Friday Finals: New Hampshire, Northeast Clinch Postseason Berths
by Sydney Cordova
New Jersey 4 @ Northeast 6 - During the first period, Vladimir Zakharov scored for the Titans assisted by Juno Ryu. Adrian Marek increased the lead unassisted. Zakharov scored another goal with help from Ryu and Samuel Abramson. In the second period, Aiden Anderson scored an unassisted goal for the Generals. Brooks Fegers added a goal for the Generals assisted by Ruslan Tuchyn and Easton Sankey. Zakharov scored another goal assisted by Marek for the hat trick. Francisco Romano scored for Northeast with help from Samuel Gusty and Briggs Beam. In the third period, Michael McLaughlin scored for the Generals assisted by Liam Schaentzler and Bohdan Tuchyn. Sankey scored a goal assisted by B. Tuchyn. Anderson scored a goal with help from McLaughlin and Matej Dvorsky. Nicolas Gould made 44 saves for the New Jersey Titans. Jascha Grossenbacher made 16 saves and Nathan McFall made 12 saves for the Northeast Generals.
Long Beach 0 @ Binghamton 9 - In the first period, Andrew Heath scored for the Buzz with help from Daniel Tirendi. Tirendi scored a goal assisted by Ethan Miller and Griffin Gagnon. During the second period, Gagnon scored a goal assisted by Preston Peterson and Mason Wright. Joey Roselli increased the lead for Binghamton with help from Heath and Wright. Tirendi scored another goal assisted by Brody Bess and Keegan Elliott. Miller scored with assists from Jason DiMatteo and Jack Sullivan. In the third period, DiMatteo scored with help from Miller and Bess. Miller scored assisted by DiMatteo. Tirendi scored another goal for the hat trick assisted by Heath. Turner England made 50 saves for the Long Beach Sharks and Matthew Ketcham made 29 saves for the Binghamton Buzz for the shutout.
New Hampshire 7 @ Maine 4 - During the first period, Brysen Garner scored for the Nordiques assisted by Peyton Dyer. Aiden Palmeter scored for the Jr. Mountain Kings with help from Braedan Gagnon. Cameron Fanfa increased New Hampshire’s lead assisted by Palmeter. In the second period, Gabriel Leclerc scored assisted by Fanfa and Nick Cox. Dyer scored assisted by Carter Walls and Luke Pomerleau. Brody Emond scored a goal with help from Ryan Mileikis and Garner. Xander St. Pierre scored with help from Noah Levesque and Palmeter. During the third period, St. Pierre scored another goal with assists from Levesque and Palmeter. Gagnon scored assisted by Levesque and Palmeter. Jett Kozman scored for Maine assisted by Krisjanis Graholskis and Pomerleau. Fanfa scored an unassisted goal. Evan Johnston made 37 saves for the New Hampshire Jr. Mountain Kings and Gabe Pomerleau made 38 saves for the Maine Nordiques.
Texas B 5 @ Texas R 2 - In the first period, Noble Cook scored an unassisted goal for the RoadRunners. Carter Kotrba scored a goal for the Brahmas with help from Jayani Benson. During the second period, Cole scored another unassisted goal. Henry Griffin scored for the Brahmas assisted by Jake Malzone and Joseph Crowley. Breck Buettner scored assisted by Cael Freehling and Malzone. In the third period, Kaden Spaniol increased the lead for the Brahmas assisted by Crowley and Charlie Wilson. Nicholas Catalano scored a goal unassisted. Luke Romney made 12 saves for the Texas Brahmas and Jimmy Packee made 39 saves for the Texas RoadRunners.
Rochester 8 @ Peoria 0 - During the first period, Noah Joyce scored for Rochester with help from Tyler Steuck and Isaac Flatley. In the second period, Flatley scored assisted by Cooper Johnson and Ben Parent. Andrew Bastian scored assisted by Lennard Habeck and Parent. Josh Wolf scored with assists from Erik Carchenko and Aiden Emerich. Mason Decker scored assisted by Joyce and Emerich. During the third period, Habeck scored a goal with help from Alex Doshan and Gavin Black. Decker scored another goal with assists from Habeck and Black. Steuck scored assisted by Tommy Woods. Andrew Dubin made 25 saves for the Rochester Grizzlies for the shutout and Albert Ancinec made 36 saves for the Peoria Mustangs.
Mason City 2 @ Minnesota W 3 - During the first period, Mark Denoyer scored an unassisted goal for the Wilderness. Lance Murray increased the lead with a goal assisted by Jordan Fanti and Tyler Starich. Ansen King scored a goal with help from Tyler Webb. In the second period, Parker McInroy scored for the Toros with help from Kellen Kantaris. Dominic Despenas scored a goal assisted by Grant Harder. Stratton Maas scored for the Wilderness unassisted. During the third period, Maas scored another unassisted goal. Brooks Currie made 45 saves for the Mason City Toros and Jay Svaren made 27 saves for the Minnesota Wilderness.
West Bend 0 @ Wausau 3 - The first period remained scoreless. During the second period, Owen Gohm scored for the Cyclones assisted by Brandon Piwko. Connor Dvorak increased the lead with help from Jake Garrow. In the third period, Landon Bechtolt scored assisted by John Kriz. Adam Prokop made 28 saves for the West Bend Power and Tanner Bonjernoor made 44 saves for the Wausau Cyclones for the shutout.
Minnesota M 7 @ Willmar 4 - During the first period, Zane Irion scored for the WarHawks with help from Mason Wanka. Nathan Hinze scored assisted by Wanka. Easton Simpson put the Moose on the board with assists from Reid Watson and Luke Steffen. Wanka scored a goal assisted by Carson Wendorff and Hinze. In the second period, Kaden Miller scored a goal for the Moose with help from Owen Meyer. Brady Johnson scored a goal assisted by Miles. Watson scored a goal with help from Simpson. Watson scored an unassisted goal. During the third period, Watson scored another unassisted goal for the hat trick. Gabe Otis made 30 saves for the Minnesota Moose and Kai Girard made 22 saves for the Willmar WarHawks.
St. Louis 6 @ Wisconsin 5 - In the first period, Ben Cameron scored for the Jr. Blues assisted by Mason Andrew and Kyle Settles. During the second period, Pierson Zittel scored for the Woodsmen with help from Brandon Slasor and Michael Anderson. Teagan Lee scored for St. Louis unassisted. Brayden Davis increased the lead assisted by Carter Duy. Vincent Greene scored for the Woodsmen with help from Cole Schreiber and Justin Funk. In the third period, Joseph LoPiccolo scored a goal for the Jr. Blues with help from Davis. Viktor Budik scored for the Woodsmen assisted by Maxim Lazo and Colton Holzer. Lazo scored a goal with an assist from Budik. Michael Soell scored an unassisted goal for St. Louis. Hugh Deinema scored for Wisconsin with assists from Tristen May-Robinson and Budik. Ryan Hogan scored a goal assisted by Duy and LoPiccolo. Travis Visvadra made 34 saves for the St. Louis Jr. Blues and Lleyton Jaschke made 9 saves for the Wisconsin Woodsmen.
Atlanta 2 @ New Mexico 9 - During the first period, Max Arlt scored for the Ice Wolves assisted by Rory Smith. Issa Murakami scored a goal assisted by Connor Hanley and Edward Gregorin. Kyle Mackintosh increased the lead with help from Braeden Whitesell and Murakami. In the second period, Mackintosh scored with an assist from Easton Armstrong. Liam Mooney added to New Mexico’s lead assisted by Mackintosh and Murakami. Tristan Ward scored an unassisted goal for the Capitals. Ethan Coleman scored a goal assisted by Hanley and Brant Tiedeman. During the third period, Landon Thiessen scored for the Capitals assisted by Garrett Reagan. Hanley scored assisted by Arlt and Jack Arnold. Hanley scored again, assisted by Arlt and Arnold. Ian Mikulich scored a goal assisted by Calahan Butler and Arnold. Robert Pogosyan made 35 saves for the Atlanta Capitals and Connor Roff made 10 saves for the New Mexico Ice Wolves.
Sheridan 2 @ Gillette 4 - In the first period, Dylan Peterson scored an unassisted goal for the Wild. Elijah Farris tied up the game for the Hawks with help from Jeff Slivon. Dante Hunziker increased the lead for the Wild assisted by Isaac Peterson and Michael Mckernan. During the second period, Hunziker scored with assists from Riley Schmidt and Caleb Johannes. Farris scored an unassisted goal. In the third period, Hunziker scored assisted by Schmidt. TJ Wonnacott made 33 saves for the Sheridan Hawks and Wylen Cambensy made 32 saves for the Gillette Wild.
Helena 3 @ Great Falls 2 (OT) - The first period remained scoreless. In the second period, Jurzy Allard scored a goal assisted by Zac Orwig and Garren Narvaez for the Americans. Austin Tyler scored an unassisted goal for the Bighorns. Aiden Kennedy took the lead for Great Falls with help from Chase Hapka and Gavin Denis. During the third period, Hunter Coulombe assisted by Jason Hammett and Finn Theriault tied up the game for Helena. In overtime, Caden Fenstein scored a goal to win the game for the Bighorns assisted by Austin Tyler. Branson Appelman made 21 saves for the Helena Bighorns and Kaden Rhyder made 53 saves for the Great Falls Americans.
Bozeman 4 @ Butte 3 (SO) - In the first period, Devin Bruns scored for the Icedogs assisted by Andrew Kaunas and Lex Steckelberg. Easton Langemo scored for the Irish assisted by Loghan Weber and Weston Villers. During the second period, Langemo scored a goal with assists from Keegan Adams and Bobby Anselmo. Reid Wilkinson scored for Bozeman assisted by Sam Trufant and TJ Kelsey. Anselmo scored a goal assisted by Villers and Weber. In the third period, Spencer Wilkinson scored an unassisted goal for Bozeman. In overtime, it remained scoreless. Tyler Klingbeil and Wilkinson scored in the shootout for the Bozeman Icedogs for the win. Langemo scored for the Butte Irish in the shootout, but it wasn’t enough for the win. Jack Ryan made 23 saves for the Bozeman Icedogs and Logan Hunter made 35 saves for the Butte Irish.
