The 25-26 season has just started for the Northwood boys U18 Varsity team. The Varsity team played its first two games against Somang U18 Prep at the team’s home rink, the Lake Placid Olympic Center. This was their first time playing together as a team.
The 2025 Varsity Hockey team at the Olympic Center in September 2025. Photo by Jacob Slagel ’25.
The Squad was getting fired up as their first game was about to kick off. The game was intense with both teams going back at each other, but Somang struck the first two goals on Ethan Nau ‘26. But the Varsity team ended up scoring a goal before the end of the first period, with Trey Noyce ‘28 scoring his first Northwood goal. The second period came off to a booming start for the varsity team, with an early goal by Ray Peters ‘27, scoring his first Northwood goal, which ended up tying the score. Somang Hockey answered with a goal at the end of the second period, taking the lead 3-2. The third period began, and the Varsity team was not ready to back down, as they wanted to take home the first win of the season. The team hounded Somang Hockey for the entire third period, which ultimately led to a win, with Carson St. Louis ‘27 and Joachim Neverdal ‘26 scoring a goal, securing a 4-3 victory.
“I was very impressed with the team’s first game. This team brought out a high level of competition against Somang. We were like hounds, and the way we were running our systems was amazing,” said Harry Vant ‘26.
Sunday rolled around, and the Varity team had their rematch game against Somang. In the second game, Somang came out head-hunting. This game was scoreless for the first and second period, with the goalies holding the fort at the net. In the third period, Ray Peters ’27 was set up on the power play, ready for the puck. As Harry Vant ‘26 shoots the puck, Somang’s goalie stops the puck, with it bouncing out to Ray Peters as he baseball swings the puck into the net, scoring the first goal in the game and his second goal of the season. The Varsity team won 1-0.
“The team played great with amazing structure throughout the game, with Ray Peters insane baseball swing goal. What really surprised me was our goaltending—Luke Hurlbut ‘26 and Luke Monaco ‘27 were amazing in the net, getting the first shutout of the 25-26 season. I am really excited about this year,” said Drew Tulloch ‘26.
The Varsity team had early success in their opening weekend, taking home two wins to start off the 25-26 season. They have a bright season ahead of them.
