By Dwayne McLaughlin

AJHL

Thunder win one, lose one in return to play

Mar 16, 2021 | 12:56 PM

The Drayton Valley Thunder opened their return to AJHL action with a 5-3 win Friday night over the Whitecourt Wolverines.

The Thunder jumped put to an early 2-0 lead after Colson Gengenbach and Mason Marcellus scored a pair of late-period goals in the first.

The Thunder kept the pressure on in the second with goals from Dexton Mozell and Dylan Price. Whitecourt broke the shutout as Bryce Osepchuck scored in between the Drayton Valley scorers.

Julien Blouin would make it 5-1 as Drayton Valley was in control of the game. Alex Dominique and Brennan Bott would bring the Wolverines close, but not close enough.

The Thunder struggled on the power play going 0-for-3.

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Special teams struggles continued Saturday for the Thunder in a 4-2 loss to the Grande Prairie Storm.

Grande Prairie punished Drayton Valley by going 3-for-5 with the man advantage while holding the Thunder to 1-for-8.

The Storm charged out to a 4-0 lead before Kabe Bleay and Dylan Price got the Thunder on the scoresheet in the third.

Drayton Valley will play the Wolverines again on Friday, this time at home at 7 p.m. Saturday night they visit Grande Prairie.