Marinette Youth Hockey Association

The Thunder returned from a three-week layoff on Friday and earned a 4-4 draw at Green Bay United. The team then hosted a strong Marquette team on Saturday and dropped both ends of a doubleheader with scores of 10-2 and 7-0.

Offense prevailed immediately after the long layoff as six of the game’s eight goals were scored in the first period.

After GBU scored the game’s first two goals, Brayden Rounds netted the first of a trio of first-period goals for the Thunder off an assist from Simon Bowers.

United pushed ahead 3-1 with a pair of goals including one from former Thunder forward Broden Krause, but goals from Blue Haley (assisted by Chase Nerat) and Theron Thayer (assisted by Damien Winterbottom and Willow Burke) tied the game 3-3 through one period of play.

Both defenses settled in for the remainder of the game. The two teams battle through a scoreless second period before United’s Landon Thompson ended the drought midway through the third period. Rounds came up with an equalizer two minutes later, and the game ended in a 4-4 tie.

Glenn Woodworth made 39 saves for the Thunder while Brady Boldt made 28 stops for United.

The Thunder faced a very quick turnaround with the puck dropping for game one of a doubleheader with Marquette less than 11 hours after the end of the Green Bay game.

Marquette made quick work of the home team. The Thunder’s only goals came in game one when Haley and Rounds found the net while Nerat added an assist to his weekend.

The Thunder stand at 5-6-2 on the season.

The Battle at the REC Tournament will feature six teams including the Thunder, Iron River (Mich.), Madison, Dodgeville, Ontonagon (Mich.), and Iowa City. The action begins at 6 p.m. on Friday at the Community REC Center when the Thunder take on the Iron River Ice Hawks.

Peewee A

The Thunder Peewee A Team swept a twin-bill at Shawano on Saturday with scores of 8-5 and 9-2.

Wyatt Kneath netted four goals in game one, while Carter Erdman collected a playmaker with three assists. Parker Perket had a hattrick in game two, giving him five goals on the day.

Brayden Forgette and Sullivan Reek added two goals each while Erdman, Alex Bird, Holden Ruiz and Kelven Winterbottom also scored.

The Peewee A team returns to action on Sunday when they travel to Oshkosh for a pair of games.

Peewee B

The Thunder Peewee B team continued an impressive offensive stretch with a pair of wins at Manitotowoc on Saturday. The Thunder downed the Breakers 14-2 and 10-5 while they have averaged nearly nine goals per game through their first 11 games of the season.

Calvin Schraeder racked up 10 goals on the day while Jaxen Teteak finished with seven. Nova Cook scored three goals. Erin Vincent added two goals, and Madison Salewsky and Cael Schmidt each had one goal.

The Peewee B team will return to play with a doubleheader at Oshkosh on Sunday.

Squirt A

The Thunder Squirt A team dropped a pair of games against Fox Valley on Saturday with scores of 6-4 and 3-1.

Carter Campbell scored three goals on the day, while Owen Campbell and Henry Schutt also found the net for the Thunder.

The team now stands at 10-7 on the season. They will return to action with two games at De Pere on Sunday.

Squirt B

After playing to a pair of ties (4-4 and 2-2) against Waupaca heading into the Holiday break, the Squirt B team was defeated 7-3 and 8-3 by Green Bay on Saturday.

Maverick Tardiff scored three goals on the day while Dean Gerondale added a pair. Everett Skowlund also hit the net for the Thunder.

The Peewee B team will return to action at the Shawano Invitational Tournament January 12-15.