The Twin City Thunder opened the South Shore Presidents’ Day Showcase with a statement win over the Mercer Chiefs.
The Thunder, sixth in the USPHL NCDC New England Division, defeated the Chiefs, second place in the Atlantic Division, 3-1 Friday night in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Twin City (14-23-2, 30 points) got solid goaltending from Jeffrey Kreidler, who made 32 saves on 33 shots.
“Kreidler was fantastic in net. He played really well,” Thunder coach Dan Hodge said. “They had us pinned down in the second period pretty well. They had some power plays and Kreidler played really well and gave us a chance to win.”
Ervin Terwilliger scored his first goal late in the first period, with Jack Henry Lages and Denis Maliew recording the assists.
After a scoreless second period, Terwilliger scored again nearly seven minutes into the third period on the power play to give the Thunder a 2-0 advantage.
“(John Clay) Humphreys took a shot and hit a body in front and laying there,” Hodge said. “(Terwilliger) found the rebound with a net-front presence.”
Mercer (21-17-2, 44 points) battled back in the middle of the frame when Gregory Diamond’s shot beat Kriedler.
James Tatro added an insurance marker on the man advantage with a minute remaining.
“Their goal was a power-play goal on our too many men on the ice (penalty) and our power play goal was against their too many men on the ice,” Hodge said. “It’s kind of an odd collection of plays.”
Humphreys, Roman Wainwright and Gavin Connolly had third-period assists for the Thunder.
Dominick Gatto made 26 saves in the loss.
The Thunder face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights at the showcase on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Twin City remains two points back of the Northern Cyclones for the fifth and final playoff spot in the New England Division.
“The Cyclones won today and we had to respond with a win,” Hodge said. “We are still chasing them, and we have a big game tomorrow against Wilkes-Barre. We have to be ready to go.”
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