Thunder Pick Up a Win

Harrington, DE – The Delaware Thunder got in the win column to start a weekend series at home against the Elmira Mammoth.

Both goalies kept the scoreboard clean for the most of the first period, but the Thunder got on the board first with a goal by Rocco DiCostanzo, his first as a member of the Thunder, with less than 3 minutes to go in the first period.

The Mammoth evened the score just over a minute into the second period on an unassisted goal by Chris Hunt.

Delaware scored a goal to retake the lead just after the 5 minute mark. The second period would end with a score of 2-1 Thunder.

The Thunder took a 2 goal lead early in the third period on a goal by Danila Milushkin. Delaware would then receive another tally, this time by Jakub Volf at 14:42 to take a commanding 4-1 lead.

After a timeout Elmira pulled the goalie and scored to cut the lead to 2, but Houston Wilson would tack on a late empty net goal to make the final score Delaware 5, Elmira 2.

The 3 stars of the game were Trevor Martin with a strong outing in goal, Jakub Volf who scored 1 goal with 2 assists and Rocco DiCostanzo who also had a goal and 2 assists.

Same two teams will square up on Saturday night with the face-off at 7:00

by Jeff Heacock