THUNDER BAY – A successful road swing for the Thunder Bay under-18 Kings over the weekend saw them sweep a four-game slate in Great North Hockey League action, taking two games apiece from the Kapuskasing Flyers and Timmins Jr. Rock.
Beginning with a 7-4 triumph in Kapuskasing Friday, the Kings scored three times while shorthanded and also added a power play marker as part of the victory.
Owen Trevisanutto helped pace the Kings offensively with a pair of tallies and a couple of assists, while teammate Michael Figliomeni had a goal and a trio of helpers.
Also finding the back of the net were Sam Pierce; Lincoln MacLean; Darwin Brinkman and Gunner Obie.
Carson Bresolin picked up the win in net.
Next saw the club striking twice in each period as they came away victorious in Timmins 6-2 Saturday in the first of two against the Rock.
Keegan Weldon notched a pair of tallies in the victory and aided on another, while Pierce; Figliomeni; Brinkman and Ben Krys also connected.
As part of Kainaan MacGillivray’s efforts between the pipes was stopping a penalty shot deep in regulation.
Buoyed by Bresolin’s initial GNHL shutout, Thunder Bay stymied Timmins 7-0 in their third game of the trip.
The duo of Figliomeni (2G-1A) and Trevisanutto (1G-2A) did their part once again in the win.
Emmitt Adduono (1G-1A) and Jackson Pucci (1G-1A) and a marker from Weldon added to the one-sided result.
The Kings then capped things off by skating to a 4-3 victory over the Flyers Sunday afternoon.
Two more tallies off the stick of Figliomeni, including the game-winner, saw him finish off with 10 points on the trip.
Trevisanutto had another goal, for nine points in total, and Weldon were the other Thunder Bay marksmen, with MacGillivray collecting the win.
The Kings now sit tied for third in the GNHL standings with a record of 7-7-0-0.
Meanwhile, the Figliomeni, Trevisanutto duo are just two points off top spot in league scoring with 18 apiece.
Among those GNHL netminders who have seen 300-plus minutes of game action, MacGillivray holds down third spot in goal-against average at 3.23 and he is fourth in wins with four.
OFF TO PETERBOROUGH
Thunder Bay’s U14 and U15 Kings head out on the tournament trail this weekend as both clubs will be travelling to Peterborough to compete in the Icefest AAA Tournament.
There are 16 teams in the U14 Division with Thunder Bay opening Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. against the Buffalo Regals.
A two-game slate then awaits them Friday, beginning with a 9:30 a.m. encounter versus the North Shore Whitecaps, who are based out of the Oshawa/Clarington area.
The Kings will then close out the day with a 3:45 p.m. matchup with the host Peterborough Jr. Petes.
They’ll then wrap-up round robin play Saturday as they take on the Kitchener Rangers at 12:30 p.m.
As for the U15s, they’ll be among 18 AAA squads vying for the title there.
Kuper Academy, out of Kirkland, Que., will provide the opposition in Thunder Bay’s initial game, which goes Thursday at 8:45 p.m.
They too will have two tilts Friday, starting with the Petes at 11:15 a.m., prior to finishing up the day against the Southern Tier Admirals, from the Niagara Region, at 8 p.m.
The Kings fourth outing will be vs. the Toronto Young Nationals Saturday morning in a 9:30 a.m. start.
Quarter-final action begins later on Saturday while the semifinals and championship contests go Sunday.
MADISON BOUND
The U16 Kings will also be on the road as well, as they’ll head to Wisconsin for the four-team Madison Capitols Showcase.
They take on host Madison Friday in their initial contest, which goes at 8:40 p.m. ET.
Next up for the Kings has them facing off with Team Wisconsin Saturday at 10:10 a.m. ET.
They’ll then go up against the Windy City Storm, who are based in suburban Chicago, later in the day at 3:40 p.m.
The top two teams following round robin play will vie for the championship Sunday at 10 a.m. ET, while the third and fourth place clubs will compete for bronze at noon ET.
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