The Drayton Valley Thunder started a five-game homestand with split decisions over the weekend.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, the Thunder hosted the Drumheller Dragons and beat them 4-1.
The Dragons took a 1-0 lead early in the first, but the Thunder’s Avery Watson tied it 1-1 with a power play goal at 11:59, with assists from Jerrett Ross and Daniel Zhou.
In period two, Zhou was assisted by Dane Pyatt and Avery Watson in netting another for Drayton Valley to make it 2-1.
Ethan Hunter scored next for the Thunder in the third frame. Damian Hill and Lachlan Staniforth assisted in making it 3-1.
The Thunder’s Colson Ganser then secured the 4-1 victory with an empty-netter with eight seconds left in the game, following a pass from Taynton Lavender.
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On Oct. 25, the Thunder hosted the Dragons again, this time getting edged 4-3 in a shootout.
Drayton Valley’s Lachlan Staniforth opened the scoring with a power play goal at 18:17 in period one, with assistance from Damian Hill Daniel Zhou.
The Thunder increased that lead to 2-0 about two minutes into the second after Dane Pyatt assisted Avery Watson with his third goal of the season.
At 4:11, the Thunder’s Matteo Sartore went to the box for interference, and the Dragons scored on the power play to make it 2-1. Drumheller then tied it 2-2 with another goal at 13:41.
In frame three, Zhou scored for Drayton Valley at 13:11, with the helpers going to Avery Watson and Dane Pyatt, making it 3-2. With 2:10 left in the game, the Dragons tied things again 3-3.
No team scored in OT, and in the shootout, Bradley Gallo and Paxton Cabana secured the win for the Dragons.
The Drayton Valley Thunder are still first in the AJHL North Division, now with a record of 7-1-2-2 and 18 points. Their homestand continues on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 against the Bonnyville Pontiacs and Lloydminster Bobcats, respectively.
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