Mite 1
Amherst 20, Jr. Bombers 13
Amelia Park
11-14-15
The Westfield Mite 1 Jr. Bombers took the ice Saturday, November 14th against Amherst. The team played well and Andrew Galczynski was goalie. He did a great job with more than 20 saves. The Jr. Bombers demonstrated great passing and teamwork. Jake Balser, Liam Dolan, Joseph Jubb all scored one goal each. Nicholas LaComb and Charlie Wilson scored two goals. Cody Bard had three goals and Sean McMahon scored 4 goals. Isaac Durfey, Jacob Mallard, Parker Stockseth and Gavin Trezpacz all played well on offensive and defense. It was a well-played game and Amherst won with 20 goals and Westfield had 12 goals.
Mite 1
Pioneer Valley 14, Jr. Bombers 1
Amelia Park
11-15-15
Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 1 team played a great game against Pioneer Valley. The team worked well and played great defense against Pioneer Valley. Cody Bard scored the only goal for the team. Andrew Galczynski was goalie and he had more than 30 saves.
Westfield Squirt B
Clipper Classic Tournament
November 6-8
Falmouth, MA
The Westfield Squirt B team headed to Falmouth to compete in the Clipper Classic, their first tournament of the year.
Game 1
Westfield vs. Milton, MA
Loss: 13-3
Falmouth Ice Arena
Friday November 6, 2015
The Bombers met up with Milton in game 1 of the tournament. Joey Roselli got the Bombers on the board first with a first period goal giving Westfield an early 1-0 lead. Milton battled back scoring 3 goals in the first period making the score 3-1 at the end of the period. In the second period Milton scored 5 goals before Joey Roselli added his second goal of the game making the score 8-2. Milton added an additional goal at the end of second period and 4 more goals in the third period before Paul Lawry scored for the Bombers making the final score 13-3 and giving Milton the win. Sawyer King was outstanding in net for the Bombers making 22 saves.
Game 2
Westfield vs. NRI
Win: 9-2
Falmouth Ice Arena
Saturday November 7, 2015
In the second game of the tournament the Bombers faced off against the Northern Rhode Island Vikings. In the first period the Bombers scored first when Rick Moritko cleaned up a rebound from a Joey Roselli shot giving the Bombers the early 1-0 lead. Minutes later Joey Roselli added the Bombers 2nd goal of the game (3rd of the tournament) increasing the lead to 2-0. Brannon Miele would score his first goal of the tournament in the late first period making the lead 3-0; but, prior to the end of the first period NRI would score on a breakaway cutting the Westfield lead to one. In the early second period Rick Moritko would score his 2nd goal of the game giving the Bombers a 4-1 lead. Before the second period ended Brannon Miele completed the hat-trick by scoring two unassisted goals giving the Bombers a 6-1 lead after two periods. In the third period Jesse Spear opened up the Bombers lead with his first goal of the tournament giving Westfield a 7 goal lead. In the mid third period NRI scored their second goal of the game cutting the Bombers lead to 6. In the late third period Brannon Miele took a Blake Cavallon pass and converted it into his 4th goal of the game. Joey Roselli scored his 2nd goal of the game sealing the Bomber victory with a final score of 9-2. Sawyer King was great in net making 9 saves and Westfield played outstanding defense in the victory allowing a total of 11 shots on their goal.
Game 3
Westfield vs. Falmouth
Win: 8-1
Falmouth Ice Arena
Saturday November 7, 2015
On Saturday afternoon the Bombers played Falmouth with the winner going to the Championship game against Milton on Sunday morning. This game was physical from the get go with multiple penalties called on both teams throughout the first period. In the mid first period Joey Roselli scored a power play goal giving the Bombers the early 1-0 lead, however before the period ended Falmouth scored to tie the score at one. In the second period the Bombers came out skating and put the pressure on Falmouth. Joey Roselli took a pass and turned it into a goal giving the Bombers a 2-1 lead. Minutes late Brannon Miele scored for the Bombers increasing the lead to two goals. Later in the second period Joey Roselli added two more goals for Westfield, completing his hat trick, and giving the Bombers a four goal lead. In the third period Westfield continued putting pressure on Falmouth when Joey Roselli added his 5th goal of the game. Later in the period Brannon Miele added an unassisted goal and Rick Moritko scored his first goal of the game from a pass from Paul Lawry, giving the Bombers an 8-1victory over Falmouth. Throughout the game the entire Westfield team played outstanding defense allowing a total of 9 shots on goal. Sawyer King was outstanding in the Westfield net making 8 saves.
Championship Game
Westfield vs. Milton, MA
Loss: 7-1
Falmouth Ice Arena
Sunday November 8, 2015
On Sunday the Bombers got their rematch against Milton. Joey Roselli scored the lone goal for the Bombers in the loss. Sawyer King was outstanding in goal making 29 saves. The Bombers played great defense and never gave up. Congratulations to all the Bombers for their effort and making the championship game.
Way to go Westfield!!! Brandon Houle, Evan Michelucci, Sawyer King, David Forest, Kaitlyn Ondrick, Rick Moritko, Brannon Miele, Jesse Spear, Paul Lawry, Michael Pelletier, Blake Cavallon, Joey Roselli
Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 3 Black
vs. Holy Name Black
Saturday 11/15
Division: Mite 3
After a team outing at the Springfield Falcon’s it was a short turn around to the Mite 3 Black Jr. Bombers 7 a.m. game time, but not to worry the Bombers came to play. Leading the charge was Connor Laiho and Treygan Lemanski with 5 goals each, Daniel Methe with 3, Milana Shuman & Carson Michelucci with 2 a piece and finishing it out was Josh Masse with 1. Alex Saalfrank was in goal with some great defensive help from Josh Cormier-Healy, Matty Bussell and Olivia Pinney. A great team effort from the Mite 3 Black Jr. Bombers on this early morning skate.
Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 3 Black
@ Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 3 Red
Sunday 11/16
Division: Mite 3
On a weekend full of hockey the Mite 3 Black team took this ice with their fellow Jr. Bombers, Mite 3 Red. Alex Saalfrank was in the net once again leading a staunch defense with great play from Olivia Pinney, Matty Bussell, Milana Shuman & Carsen Michelucci. Joshua Cormier-Healy and Connor Laiho led the Mite 3 Black team with 3 goals each, followed by Treygan Lemanksi with 2, and Josh Masse & Daniel Methe each with 1. It was a well contested bout with two very determined teams on the ice Sunday morning; it was truly a joy to watch Westfield Mite 3 Hockey at its finest.
WTM 8, Westfield Jr. Bombers 5
Saturday November 14, 2015
Olympia Ice Arena, West Springfield
Squirt B
On Saturday the Jr. Bombers played their 4th. GSL game of the year against WTM. WTM came out strong scoring four goals in the first period before Westfield got on the board with their first goal with 47 seconds left in the period when Brannon Miele scored on a pass from David Forest. In the early second period WTM scored their fifth goal of the game before Evan Michelucci scored on a pass from Rick Moritko cutting the WTM lead to four. WTM would add their sixth goal of the game; Sawyer King would score his first goal of the game on a Brandon Houle pass making the score 6-3 after two periods. Twenty four seconds into the third period Brandon Houle assisted Sawyer King once again on a Jr. Bomber goal cutting the lead to two. Though the Bombers had multiple chances to cut into the WTM lead they could not and WTM scored their seventh goal. Brannon Miele scored an unassisted goal late in the third period making the score 7-5. WTM would add one more goal, giving them an 8-5 win. Jesse Spear played excellent in net for the Jr. Bombers making 16 saves.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 11, FCHA 2
Sunday November 15, 2015
Collins Moylan Arena, Greenfield
Squirt B
On Sunday November the Jr. Bombers played their fifth game of the year against FCHA. The Jr. Bombers struck first when Brandon Houle scored his first goal of the season with an assist from Sawyer King. In the mid first period Brannon Miele scored the Jr. Bombers second goal with an assist from Blake Cavallon. Late in the period Rick Moritko scored Westfield’s third goal with an assist from Paul Lawry. FCHA scored first in the second period cutting the Westfield lead to two, but minutes later Evan Michelucci would score for the Jr. Bombers with an assist from Sawyer King. Kaitlyn Ondrick would score Westfield’s fifth goal with an assist from Brannon Miele. At the end of the second period Rick Moritko would score with an assist from Sawyer King giving Westfield a five goal lead. The Jr. Bombers came out skating in the third period and added to their lead when Rick Moritko got his hat trick with Westfield’s seventh goal from an Evan Michelucci pass. Sawyer King and Blake Cavallon scored unassisted goals for the Bombers increasing the lead to eight. Evan Michelucci scored his second goal of the game from a Rick Moritko assist giving Westfield a 10-1 lead. FCHA got their second goal late in the third period and minutes later Brannon Miele scored for the Jr. Bombers on a pass from Blake Cavallon giving Westfield the 11-2 victory and making the 2-3 for the season. The defense played fantastic throughout the game and Jesse Spear was outstanding in net with 13 saves. – Courtesy of Westfield Youth Hockey Association
