The Junior Hockey team traveled to Boston for the Beantown Showcase recently, eager to play after a weekend without games.

Kannon Flageolle ’21 in action (Photo: Michael Aldridge)

Starting off the weekend against the York Skipjacks, the Huskies were ready for the defensive battle. As the game began, both teams got excellent scoring opportunities. However, neither was able to find the back of the net throughout the first two periods of the game. With the third period starting, both teams were eager to break the tie and score the first goal of the weekend. The battle continued without any goals, sending the game to overtime. Once overtime began, Northwood had full control of the puck. Ray Fust ‘21 scored to get the first win of the weekend.

The following morning, Northwood faced off against Honeybaked, a team from Detroit, MI. Honeybaked struck first, scoring nine minutes into the first period. Responding shortly after were the Huskies as they scored just a few minutes afterward. With the second period starting in a tie, the lead was up for grabs. About halfway through the second period, Honeybaked retook the edge. As the game went on, the Junior team couldn’t find a way to respond, leaving them with a loss of 2-1.

That night, the Junior team matched up against the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs. Getting off to a good start was Elijah Devereaux ‘20, who found the back of the net midway through the first period. Northwood held the Monarchs to no goals through the first, leading the game heading into the second. The lead did not last long, however, as the opponent scored. A quick response came from Mark Monaco ‘21, who gave the team the lead again. Right before the end of the second period, New Hampshire tied the game after two periods of play. As the battling went on through the third period, the Monarchs scored four unanswered goals with just minutes left in the game. Fust scored a goal, but it wasn’t enough. The Junior team fell to a final of 6-3.

In the final match of the weekend, the Huskies faced the Junior Bruins. As the game began, Northwood got off to a great start by scoring three goals and shutting down the other team. Maintaining the solid play, Northwood dominated the game and scored two more goals. With about five minutes left, the Bruins scored their first goal of the game. The Juniors responded quickly by a goal from Fust. Northwood ended the game at 6-2 and the weekend with a record of 2-2.

In Family Weekend action at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, Northwood’s Junior hockey team faced off against Stanstead College in a two-game series.

Ray Fust ’21 in action against Stanstead College at the Olympic Center in October 2019 (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

An optional study hall Thursday evening brought out a large crowd of students to support the team in their first game. Getting off to a good start, Northwood would take advantage of their first power play of the weekend with a goal by Ray Fust (2021, Forward). Neither team would score for the rest of the period making the score 1-0 after one. That would be the score until about halfway through the second when Standstead scored a goal of their own to tie the game at one. Both teams would get many scoring opportunities in the final minutes of regulation time, but neither of them could score for the rest of the game or overtime, sending the game to a shootout. As the shootout went on, Northwood could not find the back of the net, and Stanstead took the first game of the weekend, with a final score of 2-1.

The next day, the Huskies were eager to settle the score with Stanstead. The first period was scoreless as the first lead of the game was up for grabs going into the second. Nate Boak (Defensemen, 2020) put Northwood on the board first with a shot from the blue line. That would be the only goal for the rest of the game until Daniel Colabufo (Forward, 2020) put the game away with a one-timer from the slot. With a two-goal lead, just minutes before the game was over, Northwood would shut out Stanstead to take home a win and go 1-1 on the weekend.

Coming off a two-game win streak, the Junior Hockey Team looked to continue their streak in a home showcase at the Olympic Center. [Read more…]

After starting the season with only one win in six games, the Junior Team knew that they needed to bring home two big wins against the New Jersey Hitmen.

Junior Team Celebrates a goal in a game against the New Jersey Hitmen at the Olympic Center in September 2019. (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge)

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The Junior Team traveled to Boston this weekend, looking forward to bouncing back after not starting off the season the way they had expected to.

Junior team huddles around net before a recent game (Photo courtesy of Caren Chirico).

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The Junior Team bench at a game at the Olympic Center in September 2019 (Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge).

With the season starting the Junior Team looked to get off to a good start when they traveled to Clifton Park, NY to faceoff against CP Dynamo in their first test of the year. Starting the game scoreless through the first period. Northwood finally broke the seal and got their first goal of the year, scored by Ray Fust (Forward, 2021). Keeping CP Dynamo from scoring in either of the first two periods, the team went into the locker room to prepare for the third period. Throughout the third period, Northwood looked solid as they locked down CP Dynamo. Until the eight-minute mark in the third period when a CP Dynamo player scored off of a rebound to tie the game at one. As the last period went on neither team could find the back of the net, leaving the score tied at the end of regulation. Going into overtime, Northwood was ready to bring home their first victory of the year. Unfortunately, CP Dynamo would find the back of the net first and Northwood fell by a final score of 2-1.

After coming off a tough loss the night before, the junior team looked ready to respond on their first home contest of the year. Getting off to a quick start with a one-time goal from Jacob Guevin (Defenseman, 202.) the team looked ready to take control. The score would stay 1-0 through the first period as Northwood controlled the play. Having 3-4 scoring chances early in the second period, Northwood was knocking on the door to expand their lead. But CP Dynamo had their chances as well and scored four in the second period to make the score 4-1 going into the third. Coming out of the locker room to start the third the junior team was ready to take the game to CP Dynamo and close the deficit as much as they could. Throughout the period Northwood was getting their chances, but they couldn’t finish them until Mark Monaco (Forward, 2021) scored midway through the final stanza. Getting that goal gave the team some confidence and hope but there would not be enough time and CP Dynamo scored an empty net to put the game out of reach at a final score of 5-2.