COURTESY OF WESTFIELD YOUTH HOCKEY
Westfield Jr. Bombers 11, Amherst Maroon 7
Sunday, November 3, 2013, Smead Arena
Division – Mite 1
The Jr. Bombers had a great passing game this morning over a determined Amherst team. Ethan Marowitz started the day for the Jr. Bombers to be followed by George Kimball off a pass from Hunter Stockseth. Amherst then countered only for Westfield to fight back with goals from Hunter Stockseth, Sawyer King (assist from Ethan Porter) and Cole Chapman. But, Amherst was not out, they once again came back despite the strong defensive play by Gwen Hosmer and Aaron Hooben to tie the game at 7-7 when Westfield found their stride and took the lead with goals from Brayden Czarnecki (assist from Francis Powers), Ethan Porter, George Kimball (assist from Jacob Jarrell) and Sawyer King (assist from Ethan Marowitz). Amherst tried for a late rally, only to be stopped by goaltender Bryce Russ who was quick between the pipes.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 24, Brattleboro 5
Sunday, November 3, 2013, Collins-Moylan Arena, Greenfield
Division: Mite 2
On Sunday, November 3, 2013, the Westfield Jr. Bombers traveled north to Greenfield to take on Brattleboro in what started out to be a quick back and forth scoring match with (11) of the game goals being scored in the first 10-minutes of play. Quickly it turned into the “Katie Show” with Katie Collins scoring a phenomenal (11) of the (24) goals for Westfield. Patrick Rae kicked the Westfield scoring into high gear just 68-seconds into the game with two back to back goals with Brattleboro evening the score with two back to back goals of their own. Sean McMahon followed up with the first of his two goals only to have Brattleboro fire back 5-seconds later with their 3rd goal. Westfield did not let up their efforts scoring (12) goals in the next 19-minutes by Rae (2), Michael Pelletier (1), assisted by Jesse Spear, Collins (6), with assists from both David Forest and Pelletier, Jarred Ritter (1) and Evan Grant (2). At 25:17, Brattleboro fought back to score their 4th goal of the game, which was quickly answered to by a goal from Rae assisted by Nathan Sarabaez. Collins scored another (3) in a short span of 3-minutes, 55 seconds with additional scoring by Sean McMahon for his second goal of the game, #10 for Collins and #2 for Ritter before Brattleboro could get their final goal of the game. To end the game Collins scored her final goal with an assist from Sarah McMahon followed by one more from Rae. Although Westfield worked together to provide a good defense throughout the game, goalie Darrin Schnopp did a stellar job protecting the Westfield with (20) saves.
Amherst 5, Westfield Jr. Bombers 2
Saturday November 2, 2013 at Olympia Ice Arena
Division: Squirt 2
The Bombers had another tough loss, as they went down to Amherst 5-2. The first 2 periods were dominated by Amherst, going up 4-0 over Westfield. But in the 3 period, the Bombers started to show some life. Drew Glenzel scored Westfield’s first goal with an assist from Harrison Klein. Andrew Eidinger followed up with an unassisted goal to cut the lead in half. But Amherst added 1 last goal and held off the Bombers. Jake Marcoulier anchored the defense and goalie Sean Rowbotham had a solid game in net.
Brattleboro 4, Westfield Jr. Bombers 0
Sunday November 3, 2013 at Nelson Rink, Brattleboro VT
Squirt 2
Brattleboro put the pressure on Westfield from the drop of the puck, keeping the Bombers on defense for most of the first period. Brattleboro scored their first goal on a shot that slipped past everyone and eventually past Westfield goalie Sean Rowbotham. Brattleboro then had a breakaway denied on a great save by Rowbotham, only to have the rebound get past the net minder. The second period started with another quick shot past the Westfield goalie, leaving the Bombers down 3-0. Westfield played some good defense, with top shelf effort by Jake Marcoulier and Aidan Jubb. Harrison Klein showed heart and hustle and he tried to make something happen for Westfield. The Bombers showed some life in the third period with a great breakaway save by Rowbotham, and a few offensive attacks led by Ryan Major and Olivia Lawry. But Westfield still could not find the back of the net, and allowed 1 last breakaway goal by Brattleboro, leaving the game with a final score of 4-0.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 7, WTM 0
Saturday November 2, 2013 at Amelia Park Arena
Bantam 2
The Westfield Jr. Bombers Bantam 2 Team shook off an opening week loss with a convincing 7-0 win over an outmatched WTM team. Six different Jr. Bombers found the back of the net, led by Alex Beauchemin’s two goals.
Nikita Chepurin got things started, taking a pass from Beauchemin and giving the Jr. Bombers a 1-0 lead halfway through the first period. Before the period ended, two defensemen, Charlie Bonatakis and John Pitoniak, would add their first goals, respectively, of the young season, and the Jr. Bombers would lead 3-0 after the first.
The second period was short on scoring chances until the final minute, when the Jr. Bombers struck again. Scotty Bussell showed a sniper’s accuracy in beating the WTM goalie (46 saves) to give Westfield a 4-0 lead, and Beauchemin took the following faceoff, raced down, and beat the goalie again a scant 8 seconds later for the 5-0 lead.
As the third period began, Liam Webster quickly added his name to the scoring ledger, taking a pass from Danny Antonellis and adding the 6th Westfield goal.
Not to be outdone by the high flying offense, the Jr. Bomber defense, led by Devin Baker and Tyler Bennett, helped Matt Brady (15 saves) pitch his first shutout of the season. Any time a WTM forward got the puck into the offensive zone, he found himself overwhelmed by a dominant Westfield defense, and then Brady proved to be the proverbial Brick Wall behind the smothering defense.
With the win, Westfield improved to 1-1 on the season. They’ll look to get a winning streak going when they next hit the ice in two weeks.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 8, Ludlow Black 8
October 26, Smead Arena
Division – Mite 1
The Westfield Jr. Bombers started off the season with an impressive game against a well matched opponent. #41, Bryce Russ, kicked it off with the first goal just 5 minutes into the game, from there it was a back and forth battle between the two teams. Goalie, #79, Aaron Hooben and the defensive line had their hands full with Ludlow’s aggressive offense, but that didn’t stop the Jr. Bombers who pushed through Ludlow’s defensive line. #9, Hunter Stockseth, showing his impressive puck skills went in to score the 3rd goal of the game at the 28th minute. Next #41, Bryce Russ pushed on to score an impressive hat trick with a total of 5 goals and 1 assist to George Kimball who came out of nowhere to score the 7th goal of the game. With Ludlow leading by 1, #64, Cole Chapman, playing aggressively in front of Ludlow’s net was in the right place at the right time to put the puck in, making it a tie game.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 10. Holy Name Stars 10
October 27, Smead Arena
Division – Mite 1
Another well matched nail biting game by the Westfield Jr. Bombers who fought hard on the ice against the Holy Name Stars. #33, Brayden Czarnecki and #54, Jacob Jarrell played amazing defense against the Stars, keeping their offense on their toes. #29, Francis Powers rushed in to score the first goal of the game with #25, Ethan Marowitz, #56 Ethan Porter (2 goals) and George Kimball (2 goals) scoring the next 3 goals. #48, Sawyer King came in with a goal at the 16:30 minute mark and #3, Gwen Hosmer, with beautiful concentration, put the puck in the net with only 12 minutes remaining in the game. #25, Ethan Marowitz was on fire, scoring 4 goals with an assist from #56, Ethan Porter and the last goal of the game assisted by #64, Cole Chapman. Goalie, #79, Aaron Hooben kept the game tied at 10 to 10 with an impressive save in the last 2 minutes of the game. Congratulations to the Westfield Jr. Bombers and their coaches for a great start to the season!
Westfield Jr. Bombers 8, FCHA 8
Saturday, October 26, 2013, Smead Arena
Division: Mite 2
The Westfield Jr. Bombers took on FCHA in what was a nail-biting tie game. Both teams played an aggressive game, swapping goals back and forth throughout the 50 minute duel. Patrick Rae manned the goal for Westfield with an impressive (38) saves out of (46) shots on net. Scoring for Westfield were Sean McMahon, Darrin Schnopp and Katie Collins, along with Jesse Spear netting two goals and Evan Grant with a hat-trick. Assists were made by Katie Collins, Sarah McMahon, Nathan Sarabaez and Evan Grant. Excellent teamwork by fellow players Jared Ritter, Michael Miller, Michael Pelletier and David Forest helped keep Westfield even with FCHA throughout the game.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 13, Ludlow 2
Sunday, October 27, 2013, Olympia Ice Arena
Division: Mite 2
The Westfield Jr. Bombers vied against Ludlow at the Olympia Ice Arena for an exciting 13-2 victory. Westfield brought their ‘A’ game and came out on top thanks to the excellent collaboration of the entire team. Once again, Patrick Rae had an outstanding game playing goal for the Jr. Bombers, giving up only two of the (33) shots on goal. Evan Grant had a notable four goals with the third one assisted by Sarah McMahon from Darrin Schnopp. Katie Collins followed in the goal-scoring department with a hat-trick with assists from Sean McMahon and Evan Grant. Sean McMahon and Darrin Schnopp both powered past the Ludlow goalie with two goals each, and after several consistent attempts, Michael Miller ultimately put one past the Ludlow goaltender. Excellent defensive play by Michael Pelletier, Nathan Sarabaez, Jesse Spear and David Forest helped keep Ludlow at bay throughout the game.
Holy Name Black 10, Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 3 Red 7
October 26 – Amelia Park Arena
Division: Mite 3
The Westfield Junior Bombers Red faced off against Holy Name Black at Amelia Park Arena on Saturday in the season opener. Despite a furious rally to tie the score, the Bombers fell late in a very entertaining game. Joe Roselli had a hat trick and Brandon Houle scored twice to lead the charge. Angelo Robbins (1) and Spencer Roy (1) also contributed goals for Westfield. Gavin Connors stopped an impressive 28 shots in net despite being under heavy pressure all game.
Amherst 9, Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 3 Red 6
October 27 – Smead Arena
Division: Mite 3
The Westfield Junior Bombers Red lost their second game in as many days on Sunday, falling to Amherst at Smead Arena in Springfield. The slow starting Bombers collected themselves as the game wore on led by a second consecutive three goal game from Joe Roselli (6). Angelo Robbins (2), Evan Michelucci (1), and Jacob Hanselman (1) also scored for Westfield. Brandon Houle made 19 saves in a solid performance in goal for the Bombers.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 4, Springfield Capitals 2
Saturday October 26, 2013 at Cyr Ice Arena Springfield, MA
Division: Squirt 1
The Bombers began their first game of the season with a win in Springfield. With only 26 seconds into the game Matt McMahon scored the first goal of the young season on a shot to the blocker side. The rest of the period was spent keeping the pressure in the Capitals zone. The stout defense of the Bombers allowed only one shot on goal in the first. The second period was much like the first. The Bombers kept the pressure in the Capitals zone but not much to show for it until Brandon Powell scored at 6:06 left in the second. One minute later the capitals would score their first goal of the game to close the second period with the Bombers up 2-1. The third period showed the Bombers kept their legs as they continued to keep the puck in the Caps zone. It paid off as Cody scored on a beautiful deke at 4:44 left in the game to put the Bombers up 3-1. Just over a minute later Jax Grady scored on a mirror image goal like Cody’s for an insurance goal. The Capitals scored their second and last goal of the game at 3:01 left in the game on a broken play. Stellar play between the pipes by goalie Andrew Morris along with a stingy defense by Garrett Bacon, Daniel Bennett, Hailey Tullo and Matt Kotfila led to the Bombers having a commanding lead on shots on goal. The Bombers had 21 shots on goal while holding the Capitals to only 7.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 9, Pioneer Valley Lightning 4
Sunday October 27, 2013 at Fitzpatrick Ice Arena Holyoke, MA
Division: Squirt 1
The second game of the season started out much like the first game with the Bombers keeping the pressure in the opponent’s zone. Just as in the first game, the Bombers struck early in the first period. With only 21 seconds gone in the first Cody Collins scored his first goal of the game and second of the early season assisted by Garrett Bacon. At the 5:40 mark Cody scored again to put Westfield ahead 2-0. PV would try to make a game of it as they scored the next two goals to even the scoring at 2-2 to end the first period.
The second period showcased excellent two way hockey by the Bombers stepping up their back checking frustrating the Lightning. It paid off half way through the period with Westfield’s Matt Kotfila scoring at 6:29 with an assist by Daniel Bennett. At 4:54 Matt would return the favor by assisting on Daniel’s first goal of the season. Less than a minute later Cody would notch his hat trick with assists by Garrett Bacon and Brandon Powell to give Westfield a 5-2 lead. At 3:25 left in the second PV scored on a rebound only after Andrew Morris made a fine stop on the initial shot. With 2:31 left in the second Cody wasn’t done scoring as he knocked one in glove side with an assist by Hailey Tullo. 23 seconds left Evan Iglesias would get his first goal of the season to close out a 5-1 scoring advantage in the period to make it 7-3 Westfield.
In the third Aidan King scored off a centering pass from Evan to put the Bombers up 8-3. With 48 seconds left in the game Matt Kotfila would score his second goal of the game off another assist by Evan. With only 2 seconds left to play PV scored to finish all scoring at 9-4, a commanding Westfield victory. Scoring was led by Cody with 4 goals Matt K with 2 with Evan, Daniel and Aidan scoring one a piece. Assists were led by Garrett and Evan with 2, Daniel, Matt K, Brandon and Hailey all getting one each. Just like the first game the determined defense led by Matt McMahon, Jax Grady, Aidan King and Brandon Powell the Bombers had a huge margin of shots on goal, 24 shots on PV lightning’s goalie while only allowing 14 on another fine performance by Westfield’s goalie Andrew Morris.
Pioneer Valley Lightning 5, Westfield Jr. Bombers 3
Sunday October 27, 2013 at Fitzpatrick Ice Arena Holyoke, MA
Division: Bantam 2
The Bantam 2 Jr. Bombers kicked off their season with a matchup against the Pioneer Valley Lightning. After falling behind 1-0 four minutes in to the game, Westfield stormed back a minute later when Quinn Powers fed Spencer Cloutier in the slot to knot the score back up at 1-1. Westfield fell behind 3-1 early in the second period, but once again showed some resiliency in coming back. Despite being shorthanded, Nikita Chepurin hit Danny Antonellis with a crisp pass, and Antonellis proceeded to race down the right side of the ice and beat the Lightning goalie to close the gap to 3-2 as the second period wound down.
With 8:30 left in the third, Cloutier and Powers assisted on Scotty Bussell’s game tying goal, and it looked like the game might end in a tie between the two evenly matched teams. But Pioneer Valley scored with 3:46 left, and then added some insurance 59 seconds later to close out the scoring and drop the Jr. Bombers to 0-1. Westfield outshot Pioneer Valley by a 39-20 margin for the game, with Alex Beauchemin having a number of scoring chances. The Westfield defense was led by strong early season efforts from Charlie Bonatakis and Devin Baker.
