Weekend Headlines

GAME OF THE WEEKEND — Delaware Ducks 12AA fell four goals behind Jr Black Bears inside the first period and won it 7-6 in overtime. Bennett Tyler finished with five points, scoring in the third to force the extra period and again in overtime to end it, while Paxton Boyle made 41 saves to keep the comeback alive.

TOP PLAYER PERFORMANCE — Jaxson Mitchell scored four goals in each of Palmyra Black Knights 10L’s two games against Tri-City Eagles on Sunday — eight on the day — the last of them the overtime winner in a 4-3 finish.

OT HERO — Oliver Harar won it for MYHA 11AA with 6.9 seconds left in overtime, taking a pass from Jasper Kalantar for a 5-4 result at Wolfpack HC. It was his second goal of the game.

GOALIE PERFORMANCE — Weston McAllister turned aside 60 shots for Team Philadelphia 14L White in a 5-4 win over Delaware Ducks — the heaviest night of work anywhere in the federation that ended in a win.

BIGGEST KRACH SURPRISE — Valley Forge Colonials 16GRY turned in one of the weekend’s biggest surprises, shutting out a Hollydell Hurricanes side rated well above them in KRACH, 2-0, with Jack Vasquez making 37 saves. Valley Forge Colonials 12L – Malik produced another, beating a markedly higher-rated Lancaster Firebirds 3-2 behind 50 saves from Jack Purdy.

UNBEATEN WEEKEND — Fourteen teams came through the weekend 4-0, among them PHA Icemen 9AA, Ashburn Xtreme 9AA, Toms River Blackhawks 9AA, MYHA 11AA, Rockets Hockey Club 11AA and Ramapo Saints 16AA.

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9U AA — Chiefs Dig Out of a Three-Goal Hole

Mercer Chiefs trailed Delaware Ducks by three before taking it 8-7, Atreyu Mergenthaler burying the winner with 1:26 left after Charles Schultz scored three times. MYHA needed overtime to get past Darien 4-3, with Dylan Clime scoring twice. Jaxson Citron posted a 30-save shutout for Toms River Blackhawks, one of three teams — along with PHA Icemen and Ashburn Xtreme — to finish the weekend 4-0.

10U AA — Fourteen One-Goal Games

No division produced more one-goal results, and three of them went to overtime. Adam Black scored three times for Mercer Chiefs, the last in overtime, to edge Genesis Hockey Club 4-3. Michael Anthony Avigliano had a goal and three assists in PAL Sound Tigers’ 5-4 overtime win at Red Bank Generals, and Ayzar Laypan’s overtime goal — with Jake Clapp making 29 saves behind him — gave NJ Jets a 4-3 win at Woodbridge Wolfpack. Allegheny Badgers, Hollydell Hurricanes and MYHA all went 4-0.

11U AA — Eight Overtime Finishes

More than a quarter of the federation’s overtime games came out of 11U AA, and the Blazers produced the best of them. Down three goals to Jr Black Bears, they got three from Isaiah Mooney — including the overtime winner — and five points from Eddie Beals, whose goal with 1:25 left forced the extra period in a 7-6 result. Jeremiah Murello had two goals and an assist as Ashburn Xtreme won 6-5 in overtime, and Ashton Signore turned aside 38 shots in Saugerties Mustangs’ 2-1 overtime win over Tampa Bulls. MYHA and Rockets Hockey Club both went 4-0.

12U AA — Loncto’s Weekend Between the Pipes

The federation’s largest division also produced its best game in Delaware Ducks’ four-goal comeback, but the standout stretch of goaltending belonged to Justin Loncto of Ramapo Saints, who made 42 saves in a 3-3 draw and followed it with a 22-save shutout in a 2-0 win. James Slonaker stopped 46 for Genesis Hockey Club McGinty in a 6-6 tie, and Nico Behnken scored four times for Toms River Blackhawks in a 5-5 finish. Allegheny Badgers, NJ Jets and PHA Icemen each went 4-0.

13U AA — Close Games and 1 OT win

Rockets HC Black won 3-2 over Team Philadelphia Orange behind 37 saves from vincent pieters, and Giovanni Ciupinski scored with 1:54 remaining to give Delaware Ducks a 3-2 win over Genesis Hockey Club. NJ Jets came through the division’s single overtime game 4-3 against PAL Sound Tigers, Vincent Presutti contributing four points and Jake Barter three.

14U AA — Late Winners All Weekend

Michael Lane scored three times and Liam Mijares finished it in overtime as NY Arrows beat Montclair Blues 5-4. Red Bank Generals got the division’s latest goal when Michael Furstoss scored with 35 seconds left for a 4-3 win over Igloo Jaguars. Team Philadelphia Black erased a three-goal deficit against MYHA to win 6-5, Hunter Loughin scoring the decider, and both Team Philadelphia Black and Haverford Hawks finished 3-0.

15U AA — Two Winners Inside the Final 20 Seconds

Jersey Shore Wildcats and Ramapo Saints traded goals to an 8-7 finish, Liam Watkins winning it in overtime with 17.6 seconds left — his second of the game. James Kaiser was later still for Hollydell Hurricanes, scoring with 15.7 seconds on the clock to beat Jr Black Bears 6-5. Saxon Conches made 58 saves in Rockets Hockey Club’s 4-2 win, Martin Mrvos added a 33-save shutout for Frederick Freeze, and Woodbridge Wolfpack went 3-0.

16U AA — Saints Sweep Four

Ramapo Saints went 4-0, the best of them a 3-2 overtime win over Skyland Kings in which Michael Jarnich made 50 saves and Ethan Halligan scored the winner. NJ Jets Black also needed overtime, Noah Kneafsey scoring with 19.3 seconds left of the extra period — his second of the game — for a 4-3 win over NJ Bandits MJ. Logan Fedon’s 31-save shutout gave Valley Forge Colonials a 2-0 win over Hollydell Hurricanes.

18U AA — Montclair Ending the Weekend 3-0

Montclair Blues went 3-0, beating NJ Jets 4-3 behind 36 saves from August Rechner. Lukas Chomic gave Blazers Black a 2-1 win over Valley Forge Colonials with 43.8 seconds remaining. Mercer Chiefs took the division’s overtime game 2-1 at Red Bank Generals Black, Daniel Gaffney scoring with 33.7 seconds left and Daniel Lernerman making 31 saves.

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10U Gretzky — MYHA Takes Double Header Wins

MYHA took both of its games from Valley Forge Colonials, Oscar Taxin scoring three times in the first of them and Aaron Vainshtein twice in the second. Toms River Blackhawks and NJ Bandits also came away with wins.

12U Gretzky — Genesis Survive Three Lead Changes

Genesis Hockey Club won the division’s one tight game 5-4 over Igloo Jaguars through three lead changes, Landon Oakes scoring twice and Henry Yuhnke getting the winner. Lincoln Niederkorn posted a 19-save shutout for Montclair Blues Major, and Grayson Eberstein scored twice in MYHA’s 4-2 win over Wissahickon Warriors. Genesis, MYHA, So. Maryland Sabres and Team Philadelphia all finished 2-0.

14U Gretzky — A Goaltender’s Division

Valley Forge Colonials took the overtime game 4-3 over Lancaster Firebirds on Vincent Zebluim’s goal, and Hollydell Hurricanes edged MYHA 4-3 behind 36 saves from Samuel Ingram. Two shutouts stood out: Blake Benner’s 22 saves in Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ 2-0 win and Wally Muehlbronner’s 33 in a 2-0 result for Wissahickon Warriors. The Phantoms went 3-0.

16U Gretzky — Both Overtime Games Settled Late

Alexander Marcus scored twice for the Blazers, the winner coming with 33.3 seconds left of overtime, in a 5-4 result against Tri-City Eagles, with Gavin Edmonds making 28 saves. Martin Matos did the same for Woodbridge Wolfpack, scoring twice including the overtime winner in a 3-2 win at North Jersey Avalanche. Valley Forge Colonials’ shutout of Hollydell Hurricanes is in the headlines above.

18U Gretzky — Five Shutouts and a Five-Goal Game

Montclair Blues won a 5-4 game against Skylands Kings in which Jacob Puzio made 42 saves and Henry Devinsky put up four points. Jersey Shore Wildcats Lepore beat Genesis Hockey Club 3-2 on Colby Schoeller’s second-period goal, and Laith Ramadan’s 23-save shutout carried Mercer Chiefs. Igloo Jaguars finished 3-0.

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10U Lemieux — PBK Win in OT

Palmyra Black Knights swept a two-game set with Tri-City Eagles, including the overtime win in a 4-3 game. Jersey Colts beat Igloo Jaguars 3-2, Emmett Nelson scoring the winner in the third.

12U Lemieux — Eight One-Goal Results

MYHA Gold erased a three-goal deficit against Valley Forge Colonials Lattanze and won 5-4 on Anna Frances Plumridge’s goal with 18.9 seconds left. Both overtime games came down to a single goal: Robby Krekel won it for NJ Jets 4-3 over Jersey Colts, and Isaac Morrow finished a 5-4 game at Delaware Ducks for PBK, with Rockwell Johnson contributing three points. Jack Purdy’s 50-save night is in the headlines above.

14U Lemieux — Nine Shutouts

No division was harder to score in. Lukas Chambers made 22 saves in Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ 1-0 win over Igloo Jaguars, the only goal coming from Nicholas Stockwell. North Jersey Avalanche beat Ramapo Saints 5-4 with Levi Rudman scoring the winner, and Mason Carissimo stopped 33 for Red Bank Generals in a 3-3 draw with Jersey Shore Wildcats. Weston McAllister’s 60-save win is above; Haverford Hawks went 3-0.

16U Lemieux — Jets Win It in Overtime

NJ Jets took a 4-3 overtime game from Jersey Shore Wildcats, Ronan Knorr scoring twice including the winner with 55.1 seconds left and Zachary Krystyniak making 31 saves. Wissahickon Warriors came from three down to beat Team Philadelphia White 5-3, Gabriele Melillo scoring twice with Brayden Campbell making 28 saves behind him. Mercer Chiefs and the Blazers both went 2-0.

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10U McDavid — Three Late Winners

Jersey Shore Wildcats won the division’s overtime game 5-4 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Mickey Desider scoring the winner and finishing with three points. Jack Kohan scored three times for WBS Knights, the last with 29.5 seconds left for a 4-3 win over Jersey Colts Silver. Genesis Hockey Club edged Wissahickon Warriors 7-6, Lucas Broderick scoring four goals and Neev Parikh adding four points.

12U McDavid — Kings Finish It in Overtime

Skylands Kings beat Toms River Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime, Harrison Ayoub scoring the winner after Justin Rivera set up two goals earlier in the game. Tri-City Eagles got past Team Philadelphia 3-2 on Joseph Lopes’ second goal of the game in the closing seconds of the third. Luke Johnson posted a 23-save shutout for Royals Hockey Club, and six teams finished 2-0.

14U McDavid — Two of Five Decided by One

Hollydell Hurricanes came from two goals down to beat Jersey Shore Wildcats 5-4 in overtime, Jaxson Reitter scoring twice including the winner, with Joseph Chapkowski making 32 saves. Brayden Siegfried had two goals and an assist in Valley Forge Colonials’ 3-2 win over Royals Hockey Club. Genesis Hockey Club went 2-0.

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8U AAA — Goals, and Three Games That Finished Level

LI Monarchs 2019 and Valley Forge Colonials traded the lead to a 10-9 finish, Anthony Tognella scoring four and setting up two more, the last with 23.9 seconds left. Brayden Nigro scored with 22.2 seconds remaining to give LI Monarchs 2018 a 7-6 win, and Sam Hummel had four points including the winner in Outlaws’ 5-4 result. Cole Weiner scored five times for RSG Minor in a 9-9 tie. West Chester Wolverines Major and Bridge 2019 Minor both went 4-0.

8U AA — One Game on the Board

Hard Edge Hockey beat NJ Aviators 4-3, with Ryan Gonsalves involved in three of the goals.