SUNS stats

SUNS HOCKEY SUMMARY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024

SUNS 6, WHEELS 3

Wilmington Wheels 0.................. 3 .............. 0 ..................3

Sun Valley Suns 1.................. 2 .............. 3 ..................6

FIRST PERIOD—(1) SV, Dylan Shamburger 10 (Drew Tallet, Justin Taylor), 19:21.

SECOND PERIOD—(2) Wilmington, Jordan Lalor (Kyle Reeds, Zach Lazzaro), 4:15. (3) SV, Spencer Brendel 4 (Max Tardy, Sean O’Grady), 8:03, power play goal. (4) Wilmington, Jordan Zalba (Andrew Baldo, Gabe Chuckran), 12:25. (5) Wilmington, Lazzaro (Reeds, Garrett Gallagher), 14:47. (6) SV, Nick Curry 5 (Brendel, Ben Barton), 19:32, power play goal.

THIRD PERIOD—(7) SV, Tardy 13 (Nick Curry), 5:27, game-winning goal. (8) SV, Nick Curry 5 (Taylor), 10:37. (9) SV, Joey Sides 16 (unassisted), 15:53.

SHOTS ON GOAL—Wilmington 18-12-6 for 36; Sun Valley 9-15-11 for 35.

GOALIES—Wilmington, Matt Tendler (29 saves); Sun Valley, Ben McLean (33 saves, 8-2 record).

OFFICIALS—Max Battimo and Tyler Hanson (referees); David Patrie and Eric Wingard (linesmen).

SPECTATOR COUNT—576.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024

WHEELS 6, SV 5 (OT)

Wilmington Wheels 1.................. 1 .............. 3 .................1 6

Sun Valley Suns 1.................. 3 .............. 1 ..................0 5

FIRST PERIOD—(1) Wilmington, Gabe Chuckran (unassisted), 1:22. (2) SV, Ace Cowans 6 (Parker Weekes), 11:06.

SECOND PERIOD—(3) SV, Weekes 17 (Owen Powers, Mike Curry), 9:00. (4) SV, Dylan Shamburger 11 (Sean O’Grady, Justin Taylor), 12:55. (5) SV, Ace Cowans 7 (Doug Yeates, Weekes), 14:17. (6) Wilmington, Zach Lazzaro (Kyle Reeds, Jake May), 18:02.

THIRD PERIOD—(7) Wilmington, John Regnart (Lazzaro), 0:48. (8) Wilmington, Chuckran (Jordan Zalba), 0:56. (9) SV, Stephen Inman 2 (Nick Curry), 6:00. (10) Wilmington, Mike Couley (Chuckran, Reeds), 19:59, empty net goal.

OVERTIME (5 minutes, 4-on-4)—(11) Wilmington, Jake May (Couley), 0:44, game-winning goal.

SHOTS ON GOAL—Wilmington 13-12-16-1 for 42; Sun Valley 6-11-10-2 for 29.

GOALIES—Wilmington, Matt Tendler (60 minutes, 5 goals allowed, 24 saves); Sun Valley, Tripp Hutchinson (61 minutes, 6 goals allowed, 36 saves, 8-2 record).

OFFICIALS—Max Battimo and David Patrie (referees); Tyler Hanson and Mike Punnett (linesmen).

SPECTATOR COUNT—425 (weekend total 1,001)

NOTES—Wheels goalie Matt Tendler, 37, from Warminster, Pa. played for NCAA Division 3 Neumann College of Pennsylvania from 2008-12……..Wilmington blueliner Gabe Chuckran, 29, from Media, Pa. had 2 goals and 3 assists tonight. He skated for Division 3 UMass-Boston from 2015-19 and was captain as a senior. He finished with 48 points in his 109 UMass games…….Over 16 home games, the Suns have drawn 10,098 fans, an average of 631 per game. Counting the Dec. 22 holiday exhibition that attracted 588 spectators, the total Suns home count is 10,686 for 17 dates, an average 628 each gane,