Weekend Headlines

GAME OF THE WEEKEND — PAL Jr. Islanders 16U beat New York Saints 16U 7-6 in overtime after trailing by three in the third period. Jack Doran tied the game with 21.3 seconds left in regulation, and James Fox buried the winner in overtime.

TOP PLAYER PERFORMANCE — Colin Varady finished with five points — two goals and three assists — for Elmira Jr Aviators 18U in a 5-4 overtime win over New York Saints 18U, among them the primary assist on Maddix Buchanan’s overtime winner.

OT HERO — Carter Spagnoletti won it for PAL Jr. Islander’s 12U with 4.6 seconds left in overtime, a 4-3 result over NYC Hockey Club 12U that PAL had trailed by two. Luke Fenn, who had tied the game late in the third, picked up the assist.

GOALIE PERFORMANCE — Mason Gaughan turned aside 47 shots to earn PBK 14U a 1-1 draw with Pittsburgh Stars 14U, then made 43 more the next day in a 3-2 overtime win over the same opponent. Collin Dyer was just as busy at 18U, stopping 39 for Seacoast 18U SPA in a 2-1 win over Mount St. Charles 18U.

DOWN TO THE WIRE — Jake Edwards scored with 23.9 seconds on the clock to give Atlantic Coast Academy 18U Prep a 4-3 win over South Kent School 18U, moments after Ryan Campbell had tied it.

UNBEATEN WEEKEND — Woodbridge Wolfpack went 3-0 at 11U, 12U and 13U — three teams, nine wins, no losses. Flyers Elite – BBNA 16U also swept three.

Divisions

9U

Nothing in 9U came down to the wire, so the weekend belonged to the scorers. Alexander Posylkin had a six-goal, two-assist afternoon for NYC Hockey Club 9U, and Luke Chkareuli added three goals and an assist for Jersey Hitmen 9U. Philadelphia Revolution Elite 9U were the division’s only team to come out of the weekend 2-0.

10U

Flyers Elite 10U needed every bit of a 5-4 win over Mercer Chiefs 10U: Ryder Rivera had two goals and two assists, Eagan McHale added two and one, and Mladen Goleminov made 21 saves to protect it. CT Jr. Rangers 10U came out of a 7-5 game with New York Saints 10U on the strength of Mason angel Macleod’s four-point night, with Austin Orme putting one away with 28.4 seconds left. Springfield Aces 10U, NY Dynamo 10U and Utica Jr. Comets 10U all finished 2-0.

11U

Leo Spinelli scored all three goals as Woodbridge Wolfpack 11U edged Jersey Hitmen 11U 3-2, with Benjamin Stevens making 20 saves — the middle win of a 3-0 weekend for the Wolfpack. Mid-Fairfield 11U rallied twice against Jr. Mounties 11U and salvaged a 4-4 tie when Jacob Daniel Monteiro scored with 1:02 remaining. Flyers Elite 11U took a 2-1 game at PBK 11U behind two goals from CJ Riggs.

12U

PAL Jr. Islander’s 12U won two games in overtime inside twenty-four hours. Henrik Baran struck with 49.2 seconds left in the extra period to beat Jersey Hitmen 12U 3-2, and the next day Carter Spagnoletti ended a 4-3 comeback over NYC Hockey Club 12U with 4.6 seconds to spare. Ethan Yacobi posted two shutouts in Woodbridge Wolfpack 12U’s 3-0 weekend, and Matthew Lash’s two goals and an assist carried Red Bank Generals 12U past Mercer Chiefs 12U 3-2.

13U

The busiest division in THF turned on two one-goal games. Declan Naughton scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, as Team Maryland 13U came from two down to beat PAL Jr. Islanders 13U 3-2, with Patrick Pomroy making 23 saves. Jersey Shore Lightning 13U won 2-1 over Rockets Hockey Club Elite 13U on the back of Flynn Sotirion’s 31-save afternoon. Caleb Bergeron added a 31-save shutout for CT Chiefs 13U, and Woodbridge Wolfpack 13U swept all three of their games.

14U

Both of 14U’s overtime games were comebacks. CT Chiefs 14U trailed Springfield Aces 14U by two in the third before Tanner Martire tied it with 13.5 seconds left and Mason Korber won it 4-3 in overtime, with Zeke Bergenty making 25 saves. Joshua Warren scored twice for PBK 14U — the second in overtime — in a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh Stars 14U. Maddix Gillis had three goals and an assist as NYC Hockey Club 14U won a 6-4 game against NY Dynamo 14U.

15U

Mount St. Charles 15U went 2-0 and did it the hard way both times, erasing two-goal deficits against Seacoast Academy 15U on consecutive days. Arjun M had a goal and two assists in the first, scoring the winner, and Jasper Goulet added three points in the second, with Danny Foster scoring the goal that put Mount St. Charles ahead for good. Flyers Elite – BBNA 15U also came through the weekend unbeaten at 2-0.

16U

Beyond the 7-6 overtime game that headlined the weekend, 16U produced a second one: Michael Bizgu scored with 45.3 seconds left in overtime to give Woodbridge Wolfpack 16U Elite a 3-2 win over Red Bank Generals 16U after trailing by two, with Brody Sansone stopping 36. Flyers Elite – BBNA 16U were the division’s only 3-0 team, and Brendan McGrane’s 20-save shutout in a 1-0 win over Jersey Hitmen 16U was the tightest of the three.

18U

Five of 18U’s eight games were decided by one goal. Atlantic Coast Academy 18U Prep won 4-3 on Jake Edwards’ goal with 23.9 seconds left, after Ryan Campbell’s four-point night kept them in it. Elmira Jr Aviators 18U took a 5-4 overtime game from New York Saints 18U on Maddix Buchanan’s winner. TI Selects 18U and Rockets Hockey Club 18U Elite — two teams sitting all but level in KRACH — traded results, with Hudson Glaubitz scoring the go-ahead goal in TI’s 3-2 win and Jaden Custer making 23 saves behind him. PBK 18U went 2-0.