Minor hockey report
Joe McWilliams
Lakeside Leader
The U18 Thunder carried the play in their Saturday home game against CNN, out-shooting the visitors almost two-to-one. But CNN had the final word, winning 3 – 2.
The Thunder fell behind early by two goals and never got back on level terms. Blake Bellerose and Paul Houle scored for the Thunder. Salah Baalbaki made 23 saves in the loss.
On Sunday in Athabasca, the Thunder won 3 – 2.
On Saturday, the Thunder host Edson.
U15 #2
This was a strange sort of game, with big momentum swings. Wabasca scored three straight to start off the second period; then Slave Lake struck back and tied it up with three of their own. Then it was three more by Wabasca for a 6 – 3 victory.
Slave Lake goals were by Evander Pawliw, Chase Mountain and Nicolas Diaz. Andrei Angelescu took the loss in net for the Thunder.
This Saturday Tofield is in town.
U13 #1
Fort McMurray came to town on Saturday, on a mission to close the gap between them and the second-place Thunder. As it turned out, the gap remained at exactly eight points, after the teams battled to a 4 – 4 draw.
It took a late powerplay goal by the Thunder to salvage the single point. Carter Donaldson scored the goal. The Thunder were out-shot over the first two periods, but managed to hang in there. Drake Conrad scored twice and Maddax Laing got the other one. Isaiah Brown faced 39 shots in the Slave Lake net.
On Sunday, the Thunder wasted no time in getting the jump on visiting Edson, taking a 3 – 0 lead, on goals by Conrad and two by Colby Churchill.
Kylee Martin and Nolan Beaupre scored in the second – both on the powerplay, and Brody Whitney added one in the third.
Brown stopped 24 shots for the win.
The Thunder play Barrhead in Fort Assiniboine on Feb. 4.
U13 #2
Hosting Tofield on Saturday, the Thunder pulled off a 7 – 5 victory, finishing strong with a four-goal third period. On Sunday, they beat CR2 by an 8 – 2 score.
In Saturday’s game, Jackson Pretty and Ansen Cuthbert both had strong games, with a goal and three assists apiece.
Ethan Albert scored a hat trick and Ryland Eben-Ebenau got a couple. Hadley Knutt got the win in net.
The Thunder got off to a quick start in Sunday’s game, taking a 3 – 0 first-period lead. But CR2 made it interesting by scoring two of their own before the first 20 minutes was up. But it was all Slave Lake after that.
Curtis Wong, Jake Courtorielle and Kale Turcotte each scored twice for the Thunder, Addison Gauchier and Viktor Doetzel got the others. Hadley Knutt had a solid game in net, stopping 21 shots.
This Saturday the Thunder take on Pembina 2 at the Pembina Rec Plex in Evansburg. Sunday they play in Barrhead.
U11 #2
The Thunder got doubled up by Barrhead on Saturday, losing 8 – 4. They got more shots on goal, but the Barrhead goalie was sharper.
Scoring for Slave Lake were Jack Oostvogels with two, Bowen Baird-Blachford and Jonathan Okemow. Zachary Gallant took the loss in net for the Thunder.
This Sunday the Thunder play a double-header against Barrhead, on home ice.
