Hockey Wrapup
The Tates Gallery Manchester Flames Squirt AA team was in action during the Halloween weekend. The team played a Dual State League game and defeated the Acton/Boxboro Squirt 1 team by the score of 3-2.
The Flames scored two goals in the first period. Jack Compos made a pass to defensemen Zach Bayer who fired a shot from the blue line for the score. The Flames second goal came when Lucas Masciarelli and Griffin Cook set up John McNichols to put the Flames up 2-0 at the end of the first period.
The second period was a back-and-forth contest as both teams had numerous scoring opportunities. However, Acton-Boxboro was able to cut the lead to 2-1 when they scored the only goal of the second period. In the third period McNichols returned the favor when he and Cook set up Masciarelli for the third Flames goal.
Acton-Boxboro kept the pressure on and was able to cut the lead to 3-2 halfway into the third period. The Flames then rallied around their goalie, Cameron Bernard who shut the door on Acton/Boxboro by not allowing another goal. The defense of Connor Glosner, Brendan Courtney, and Nathan Duplessis stood strong in front of Bernard.
In the Flames’ second game of the weekend they fell to the Manchester Jr. Monarchs Squirt AA team 4-0 at the Manchester West Side Arena. The Monarchs took a 3-0 lead into middle of the third period. Then the Flames offense scored two goals within 20 seconds. Compos scored the first goal as Patrick Goren set him up for the assist. The Flames scored again as Sean Moore and Cook set up Masciarelli.
The game appeared to have shifted momentum as the Flames were seeking the game tying goal. The defense of Glosner, Courtney, Bayer and Ashlie Killen helped keep the game within reach.
Bantams
Flames sweep
Goalies Ian Beliveau and Mitchell Schirch shared netminding duties as the Sports Arena 1996 AAA Bantam Flames swept a home and away series against the Central Mass Blades.
On Saturday the Flames defeated the Blades 3-0 at the JFK. Connor Powell opened the scoring with an unassisted goal in the first period. Third period goals by Andrew Kehas and Brendan Sullivan (goals assisted by Powell, Mark Feeney and Parker Anderson).
Sunday’s game was played at the Olympia Ice Complex in West Springfield, Mass., and the Flames again played solid team defense in defeating the Blades 4-0. Powell scored two in the first period (assists to Kehas, Feeney and Matt Moriarty). Second-period goals by Kehas and Camden Brown completed the scoring (assists by John Foote, Josh Roy and Anderson).
Panthers blank Monarchs 6-0
Goal scorers for Nashua were Jake Latham, Neil McNulty, Matt Fortin, Adam Murphy and Joe Williams (2). Assists went to Murphy, David Kelly, Matt Ovenden, Williams, Latham and Taylor. Paul Callahan and Nick Lauren anchored the defense and Zach Rappala was in net for the win adding another shutout to his portfolio.
The Nashua Panther Bantam II went to Rochester on Halloween and bagged a 3-1 win over the Blackhawks. The victory was the Panthers’ 10th straight and improved their record to 4-0 in the Granite State League.
After a slow start the Panthers got on the board first when the line of Tim Trudel, John Butler and Alkim Dato crashed the net with Dato knocking home the rebound of a Trudel shot. Nashua doubled its lead in the second period when Mikey Powers redirected a Brad Lyman blast from the point. In the third period Ben Woodward found the back of the net. The Blackhawks broke up AJ Bender’s shutout when they batted in a bouncing puck.
mites
Panthers score win
The Panthers Mite 2’s played 36 minutes of great hockey to finish on the winning end of a 4-3 score over PAT (Pepperell, Ashby and Townsend, Mass.) last weekend.
Nick Dapolito led the attack for Nashua, scoring twice and earning 1 assist. Evan Hall knocked in his first career goal, and Michael Jolicoeur banged in the game winner with just 23 seconds remaining in the game. Other assists went to Danielle Chisholm, Grace Arsenault, Nolan Lacroix and Hall. Sean Morrissey, Brian Chisholm and Nathan Arsenault had quality shots on the PAT net, while goaltender Noah Bird made several impressive saves.
majors
Nashua goes 2-0
Joey Paige and Brendan Martin together lead Majors to 2-0 record in weekend action earning a combined 13 points.
The Majors played the Seacoast Spartans in NEHL action on Halloween morning beating them 7-2. Martin and Paige earned four points each both scoring two goals and earning two assists.
The defensemen displayed their offensive abilities with Eric “Rudy” Pica scoring two goals and Michael Zogin earning two assists. Jeff Gerhard scored the other assisted by Nathan Newton. Yegor Bublik played great in net.
In GSL action, the Majors headed to Concord for what proved to be a fast paced game. Curtis Wirbal earned his first shutout in a 4-0 victory. Eric Langley score late in the first with a great move beating two defensemen. Martin scored two goals, both assisted by Paige.
Paige then sealed the deal, scoring an empty netter.
