Weekend Headlines

GAME OF THE WEEKEND — Valley Forge Colonials 16L and Hollydell Hurricanes 16L traded the lead three times and put 15 goals on the board, with Valley Forge climbing out of a three-goal hole to win 8-7. Archer Willis finished with three goals and an assist, and Lucas Budaji — two goals, three assists — scored what proved the winner with 1:42 left.

FOUR-POINT NIGHT — Luke Phelan scored three times and added an assist as Tri-City Eagles 18AA came from two goals down to beat Genesis Hockey Club 18AA 5-4, his third goal standing as the winner. Eli Hoppe turned aside 40 shots behind him.

OT DRAMA — Philip Fabrizio ended the weekend’s latest overtime with 32 seconds showing, his second goal of the night giving Woodbridge Wolfpack 15AA a 4-3 win over North Jersey Avalanche 15AA.

BETWEEN THE PIPES — Nathan Eckel turned aside 47 shots and posted a shutout for Blazers 16AA. On Friday, Zain Khan made 51 saves for North Jersey Avalanche 16AA Blue in a 6-6 draw with NJ Bandits 16AA MJ — a game his side trailed by three before scoring four straight to take the lead.

KRACH | BIG WIN — WBS Knights 10AA turned in one of the weekend’s biggest surprises, beating a Mercer Chiefs 10AA side rated well above them in KRACH, 3-2. Owen Helfrich scored the winner with 2:27 left in the second period and Liam Viesewski made 36 saves to hold it.

STANDINGS MOVERS — Valley Forge Colonials 14AA made the weekend’s biggest climb, going 2-0-0 — including a shutout behind Aiden Lenox — and rising from 16th to 7th in 14U AA. Hollydell Hurricanes 16GRY also swept their weekend and moved from sixth to the top of 16U Gretzky.

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9U AA — Leong’s Hat Trick Settles It

Elon Leong scored three times for Rockets Hockey Club 9AA, the second of them standing as the winner against Blazers 9AA, with Benjamin Showman adding two goals and an assist. Toms River Blackhawks 9AA were the division’s other winners on Sunday, Isaac Fagundo scoring twice and Danny Carey burying the game-winner in the third. Four games, five teams, and no result closer than three goals.

10U AA — Knights Steal One

The division’s only one-goal game was also its best, WBS Knights 10AA holding on 3-2 against Mercer Chiefs 10AA before Mercer took the rematch comfortably. Haverford Hawks 10AA and Red Bank Generals 10AA produced the weekend’s highest-scoring 10U meeting, Aidan Finnegan finishing with four goals and an assist and Jack Novelli adding a hat trick.

11U AA — Firebirds Go Three-for-Three

Lancaster Firebirds 11AA were the only team in the federation to win three times, Marcus Toner’s goal with 1:06 left putting away a tight one against Hollydell Hurricanes 11AA before the Firebirds pulled clear in the rematch. Blake Riley settled the division’s other close game, scoring with 1:25 remaining to give MYHA 11AA a 3-2 win over Carolina Jr Canes 11AA while Arlo Deutsch made 25 saves. Delaware Ducks 11AA leaned on Tommy Whitehair’s three goals and three assists and a Braden Goodenough shutout.

12U AA — Warriors Turn It Around

Wissahickon Warriors 12AA produced the division’s best recovery, erasing a two-goal deficit against Haverford Hawks 12AA with Oscar Springman scoring the eventual winner and Isaac Fanslau contributing two goals and an assist. Samuel Chiaino’s hat trick carried WBS Knights 12AA past Jersey Colts 12AA, and Kyle Park posted a shutout for Mercer Chiefs 12AA. Eight games here, none of them closer than two goals.

13U AA — Paluszek and Ladika Trade Four-Goal Nights

Haverford Hawks 13AA and Tri-City Eagles 13AA split a Saturday pair in which both teams’ best took turns: Evan Paluszek scored four times for the Hawks, then Lucas Ladika answered with four goals and an assist for the Eagles. Ryan Fearnside’s goal with 47.5 seconds left in the second period proved the winner for NJ Bandits 13AA against Montclair Blues 13AA, with Sam DiSciullo making 20 saves to protect it. Blazers 13AA came from two down to beat Rockets HC 13AA Red, Vincent Mitchell posting two goals and an assist.

14U AA — Hurricanes Win a Third-Period Shootout

Hollydell Hurricanes 14AA took the division’s only one-goal game 5-4 over Team Philadelphia 14AA Orange in a game that produced seven third-period goals, Maximus Laigaie scoring twice and Danny McCarthy burying the winner with 4:47 left. Lucas Laskowski’s goal with 1:46 left in the second put Wissahickon Warriors 14AA ahead for good against Team Philadelphia 14AA Black. Valley Forge Colonials 14AA and Wissahickon Warriors 14AA both went 2-0-0, and five of the division’s ten games finished in a shutout, from Aiden Lenox, Elan Gurevich, Danny Friers, August Gorski and Greyson Peake.

15U AA — Three One-Goal Games and a Comeback Draw

Beyond Philip Fabrizio’s overtime winner, MYHA 15AA erased a three-goal deficit to draw 3-3 with Valley Forge Colonials 15AA, Peter Sondel scoring twice late and Grayson Peters answering with two goals and an assist. MYHA took the next meeting 3-2 behind Andrew Fauver’s two goals, and PAL Blue Knights 15AA edged Montclair Blues 15AA by the same score. Devon Kehley added a shutout for Red Bank Generals 15AA, who went 2-0-0 alongside Haverford Hawks 15AA and climbed from 12th to 8th.

16U AA — Two Overtimes, Four One-Goal Games

Sixteen games produced four one-goal finishes, two draws and two overtimes. NJ Bandits 16AA Liautaud came from three goals down to win 6-5 in overtime at Ramapo Saints 16AA, James MacLaren tying it with 1:11 left in the third before Richard Smithers settled it with 1:49 left in the extra period; Kyle Donohue made 42 saves. Genesis Hockey Club 16AA also needed overtime, Ben Lariviere setting up the tying goal with 2:08 left in the third and then winning it himself 3-2 against Tri-City Eagles 16AA. Blazers 16AA, Montclair Blues 16AA, Genesis and the Bandits all went 2-0-0, and Lucas Zambrano added a 33-save shutout for North Jersey Avalanche 16AA White.

18U AA — Eagles Come From Behind

Tri-City Eagles 18AA’s 5-4 comeback win headlined a division with three one-goal games and a draw, though Genesis Hockey Club 18AA took the pair’s second meeting. Wissahickon Warriors 18AA and Hollydell Hurricanes 18AA played to a 1-1 stalemate in which John Huber made 41 saves. Blazers 18AA Black went 2-0-0, taking a 4-3 decision over Red Bank Generals 18AA White on Tyler Shearn’s second goal of the night, and Tye Tomasic posted a 28-save shutout for Lehigh Valley Phantoms 18AA.

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10U Gretzky — Nothing Between Them

PAL Blue Knights 10GRY and NJ Bandits 10GRY met twice and could barely be separated, drawing 3-3 on Saturday — Alex Pardini scoring twice for PAL, Luke Murphy twice for the Bandits — before the Bandits took the second meeting behind Owen Ross’s hat trick. Delaware Ducks 10GRY and Valley Forge Colonials 10GRY split the division’s other pair, Noah Sheppard collecting two goals and three assists in the Ducks’ win.

12U Gretzky — Mannello Twice, Then Bozzelli Four Times

Igloo Jaguars 12GRY went 2-0-0 and won the better of their two games with Jr Black Bears 12GRY, Luca Mannello scoring in regulation and again with 46.1 seconds left in overtime for a 4-3 result. Brycen Bozzelli then scored four times in the rematch. Amy Yang’s hat trick and 35 saves from Kathryn Barmann carried Jr Flyers 12GRY Girls, Asher Kimowitz posted a 20-save shutout for Montclair Blues 12GRY Major, and Team Philadelphia 12GRY went 2-0-0 to take over top spot in the division.

14U Gretzky — Two Overtimes, One Hollydell Side

Two of the division’s five games went to overtime, and Hollydell Hurricanes 14GRY were in both. Tom’s River Blackhawks 14GRY erased a three-goal deficit to win 6-5, Michael Incremona forcing overtime with 38 seconds left in regulation — his second goal of the night — before Luke Doyle finished it with 1:26 left in the extra period. A day later Ben Curci scored both goals, the second with 1:54 left in overtime, in a 2-1 Wissahickon Warriors 14GRY win.

16U Gretzky — Hurricanes Sweep

Hollydell Hurricanes 16GRY swept their weekend to move from sixth to first in the division, Charles Kapusniak’s goal with 1:46 left in the second breaking a tight game against Haverford Hawks 16GRY and Nicolas Ciritella scoring twice in Friday’s win over Jersey Colts 16GRY. The division’s one-goal game went to NJ Bandits 16GRY, 4-3 over Montclair Blues 16GRY on Jayden Holt’s third-period goal, with Tyler Pisnanont setting up two.

18U Gretzky — Team Philadelphia Take Both

Team Philadelphia 18GRY Black swept the division’s two completed games, Christopher B Monzo scoring the winner with 3:45 left in the first and Gavin Pencak adding a hat trick in the second. Ronan Mellinger had a hand in a goal in each. Only two of the division’s games have a posted result so far.

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10U Lemieux — Dronne Shuts the Door

Mercer Chiefs 10L got a 21-save shutout from Grey Dronne to handle Hollydell Hurricanes 10L, with Vicenzo Tiberio opening the scoring in the first period and adding an assist. Rockets Hockey Club 10L were the division’s other winners, Sante D’Emidio scoring three times and Maddy Schulenburg setting up four. Two of the division’s games came in cross-division play.

12U Lemieux — Fifteen Goals in One Afternoon

Jr Black Bears 12L and Valley Forge Colonials 12L – Lattanze traded 15 goals on Saturday, the Black Bears winning 8-7 on David Kormanik’s third-period goal with Maksim Westernik finishing with two goals and two assists. Jaxon Swavely’s goal with 12:34 left in the third gave LV Phantoms 12L Swavely a 3-2 win at Mercer Chiefs 12L, where Xander Smith had a goal and two assists. Haverford Hawks 12L and Jersey Colts 12L both went 2-0-0, the Colts climbing seven places on the back of it.

14U Lemieux — One Game on the Board

Only one 14U Lemieux game has a posted result, North Jersey Avalanche 14L handling Jersey Colts 14L behind two goals from Jack Pomerantz and a goal and an assist from Joseph Weinstein. The division’s other scheduled game is still awaiting a final score.

16U Lemieux — Colonials Keep Rolling

Valley Forge Colonials 16L went 2-0-0 on the back of the weekend’s best game, with Archer Willis scoring in both of their wins and Lucas Budaji turning in a five-point night in the opener. Montclair Blues 16L handled NJ Jets 16L behind Justin Korsakoff’s two goals and a goal and an assist from Phillip Hlawacz.

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10U McDavid — Impagliatelli Drags Red Bank Level

Mercer Chiefs 10M and Red Bank Generals 10M finished 3-3, Pierce Impagliatelli scoring twice after Red Bank had trailed by two, and he added a hat trick the next day against Lehigh Valley Phantoms 10M. Tri City Eagles 10M and Team Philadelphia 10M split a Saturday pair, Isabella Kang’s hat trick deciding the Eagles’ win. So Maryland Sabres 10M went 2-0-0 with Noah Elliott scoring five goals across the two games.

12U McDavid — Feldman’s Late Winner

Jersey Colts 12M took the division’s one-goal game 3-2 at Mercer Chiefs 12M on Jacob Feldman’s goal with 3:10 left. Royals Hockey Club 12M Girls went 2-0-0 against Blazers 12M, Catherine Hearn scoring twice in the first meeting and Juno King twice in the second. Igloo Jaguars 12M beat Tom’s River Blackhawks 12M behind Kieran Gaven’s two goals and an assist, and David Sabayev’s 31 saves.

14U McDavid — Blackhawks Sweep in Overtime

Toms River Blackhawks 14M took both games against Team Philadelphia 14M, winning the first 4-3 when Thomas Biscione scored with 2:16 left in overtime, after Cameron Brown’s two goals had dragged them back into it. A day later, Thomas Biscione scored again.

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8U AAA — Fourteen Games, Two One-Goal Finishes

Luke Chkareuli’s hat trick, capped by the winner with 2:14 left in the second period, gave Outlaws 8AAA a 6-5 result against West Chester Wolverines 8AAA Major. RSG 8AAA Minor edged Hollydell Jr Rebels Minor 8AAA 5-4, with Cole Weiner posting two goals and two assists. North Jersey Blizzard 8AAA erased a three-goal deficit against LI Monarchs 2018 8AAA, Marco Garipian scoring three times including the winner, and West Chester Wolverines 8AAA Minor and Hollydell Jr Rebels Major 8AAA both went 2-0-0.

8U Advanced — Two Scoreless Draws

Three games, and two of them finished 0-0. TI North Stars 8U ADV took the third 1-0 against Pennsauken Pilots 8U ADV. Scoresheet detail was limited across the tier, so there is no individual recognition from 8U Advanced this week.