negating United’s man advantage.

In the final minute of the game, Haley picked the pocket of a United defenseman and scored a power-play goal to seal the 3-1 Thunder win.

For the game, Manitowoc outshot the Thunder 29-23, but Woodworth stopped 28 of the shots he faced while his counterpart, Daniel Karlin, was 20-of-23.

The Thunder improved to 1-2 with the win while Manitowoc fell to 0-2 on the young season.

The Thunder are back in action this weekend when they travel to Beloit, Wis. to take part in Beloit Youth Hockey Association’s Rumble on the Rock Tournament.

Bantam

The Thunder Bantam team opened its season with a split against Fox Valley on Saturday before dropping a pair of games against Green Bay on Sunday.

The Thunder took a season-opening 4-2 win over Fox Valley before the Blades rallied for a 3-1 win in game two. Green Bay shutout the Thunder with scores of 6-0 and 8-0 on Sunday.

In the 4-2 win, Wes Baty scored a pair of goals while Lucien Thayer and Callie Trensch completed the offensive effort. The team got assists from Jackson Raygo, Bryce Vincent, Jack Aftanas and Conner Radtke.

Gracelyn Loomis stopped 19 of the 21 shots she faced.

Easton Baty had the lone Thunder goal in game two with an assist from Dixon Polzin.

The Thunder Bantams are back in action on Saturday when they host Iron Mountain.

Peewee A

The Thunder Peewee A team battled Manitowoc to a 9-9 tie on Sunday.

The Thunder trailed 3-2 after the first period. The score was tied 6-6 entering the third period, but the Thunder scraped together an 8-7 lead midway through the period and later held a 9-8 advantage, but the Breakers managed an equalizer each time.

Parker Perket netted seven of the nine goals while Brayden Forgette and Holden Ruiz hit the net as well. Perket and Ruiz each had an assist along with Kelven Winterbottom and Wyatt Kneath.

The Peewee A team returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Appleton at the REC Center.

Peewee B

The Thunder Peewee B team improved to 3-1 by sweeping a doubleheader from Manitowoc with an offensive onslaught on Sunday.

The Thunder totaled 33 goals with wins of 17-5 and 16-3.

Five players got in on the scoring act lead by a phenomenal day from Cavlin Schroeder who totaled 18 goals and six assists with a hat-trick and playmaker in both contests.

Cael Schmidt scored seven goals and added three assists while Nova Cook found the net five times. Madisen Salewsky added a goal and two assists, while Magdalayna Resch scored her first career goal. Erin Vincent, Lincoln Bjorkman and Vincent Schmitz each had an assist.

The Peewee B team will return to action on Saturday when it travels to Ozaukee.