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6th Annual Thunderbird Thanksgiving "B" Tournament:
By Art Redd Results from the Thanksgiving Tournament... |
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Game 1 - Pee Wee Championship - American Eagles vs. Brick Hockey Club
In the Pee Wee Division, American Eagles defeated Brick 4-1. Mike Attanasio scored 2 goals and an assist for the Eagles. Goalie Danny Tacopino stopped 12 of 13 shots in leading the American Eagles to the victory. Period 1 - Eagles struck first with a goal by Mike Attanasio with 10:55 left in the period. He broke across the blue line from the right point with 2 defenders right behind him. Attanasio lifted a shot in the top left corner of the net. Brick didn't waste any time to tie the score. With a face off from the left circle in the Eagles own end, Louis Taranto won the face off and Chris Tollner scored from the assist from Nicholas Miele with 10:43 left in the period. Period 2 - The Eagles Cory Gross found a streaking Mike Attanasio from the right point who broke to the middle of the ice and scored with 10:38 left in the period. Those two were not done on scoring chances. Attanasio tipped a pass to TC DeAmicis and put a shot on goal. Gross put the rebound in the net with 9:21 left in the period. Period 3 - With Brick keeping constant pressure on goalie Danny Tacopino, Eagles scored their goal when Brick got caught on a line change. Joey Logel pushed a pass to Rob Dugo who scored the last goal of the game with 4:12 left on the clock.
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Game 2 - Bantam Championship - Glaciers vs. Winston-Salem Ice Hawks
In the Bantam Division, the Ice Hawks defeated the Glaciers 4-2. Campbell led Ice Hawks' scorers with 2 goals and 2 assists. Bellefontaine had 2 goals for the Glaciers. Period 1 - Ice Hawks' Campbell scored the first goal on an assist by Richardson with 6:27 in the period. The Glaciers tied the score with 3:51 left in the period with Diamontiz passed to Pete Crocker and put a shot on goal. Andrew Bellefontaine put the rebound in the net. Period 2 - The Ice Hawks would score the next 2 goals in the period. Both goals were assisted by Campbell with 8:17 and 0:15 left in the period. Period 3 - The Glaciers got the score within one when Bellefontaine scored on a rebound. The assists were from Diamontiz and Pete Crocker. But Campbell would score unassisted when he worked his way round the net with 3:00 left in the game for the final goal. More Ice Hawks vs. Glaciers Photos
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Game 3 - Midget Championship - Wantagh Baymen vs. Suffolk PAL Blue Knights
In a tight game in the Midget Divisional play, Wantagh Baymen defeated Suffolk PAL Blue Knights 2-1. Louis Fascaldi lead all scorers with a goal and an assist for the Baymen. All goals were scored in the third period. Period 3 - Wantagh would finally score the first goal with 11:46 left in the period when Louis Fascaldi put the puck in the net on an assist from John Kolb. Sean Grubard would put the Baymen up by 2 when he scored with the assists from Fascaldi and Chuck Munzer with 5:39 left in the game. Just 18 seconds later, the Blue Knights would come within one goal when Tom Palamera would score from assist from Timothy Smith. More Baymen vs. Knights Photos
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Game 4 - Mite Championship - Warwick Wildcats vs. New Jersey Colonials
In the Mite Division, the Colonials shutout the Wildcats 4-0. John Beatrice led the way for the Colonials with 1 goal and an assist. Period 1 - Beatrice started the scoring on an assist with 10:13 left. Michael Arlen would added the second goal of the period on an assist from Patrick Byrnes with 8:15 remaining. Period 3 - The Colonials would score on a power play when Zander Pindyck scored with 3:19 left in the game. The assists were from Conor McMenamy and Chris Woodford. The final goal of the game came with 1:28 on the clock. That's when Peter Gemus would score on an assist from John Beatrice. More Colonials vs. Wildcats Photos
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Game 5 - Squirt Championship - Thunderbirds vs. Medford Jaguars
In the Squirt Division, the Thunderbirds defeated the Jaguars in 3 overtime periods 4-3. The decisive goal was scored by Ramanan Sivalingam. Period 1 - The Thunderbirds would start the scoring late in the period. But the Jaguars would tie the game right before the period ended. Period 2 - When the period begun, the Thunderbirds would take advantage of a 2 on 1 break away. Jack Gilbert would score on an assist from Jamie Lerman with 10:20 left in the period. The Thunderbirds would score again when Gilbert scored his second goal of the period on an assist from David Tarascial. Period 3 - The Jaguars would take over this period. Stephen Wolfe would score with 7:47 left in the period. He was assisted by Ross Goren. Then Andrew Miller would tie the score with 4:29 left in the game. Overtime - In the 3rd overtime period, Ramanan Sivalingam would score on an assist from Laura White with 7 seconds left in the overtime period. More Thunderbirds vs. Jaguars Photos
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