Thunder Bay Wrecks
The Thunder Bay Wrecks hosted Traverse City Northstars recently at Northern Lights Arena for a pair of exhibition games, tying one game and winning the other.
Colby Plowman got the Wrecks on the board early in the first period of the opener with assists going to Kyle Hebner and Jaden Lindle. The game stayed 1-0 until Keegan Mathews picked up his seventh goal of the year two minutes into the second period. Gabe Kleinsourge and Brendan Baker collected the assists. The two goal lead was shortlived as Traverse City scored 30 seconds later to cut the lead in half. Plowman picked up his 18th of the year with assists going to Sam Gorno and Anthony Berg. Traverse City picked up the only two goals of the third period to come away with a 3-3 tie in the opener.
Caleb Pettis made 18 saves for the Wrecks while Lannen would make 24 saves for Traverse City.
In game two, the Wrecks took control early on and never looked back in a 6-2 victory. Kyle Hebner led the way with his fourth hat trick of the year and team-leading 27 goals on the season. Kyle VanDusen added two goals of his own to increase his goal total to 23 on the season with Jaden Lindle adding his 13th goal to complete the scoring.
Owen Limback collected two assists with Alex Cosbitt, Nick Aown, Gorno, Plowman and Mathews adding single helpers.
Cooper Black picked up the win with 27 saves while Galton would make 19 saves in the loss.
“I was a little disappointed that we let TC get back in the game in the opener but the kids really competed in the second game.” Wrecks coach Chris Limback said. “We ended up taking second place in the league by one point and now we need to get prepared for playoff hockey down the stretch.”
The Wrecks are now 25-7-4 on the season and will head to Tawas for a pair of games against the Saginaw Spirit today.
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The Thunder Bay Wrecks PeeWee AA hockey team lost and tied in two games last weekend at Northern Lights Arena against the Soo Lakers.
In the first game, the Wrecks lost 2-0 in a close game. The Lakers scored an even strength goal at 5:59 in the second period and added an empty netter with three seconds left in the game. The Wrecks had several scoring chances, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Jimmy Bolanowski made 17 saves for the Wrecks.
In the second game, both teams skated to a 3-3 tie. The Lakers scored first, but Brett Nelson answered with a goal assisted by Parker Bolda and Charlie Halleck. The Lakers added another goal in the first period and scored again in the second period for a 3-1 lead before the Wrecks answered. Luke Gamage scored unassisted to make it 3-2 after two periods and Bolda scored at 8:35 in the third period to tiw the game. Bolanowski and Collin Lightfoot shared goaltending duties and combined for 22 saves.
The Wrecks will host Cheboygan next Saturday for two exhibition games.
Thunder Bay Wrecks
The Thunder Bay Wrecks Pee Wee AA hockey team went 4-0 in exhibition games last weekend against Cheboygan and St. Ignace.
The Wrecks started off the weekend with a 5-3 win over Cheboygan. Blaise Keller gave the Wrecks an early lead with a goal assisted by Evan Kraenzlein and Tanner Orban and Parker Bolda also scored. Luke Gamage assisted on both goals. Cheboygan knotted the game 3-3 before Orban and Gamage each scored in the third period. Tanner Pilarski, Bolda and Kraenzlein each earned an assist during the final period. Jimmie Bolanowski made 14 saves.
In their second matchup with Cheboygan, the Wrecks won 6-2. A goal from Charlie Halleck assisted by Gamage knotted the game 1-1 before the Wrecks took the lead on a goal from Bolda. Gamage also scored and was assisted by Bolda. After a goal from Ben Nowak in the second period, assisted by Gamage, Orban and Brett Nelson both scored. Collin Lightfoot made 12 saves.
On Sunday, the Wrecks hosted St. Ignace and won both games 3-0 and 6-4.
In the first game, Bolda scored with an assist from Orban, Sean Stevens scored assisted by Halleck and Blaise Keller scored assisted by Pilarski and Mitch Agius. Bolanowski made 12 saves in the shutout win.
In the second game, Nelson scored two goals early, getting assists from Halleck, Gamage, Pilarski and Eli Goesselin. St. Ignace tied the game in the second period and Orban scored to put the Wrecks ahead 3-2. St. Ignace scored two quick goals for a 4-3 advantage late in the second period, but Nelson scored with one second left to tie the game 4-4 after two periods and complete a hat trick. Pilarski and Gosselin earned assists on Nelson’s tying goal.
The Wrecks held St. Ignace scoreless the rest of the way and got goals from Halleck and Gosselin to seal the win. Bolda, Gosselin and Nelson all earned assists in the third period and Gosselin finished with a playmaker. Lightfoot and Bolanowski combined for five saves.
The Wrecks host Sault Ste. Marie today for two league games.
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The Thunder Bay Wrecks Bantam A hockey team wrapped up the regular season in Little Caesars hockey action against the Suburban Stars and won 4-2.
Kyle Hebner won a key face-off in the offensive zone that led to the Wrecks first goal. Keegan Mathews fired a quick wrist shot from the top of the face-off circle that beat Nich Rogers high to the glove side two minutes into the second period. The Star tied things up two minutes later off of a goal mouth scramble by Conner Williams. Hebner gave the Wrecks the lead again off of a shot just inside the blue line that seemed to catch Rogers off guard. This goal seemed to energize the Wrecks as Owen Limback intercepted an errant pass and beat two defenders before deking out the Stars goalie and scoring for the 3-0 lead seconds later.
The Stars controlled the play for the first half of the third period but could not score against Alpena netminder Cooper Black.
Colby Plowman outworked two Stars players to score a key short-handed goal with three minutes left to seal the victory. Suburban added goal one more with one minute to play.
Cooper Black made 16 saves in the win while Rogers made 18 saves in the loss.
“As a coach you are always worried about taking time off for the holiday, but the kids really came out and played a solid game today.” Wrecks coach Chris Limback said. ‘We have a one point lead heading into the final weekend so the worst we can finish is second.”
The Wrecks are now 24-7-3 on the season and will host Traverse City today at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Northern Lights Arena.
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