Fond Du Lac

Feb 24...Cedarburg, WI

Ian Bishop accounted for half of his team's scoring in a three-game weekend series as the Fond du Lac Peewee C's wrapped up the regular season here today.

Bishop notched a natural hat trick in an 8-1 victory over Appleton Green Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The Thunder jumped out to a 4-0 first period lead on a hat trick by Zach McLaughlin and an unassisted tally by Cory Steffes before Ian Bishop scored his straight three goals in less than six minutes of play. McLaughlin also had three assists.

Ian Bishop had another hat trick in Saturday afternoon's game against Appleton Blue as Fond du Lac shut out the host 5-0. The game marked the fourth shutout of the year for goalie Danny Degner and his Thunder. McLaughlin and Thomas Bellio rounded out the scoring.

The squad traveled to Cedarburg Sunday and trailed 1-0 before giving the Ice Dogs a power play opportunity midway through the second period. Ozaukee needed only 11 second to boost its lead to 2-0. The Thunder rallied by taking the ensusing faceoff into the Ice Dog zone and scoring on a perfect setup from Tyler Schram to Ian Bishop; however, Fondy was held scoreless the rest of the game and dropped a 3-1 decision.

Chipping in assists on the weekend were Thomas Bellio (2), Nathan Bishop (1),  Brendon Gyspers from Squirt A (2), McLaughlin (4), Nick Newhouse (2), Schram (3), Steffes (1).

Fond du Lac finished the regular season 20-12-1 (.606 win percentage).

The Thunder will host the Pee Wee C State Tournament March 1-2. Fondy's first game is Saturday against Wausau at 9:45 am. The eight team field also includes Green Bay, two Waukesha squads, Eau Claire, Southwest, and Appleton Green.

Mar 2...Fond du Lac, WI

The Fond du Lac Pee Wee C team finished a disappointing last place in the State PeeWee C Tournament here today.

The Thunder had a chance to finish seventh as they held a 4-3 lead over Waukesha D late in the game Sunday, but the Warhawks came back to tie and the game went to overtime. The two squads played scoreless hockey in the first extra period and Waukesha clinced the victory with a goal two minutes into the second overtime by a final of 5-4.

Zach McLaughlin and Parker Owen each scored once, and Ian Bishop added two. Owen also had an assist and Tyler Schram had two. Fond du Lac outshot Waukesha 3 to 1.

Fondy opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Wausau. The scoring didn't start until halfway through the third when McLaughlin scored on an assist from Nathan Bishop. Wausau then scored two goals less than three minutes apart to grab the lead and put in an empty netter when Fond du Lac added an extra attacker. The Thunder again held the edge in shots, nearly 2 to 1.

Nathan Bishop suffered a broken elbow in the game and was lost for the rest of the tournament.

Without their number four scorer in Bishop, the Thunder stayed strong in their next game against Green Bay for over 20 minutes. The scored was tied 2-2 early in the second but then the Bobcats scored five unanswered tallies for a 7-2 victory. Goal scorers for Fond du Lac included Schram and McLaughlin.

Fondy season  record was 20-15-1.