Weekend Headlines

GAME OF THE WEEKEND — Mid-Fairfield 9U beat NYC Hockey Club 5-4 in overtime after trailing by two in the third period. Four goals went in inside an 84-second stretch early in the period, James Moen scoring twice to pull Mid-Fairfield level, and Carey Presseau buried the winner with 1:09 left in overtime.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE — AJ Sarno drove Springfield Aces 12U through a two-game sweep of Utica Jr. Comets in a single day — five points in the 6-4 opener, including the go-ahead goal with 55.7 seconds left in the second period, then the winner again in a 3-2 decision.

OT HERO — Damon Datlo ended it for PAL Jr. Islanders 18U with 18.2 seconds left in overtime, a 3-2 win that squared a pair of overtime games with Mount St. Charles across two days.

GOALIE PERFORMANCE — Brayden Ohler turned aside 30 shots for Philadelphia Revolution Elite 14U in a 1-0 win, with Landon Arrimour’s second-period goal the only one of the game.

BIGGEST KRACH SURPRISE — Flyers Elite 13U turned in one of the weekend’s biggest surprises, beating a Jersey Shore Lightning side rated well above them in KRACH, 5-3. Dylan Kane scored twice and added an assist, and Christian Hoelscher made 32 saves.

UNBEATEN WEEKEND — Twelve teams came through the weekend without a loss: PAL Jr. Islanders 9U, PBK 9U, Piney Pirates 9U, Team Maryland 10U, PBK 10U, Utica Jr. Comets 11U, Team Maryland 11U, NYC Hockey Club 12U, Springfield Aces 12U, Mount St. Charles 14U, Pittsburgh Stars 15U and Jersey Shore Lightning 16U.

Division Reports

9U — Mid-Fairfield Win a Wild One in Overtime

The weekend’s best game belonged to this division. Mid-Fairfield erased a two-goal third-period deficit against NYC Hockey Club, James Moen scoring twice during a stretch that produced four goals in 84 seconds, before Carey Presseau won it 5-4 in overtime. CT Chiefs took the division’s other one-goal game, Oscar Ouellet breaking a 1-1 tie in the third for a 2-1 win over Wolfpack South. Piney Pirates, PBK and PAL Jr. Islanders all went 2-0, and Owen Youngs scored three goals in each of PBK’s two wins.

10U — Team Maryland and PBK Both Go 2-0

The closer of Team Maryland’s two wins was the division’s best game, a 6-4 result in which Patrick Naranjo scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third and James Wojcieszek added two of his own. PBK matched the unbeaten weekend behind Patrick Leen, who scored five goals across the two games, and 38 saves from Oliver Amspacher.

11U — Gustin’s Third-Period Goal Settles a One-Goal Game

Spencer Gustin scored in the third to give NYC Hockey Club a 2-1 win over PAL Jr Islanders Orange, the division’s only one-goal finish. Utica Jr. Comets went 2-0 against CT Chiefs, taking the first 3-1 on Tyler Seakan’s second-period winner before a high-scoring second meeting in which Reed Davidson scored three times. Team Maryland also finished unbeaten, Leo Diab collecting nine points across its two wins.

12U — Springfield Aces Win Two Tight Ones in a Day

Springfield Aces beat Utica Jr. Comets 6-4 and then 3-2, and AJ Sarno had a hand in both results — five points in the first game, including the go-ahead goal with 55.7 seconds left in the second period, then the winner in the second. Dominic Moretti scored three times in the 6-4 after the Aces had trailed by two. PBK finished the weekend 3-1 with Kolton Klose collecting ten points across four games, and NYC Hockey Club went 2-0.

13U — Flyers Elite Spring the Weekend’s Big Surprise

Flyers Elite beat Jersey Shore Lightning 5-3 against what the ratings suggested, Dylan Kane scoring twice and setting up another while Christian Hoelscher made 32 saves. Jersey Hitmen went 2-1, Matthew Ojdanic posting a shutout on 28 saves and Christian Paul scoring the winner in both Hitmen victories. Victor Ruggere scored three times for Rockets Hockey Club 13U Premier.

14U — It’s a Revolution!

Philadelphia Revolution Elite won the tightest game of the weekend 1-0, Landon Arrimour scoring in the second period and Brayden Ohler stopping all 30 shots he faced. Mount St. Charles went 2-0 and did not concede a goal in the second of those wins. Charles Regn also posted a shutout for Flyers Elite, and Hudson DePiero made 30 saves as Rockets Hockey Club 14U Premier won 4-2 over Woodbridge Wolfpack.

15U — Pittsburgh Stars Take Both from Team Maryland

Only three 15U games were played, and Pittsburgh Stars won two of them. Maximilian Norman scored five goals across the pair and Kiryl Kuzmich added three in the second. Ryan Taylor put up five points in CT Jr. Rangers 15U National’s win over Springfield Pics.

16U — Jersey Shore Lightning Win Twice

Jersey Shore Lightning was the only 16U team to play more than once and won both games, Owen Koske scoring the game-winner in each. Nick Polly contributed two goals and an assist in the first of them. Several 16U games scheduled for the weekend were not played.

18U — Two Overtime Games in Two Days

PAL Jr. Islanders and Mount St. Charles traded one-goal overtime results, Mount St. Charles taking Saturday’s 3-2 before PAL answered 3-2 the next day on Damon Datlo’s goal with 18.2 seconds left in the extra period, with Davin DiFlorio scoring twice in that win. NY Arrows came from two goals down to beat CT Jr. Rangers 4-2, Connor Girard scoring the winner and Robert Albi twice. Pittsburgh Stars beat Team Maryland 5-3, Maksim Popienko scoring twice and Dominik Cespedes assisting on three.