Roc City, Skylands open Showcase with wins
January 29, 2016
Roc City 5 vs. East Coast 3 – Justin Allen scored twice as the Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off a Minutemen rally to win 5-3 in the opening game of the NA3EHL Showcase. Allen scored both goals in the 1st period to give Roc City a 2-0 lead. Cameron Clark and Matthew Simoncelli added 2nd period goals and Cory Della Stua scored in the 3rd period. East Coast got goals from Preston Palamara and Matt Bauchman in the 2nd period and Matt Moreschi in the 3rd period. Royals goalie Justin Nevinger made 16 saves to pick up the win, while Aidan Critchlow made 28 saves in the loss. Boxscore
Skylands 4 vs. Lockport 2 – The Kings jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as they beat the host Express in both team’s NA3EHL Showcase opener. Four different players scored for Skylands, including Cole Skelly in the 1st period, Cory Decosta and Tim Vant in the 2nd period and Ernest Komarnitskii in the 3rd period. Both Lockport goals came in the 2nd period from Kurt Villlani and Mark Friol as the Express cut the lead to 3-2. Mathias Yttereng made 37 saves in the win, while Sal Stalteri made 27 saves in the loss. Boxscore