By Scott Roblin

Sun Devils silence Stingers with 16-5 victory in home opener

Apr 22, 2018 | 12:39 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – It was a home opener to remember for the Medicine Hat Sun Devils on Saturday night, laying a 16-5 beat down on the Olds Stingers.

Forward Aidan McLean led the charge with five goals and two helpers on Saturday night, helping to improve Medicine Hat’s record to 2-1 on the 2018 season.

Despite falling behind 2-0 early in the first period to Olds, the Sun Devils scored four straight goals to close out the period and take a 4-2 lead into the intermission.

The physical side also picked up late in the first, with Medicine Hat’s Noah Loran and Olds’ Ian Griffiths dropping the mitts and receiving game misconducts.

After exchanging goals in the second frame, the Sun Devils came alive with a pair of late goals from Daniel Drefs and Izaak Loran to lead Olds 8-4 heading to the third.

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Medicine Hat put the game well out of reach shortly after, scoring seven times in less than 10 minutes which included a hat-trick from Izaak Loran to make it a 15-4 game.

Austin Appell scored with 2:59 remaining to seal the match for the Sun Devils, giving them their second victory of the year.

Drefs finished the night with two goals and seven points to his credit, while Izaak Loran registered his second hat-trick on the season.

The Sun Devils wind up their home opening weekend on Sunday afternoon when they hit the floor against the Calgary Wranglers, with game time scheduled for 3:30 pm at the Kinplex.