South Boston, MA – In an early season battle of Top 10 Division 4 teams Winthrop skated past Hanover to capture the Michael Giordano Christmas Classic. Hanover came out and took the play to Winthrop early but Vikings goalie Michael Donahue kept the Vikings in the game until Hanover sophomore Cam Melone took a pass from fellow sophomore Henry Phillips and gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead. The Vikings would answer back with 3:15 left in the period on the power play when Winthrop junior Luke Githiniji buried a Colin O’Leary rebound and tied the game at 1. With under a minute to play, senior captain Petey Silverman took a pass from Githinji and put the Vikings ahead for good at 2-1. Shots in the first period: Vikings 14, Hawks 9
The Vikings took little time to add their lead in the second with 13:46 left in the period as junior Michael Holgersen took a Silverman pass on a 2-on-1 rush and found the twine to give the Vikings a 3-1 lead. Hanover goalie Thomas Perkins was great all day but played some of his best hockey in the second period. Winthrop would make it 4-1 before the end of the period when Aiden Survilas deposited a tipped O’Leary shot from Philip Boncore. Shot totals at the end of 2: Winthrop 25, Hanover 13
In the third period, Silverman created a breakaway and several other Grade A chances but Perkins turned them aside. Hanover would get a goal with two minutes left when senior defenseman John McDonald’s shot from the point found its way to the back of the net to make it 4-1, but that was all Hanover had left in the tank and the Vikings would win to improve to 5-0 on the season and win the “GIO” for the first time. Final shots: Vikings 36, Hawks 19
Three Stars
- F Peter Silverman, Winthrop
- F Michael Holgersen, Winthrop
- G Thomas Perkins, Hanover
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Consolation Game: Boston Latin vs Lynnfield
South Boston, MA – Boston Latin came out on Day 2 looking to get back on track against Lynnfield after losing in the first round of their home tournament and behind a group of strong senior leaders they did just that in today’s game. The first period saw both Wolfpack goalie Owen Guerard and Lynnfield goalie Angelo Covino poised to send their teams to the locker room knotted at 0. That was until Boston Latin senior Aidan Fitzpatrick took one more shot with 9.4 seconds left, putting the Wolfpack ahead 1-0.
The second period saw several big hits and leading the hit parade was senior Bobby Banks from Boston Latin he delivered a pair of huge hits in 1-on-1 situations in the second. Latin would gain a 5-minute major power play with 13:30 left in the period but ultimately could not capitalize. When the teams got back to 5-on-5 play, the Wolfpack would double their lead when sophomore forward Garrett Berube buried a loose puck out front in a scrum with 7:20 left in the period. Lynnfield would cut the Boston Latin lead in half when junior forward Owen Considine took a Jarrett Scoppettuolo pass on a 2-on-1 rush and found the back of the net with 4:11 left in the period. That is how the period would end.
In the third period, Boston Latin would pot goals by senior Tyler O’Brien on the power play with 13:33 left and just 10 seconds later at 13:23 as Fitzpatrick would put the Wolfpack up 4-1 and that would be our final score.
Three Stars
- F Aiden Fitzpatrick, Boston Latin
- F Tyler O’Brien, Boston Latin
- D Bobby Banks, Boston Latin