Pioneer Valley Lightning 15, Westfield Jr. Bombers 8
Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Olympia Ice Arena
Division: Mite 2
The Westfield Jr. Bombers Mite 2 team played hard against the Pioneer Valley Mite 1 team, but not hard enough to get the victory. Patrick Rae did an impressive job with goaltending duties saving 42 of the 57 shots against him. Westfield’s defense was lacking, allowing Pioneer Valley more scoring opportunities throughout the game. The first three goals of the game went to Pioneer Valley followed by a rebound shot for Jarred Ritter scoring the first goal for Westfield. It didn’t take long for Pioneer Valley turn in another three goals in just over a minute’s time. Evan Grant would then score the first of his three goals of the game, only to have Pioneer Valley retaliate with five goals. Grant would score again, but Pioneer Valley would not let up netting three more past Westfield’s Rae. Jesse Spear scored one for Westfield just before the buzzer and Pioneer Valley would get there 15th and final goal of the game with seven minutes to go. Westfield had a late game surge, with four goals in the final minutes of the game by Michael Miller, Sean McMahon, Ritter with his second goal of the game and a shot that was the combined effort of Grant and Katie Collins as they both had a stick on it.
Ludlow 7, Westfield Jr. Bombers White 3
Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Smead Arena, Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
Westfield Junior Bombers did a great job playing against Ludlow. The Bombers had four goals scored by Jacob Millard, Rick Moritko and two goals by Brannon Miele. Owen Colbath did a great job in goal.
Holy Name Black 8, Westfield Jr. Bombers White 3
Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Smead Arena, Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
Westfield Junior Bombers played well against Holy Name. Owen Colbath was amazing in the goal with more than 30 saves in the net. The Junior Bombers had 3 goals scored by Paul Lawry, Brannon Miele and Ryan DeFalco.
Pioneer Valley Lightning 17, Westfield Jr. Bombers Red 7
Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Amelia Park Ice Arena
Division: Mite 3
The Westfield Junior Bombers Red took on the Pioneer Valley Lightning in a high scoring affair in Westfield with the Lightning coming out on top 17-7. In a morning filled with back and forth action, Spencer Roy saved 20 shots in goal for the Red team. Offensively, the Bombers were led by A.J. Robbins and Joey Roselli, who scored two goals apiece. Evan Michelucci, Gavin Connors, and Joe Tymeson also scored for Westfield. The Bombers will be back in action at the Mass Mutual Center on January 4th after a little holiday break.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 5, Ludlow Gold 0
Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Smead Arena, Springfield, MA
Division: Squirt 2
It may have been freezing outside, but the Bombers were on fire this morning. Kayla Russ got Westfield on the board early with a quick breakaway goal. The Bombers kept the pressure on Ludlow, and Aidan Jubb was able to find the back of the net, with an assist from Elyse Eidinger. As the period was winding down, Ryan Major showed some serious hustle, but had to be helped off the ice after an injury. When the game finally continued in the second period, Westfield picked up right where they left off. Russ added her second goal by following up a wicked shot from Brody Fitzgerald. Not to be outdone, Jubb got his second goal off of a hard shot by Drew Glenzel. Fitzgerald netted the final goal for Westfield, with an assist from Russ. The Bombers defense shut down a quality Ludlow team, led by Olivia Lawry, Gage Sperlonga, Jake Marcoulier and Elyse Eidinger. Goal tender Sean Rowbotham got his first shutout of the season, by turning away all 10 shots that he saw. Unfortunately the game was shortened due to injury time, but both teams showed class and respect as the final buzzer sounded.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 4, Troy, NY 1
Friday, December 27, 2013 at Westminster Rink, Simsbury, CT
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers had a spectacular start in the Simsbury Holiday Tournament with a great win against their first opponent, Troy, NY. The first period was a slow start for the Westfield Jr. Bombers. Troy, NY would be the first to score against the Westfield, Jr. Bombers and was in the lead at the end of the first period by 1 – 0. In the second period, the Westfield Jr. Bombers would begin their attack against Troy, NY. It began with the strong offensive line of Noah DuBoff, Cory Boulay, Reid Hannan, Ian Lemieux, Nick Langlois, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Kaitlyn Forest and Kurt Toomey. Westfield would finally score in the second period with a nice goal made by Noah DuBoff that was assisted by Captain defensive line player, Thea Glenzel. Along with some very smart passing plays by Westfield’s offensive line, the very strong defensive line of Steven Shaw, Thea Glenzel, Alyssa Warren and Keely Connor kept Troy, NY from scoring any goals in the second period against Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly. The second period ended with both teams tied 1 – 1. It was in the third period when the Westfield Jr. Bombers would advance their lead. Westfield’s next goal would be a short-handed unassisted goal by Reid Hannan to advance Westfield’s lead to 2 – 1. Troy, NY would then follow with many shots on Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly, but he was in his zone by making many “terrific” saves. Reid Hannan would make his second goal of the game with another unassisted goal to edge Westfield’s lead to 3 – 1. The final goal of the game would be an assist from Noah DuBoff to Reid Hannan, making that a “hat-trick” for Reid Hannan. Westfield would go on winning their first game in the Simsbury Holiday Tournament with a final score of 4 – 1. Job well done Westfield Jr. Bombers! Great win today in your first game of the Simsbury Holiday Tournament and excellent team-work by all.
Peewee 1 Champs – Simsbury Tournament
Westfield Jr. Bombers 4, Simsbury, CT 4
Saturday, December 28, 2013 at ISCC Rink, Simsbury, CT
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers had a more difficult game today against their second opponent, Simsbury, CT in the Holiday Tournament. The first period began with Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly making a “phenomenal” glove save. The Westfield Jr. Bombers were the first to attack in this game with a “drifter” goal made by Noah DuBoff. Noah DuBoff’s goal was followed by Simsbury attacking Westfield’s net, but goalie, Brian Daly stopped their attack with a very nice “pillow” save. Westfield would then advance their lead to 2 – 0 with a well-executed passing play by Thea Glenzel to Kurt Toomey back to Thea Glenzel for the goal. Simsbury though was on the attack, and scored a goal ending the first period with Westfield leading 2 – 1. The second period began with Simsbury still hungry for more. Simsbury would score another goal, tying the game 2 – 2 in the beginning of the second period. The strong offensive line of Noah DuBoff, Nick Langlois, Kaitlyn Forest, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Kurt Toomey, Reid Hannan, Ian Lemieux and Cory Boulay kept fighting back in the second period. Finally it would be Noah DuBoff who would score for Westfield with an unassisted goal putting Westfield in the lead 3 – 2. Simsbury was determined to keep fighting back against Westfield. They kept making shots against Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly who would make both a beautiful pad and glove save before Simsbury would score again, tying the game again 3 – 3. Westfield’s offensive and defensive line would not give up. Westfield’s fourth goal of the game came from defensive line player, Alyssa Warren that was assisted by Kurt Toomey ending the second period with Westfield in the lead 4 – 3. The third period was definitely intense for both teams. The defensive line of Thea Glenzel, Alyssa Warren, Keely Connor and Steven Shaw gave their all to keep Simsbury away from their goalie, Brian Daly. Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly was fired upon several times by Simsbury, where he made a “tremendous” pillow save followed by a stick save, which was then followed by an awesome “Hoover” save. Brian definitely got his work-out in the third period and Simsbury didn’t give up. Simsbury would end up scoring another goal, tying the game again 4 – 4 near the end of the third period. The Westfield Jr. Bombers fought till the end, but time would run out, and the game would end with a tie between the two teams of a score of 4 to 4. At the end of the second game of the Simsbury Holiday Tournament, the Westfield Jr. Bomber’s would have one win and one tie. Another job well done again today….keep up the great team-work Westfield Jr. Bombers.
Peewee 3 Champs – Simsbury Tournament
Westfield Jr. Bombers 10, Wallingford, CT 1
Sunday, December 29, 2013 at ISCC Rink, Simsbury, CT
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers had a phenomenal win today against their third opponent, Wallingford, CT in the Simsbury Holiday Tournament. The first period began with Westfield on the attack. Westfield’s first goal was an unassisted goal by Reid Hannan that was walked in from the blue line. Noah BuBoff had a beautiful breakaway that would be stopped by Wallingford’s goalie. Wallingford would then have their own breakaway, which would be stopped by Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly by a nice “leg” save. Westfield’s second goal of the game was made from Noah DuBoff, which was a rebound made by Ian Lemieux that would hit the top left corner of Wallingford’s net. The end of the first period would conclude with Westfield leading 2 – 0. The second period is where Westfield would explode their lead. The third goal of the game would be an assist from Reid Hannan to Noah DuBoff, making that the second goal for Noah DuBoff, advancing Westfield’s lead to 3 – 0. Noah DuBoff would get his “hat-trick” of the game with great goal to the back of the net, which was a rebound from Thea Glenzel off of Wallingford’s goalie. Westfield’s fifth goal of the game would be a short-handed assist from Captain, Thea Glenzel to Reid Hannan for a back-handed shot, making that Reid Hannan’s second goal of the game. Westfield’s sixth goal of the game was made by Kurt Toomey assisted by Noah DuBoff advancing Westfield’s lead to 6 – 0. Westfield would continue its attack by scoring two more goals in the second period. Westfield’s seventh goal of the game was a beautiful rebound shot by Cory Boulay to the back of Wallingford’s net. The eighth goal in the second period was an assist by Nick Langlois to Reid Hannan, which would be Reid’s “hat-trick” of the game, ending the second period with Westfield leading 8 – 0. With Westfield’s huge lead, the coaching staff made some line changes with Reid and Noah changing to defense…..allowing Alyssa Warren and Thea Glenzel to join the offensive line. In the third period, Westfield would advance it lead by two more goals. Westfield’s ninth goal of the game would be an assist from Reid Hannan to Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, which she fired past Wallingford’s goalie. Wallingford though did not give up, and would score a goal in the third period…..but that would be all they could score against Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly. Westfield’s final goal would be from Alyssa Warren, who made an “impressive” unassisted breakaway goal. Westfield would go on winning 10 to 1 against Wallingford today and taking the lead in their bracket for the Holiday tournament advancing Westfield to the Championship game. Today’s win was a great team effort by the entire team. The very strong defensive line of Thea Glenzel, Keely Connor, Steven Shaw and Alyssa Warren kept Wallingford from barely making any shots on Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly. The smart passing plays by the offensive line of Reid Hannan, Noah DuBoff, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Kurt Toomey, Cory Boulay, Nick Langlois, Ian Lemieux, and Kaitlyn Forest kept the puck down on Wallingford’s side for most of the game allowing them to execute many awesome plays against Wallingford. Great job today Westfield Jr. Bomber’s PeeWee 3 team with advancing to the Championship game. We are so proud of all of you and kudos to the great coaching staff!!
Westfield Jr. Bombers 3, Pawling, NY 2
Monday, December 30, 2013 at ISCC Rink, Simsbury, CT
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers played in a very intense game against Pawling, NY in the championship game in the Simsbury Holiday Tournament today. The first period started with Pawling on the attack making many shots against Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly. Brian made many nice saves against Pawling, especially with two “tremendous” glove saves. Westfield would finally get past Pawling’s very strong defensive line, where Nick Langlois made the first goal of the game with an unassisted goal, allowing Westfield to lead 1 – 0. Pawling would follow our goal by scoring a goal to tie up the game 1 – 1. Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly was being tested as well as Westfield’s strong defensive line of Alyssa Warren, Thea Glenzel, Steven Shaw and Noah DuBoff by Pawling’s offensive line, but the first period would end with a tie of 1 – 1. In the second period, Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly was constantly being shot upon, but would respond with yet another “phenomenal” glove save. Pawling’s very aggressive offensive line would eventually get past Westfield’s strong defensive line and would go ahead of Westfield 2 – 1. Westfield would not give up, the offensive line of Reid Hannan, Kurt Toomey, Nick Langlois, Kaitlyn Forest, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Cory Boulay, and Ian Lemieux kept executing smart passing plays. Pawling’s goalie was then tested by two hard shots by Kurt Toomey and Reid Hannan. Westfield’s offensive line didn’t give up. Westfield would end up tying up the game by an unassisted goal by Reid Hannan, who fired a hard shot into the Pawling’s net. The second period would end with a tie of 2 – 2 between two evenly matched teams in this championship game. The third period was a fight till the end for both teams. Westfield’s strong defensive plays by Captain Thea Glenzel, Alyssa Warren, Steven Shaw and Noah DuBoff kept Pawling from scoring again. Westfield’s offensive line was playing very defensively as well, by battling the boards against Pawling. With a little over four minutes remaining with both teams tied 2 – 2…..it was the battling against the boards by both Nick Langlois and Kaitlyn Forest that would feed the puck to Kurt Toomey. Westfield’s Kurt Toomey would then make an awesome pass to Noah DuBoff, who made a trickling goal past Pawling’s goalie for Westfield to take the lead of 3 – 2. The next four minutes of the game were beyond intense. Westfield’s strong defense by both the defensive line and offensive line kept Pawling from scoring again, along with the “tremendous” glove of Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly……who was in his zone. Westfield would go on and win this championship game with a final score of 3 – 2. Today’s win in this championship game was a great team effort by all. Job Well Done Westfield Jr. Bomber’s on a “SPECTACULAR WIN” in the Championship Game in the Simsbury Holiday Tournament. Congratulations to the entire PeeWee 3 team of……Thea Glenzel, Reid Hannan, Noah DuBoff, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Alyssa Warren, Steven Shaw, Ian Lemieux, Kaitlyn Forest, Cory Boulay, Keely Connor, Nick Langlois, Kurt Toomey and goalie, Brian Daly. A special congratulations should also go out to the great coaching staff by Head Coach, Rick Vadnais and Assistant Coaches, Matt Burns, Brad Jarrell, Joe Lemieux and assistance by Joe Czarnecki as well. We are so very proud of all of you……….JOB WELL DONE WESTFIELD JR. BOMBERS!
Nonotuck 4, Westfield Jr. Bombers 3
Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers had a tough match-up today against Nonotuck from the PeeWee 2 Division. The first period begun with both teams being equally strong both offensively and defensively. Nonotuck attempted to get past the Westfield Jr. Bombers net, but Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly made two great saves….an awesome glove save, followed by a “fancy” pad save. Westfield though finally got past Nonotuck’s tough defense, when Reid Hannan skated past their defense and made an unassisted goal into Nonotuck’s top right corner. Westfield would go on leading Nonotuck 1 – 0 by the end of the first period. In the second period, Nonotuck would strike back quickly, by scoring 2 goals early in the second period, and going ahead of Westfield 2 – 1. The Westfield Jr. Bombers strong offensive line of Reid Hannan, Cory Boulay, Kurt Toomey, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Nick Langlois, Ian Lemieux, Kaitlyn Forest and Keely Connor started to attack offensively against Nonotuck’s strong defense. Westfield would finally get by Nonotuck’s defense with a rebound goal. Reid Hannan made a hard shot on Nonotuck’s goalie, where it was deflected, but Cory Boulay was right there to follow it up with the rebound, allowing Westfield to tie the game up 2 – 2. Westfield would strike back again when Reid Hannan took another hard shot on Nonotuck’s goalie, and Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell was right there to clean up Reid’s shot, by making a nice hard shot into Nonotuck’s net. The second period would end with Westfield in the lead 3 – 2. The third period was very intense for the Westfield fans to watch. Both Westfield and Nonotuck would go back and forth making well executed plays and making many shots on each other’s nets. Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly definitely had a phenomenal game and stopped so many hard shots that were made upon him. The Westfield Jr. Bombers defensive line of Alyssa Warren, Thea Glenzel, Noah DuBoff and Steven Shaw had a great game today, and were extremely strong with trying to keep Nonotuck away for most of the third period. The game definitely got very physical as well, where Westfield’s defensive players were playing extremely tough and physical, trying to keep Nonotuck from scoring on their net. Nonotuck though with their fast offensive line would finally sneak past Westfield and would go on scoring two more goals near the end of the third period. Westfield definitely did not give up and tried to make every attempt to score again on Nonotuck, but unfortunately time would run out for the Westfield Jr. Bombers. The final score of the game was with Nonotuck winning 4 – 3, but the Westfield Jr. Bombers should be so proud of themselves by playing an awesome game today. The entire PeeWee 3 team showed excellent teamwork out there on that ice-rink with great sportsmanship…..Great job Westfield Jr. Bombers!
Westfield Jr. Bombers 9, Berkshire Bruins 1
Friday, December 27, 2013 Pittsfield, MA
Division: Bantam 2
The Jr. Bombers travelled to Pittsfield, and the hour drive proved worth their time, as they throttled the Bruins 9-1. The Westfield attack was led by Quinn Powers who totaled four goals on the way to his first hat trick of the year, and five other Jr. Bombers chipped in goals as Westfield dominated the play from start to finish.
Jake Viamari got the scoring started for the Jr. Bombers with his second goal of the season at 8:59 of the first period. Powers then got his first goal of the game when he tipped a Liam Webster shot from mid-air back into the net to give Westfield a two goal lead a minute and a half later. Spencer Cloutier then took a pass from Nikita Chepurin and gave Westfield a three goal lead before Webster closed out the first period scoring with fifty one seconds left.
Berkshire seemed to right their ship for a moment in the second period, but Powers stole a pass, split two Berkshire defenders, and beat the goalie for his second goal of the game and a 5-0 lead for the Jr. Bombers halfway through the period. The score remained 5-0 into the third, but things quickly fell apart for the Bruins, as Powers got his third goal on a pass from Danny Antonellis just a minute and a half into the period, followed by a Devin Baker slap shot that found the back of the net, and Antonellis taking a beautiful pass from Cloutier to make it 8-1 Jr. Bombers. Powers closed out the scoring with his fourth goal of the game, and Westfield put it on cruise control for the final nine minutes of the game.
All told, Westfield outshot Berkshire by a 40-6 margin, with Charlie Bonatakis, Wyatt Jensen and Tyler Bennett playing stiff defense in front of goalie Matt Brady, who stuffed any Bruin attack that managed to get through.
Enfield Eagles 4, Westfield Jr. Bombers 1
Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Amelia Park Ice Arena
Division: Bantam 2
The Jr. Bombers couldn’t make the weekend a clean sweep, as they dropped a game in front of the home crowd to the Enfield Eagles by a score of 4-1. Early on, it looked like Westfield was going to get their second straight win, as Nikita Chepurin fed Liam Webster in the high slot for a one timer that ricocheted to Quinn Powers, who merely had to tap the puck into the open net to give the Jr. Bombers the early 1-0 lead.
But from there, it was all Eagles. Connor Juhasz tied the game at 1 apiece with 2 minutes left in the first on a pass from Robert Vose to close out the scoring for the first period. In the second, the game went back and forth, with the two evenly matched teams continuing to try to find an opening in the stout defenses. With the period winding down, Shane Wilkinson slapped a shot by Westfield goalie Matt Brady to give Enfield their first lead of the game.
In the third, Juhasz found the touch once more, beating Brady on a power play opportunity to give the Eagles a 3-1 cushion. Enfield would put one more on the board late in the third to make the final score a bit more lopsided than the game played out. Westfield’s defensive units of Devin Baker, Tyler Bennett, Charlie Bonatakis and Wyatt Jensen played tough in front of Brady, but the Jr. Bombers came up a bit short on this day to a tough Enfield team.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 3, Pioneer Valley Lightning 0
Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena
Division: Bantam 2
The Bantam 2 Jr. Bombers got back into action after the holidays with a tough matchup against the Pioneer Valley Lightning. The teams had split the two previous meetings on the season, so Westfield knew they had to come out aggressively. They did just that, peppering Lightning Mario Passerini with 10 shots on goal in the first period. But Passerini was up to the challenge, and Westfield found themselves still at 0-0 despite their hard work late into the first period. But with less than a minute left, Johnny Pitoniak found Logan Klein with an outlet pass, and Klein found himself behind the defense, broke in alone, and beat Passerini high to give Westfield the 1-0 lead going into the second period.
Westfield continued to dominate the play offensively in the second, outshooting Pioneer Valley by an 18-3 margin in that period alone. But again, Passerini was keeping his team in the game. And again, late into the period a Jr. Bomber found themselves breaking free. This time, it was defenseman Wyatt Jensen who saw the Lightening defense open up, and he stormed into the zone. Passerini saved Jensen’s attempt, but Nate Gendron was there to collect the rebound, move himself around Passerini, and beat him to the open net for a 2-0 Jr. Bomber lead at the end of the second period.
Westfield kept the pressure up in the third, with the defense of Charlie Bonatakis, Tyler Bennett, Devin Baker and Brandon Laviolette stoning every Pioneer Valley attempt. The offense was the defense’s equal, putting another 15 shots on goal in the third. With the score still 2-0 late in the game, Quinn Powers bounced a shot off Passerini, and Liam Webster collected the juicy rebound, beating Passerini for his team leading 11th goal of the season, and finishing the scoring at 3-0 Westfield.
Matt Brady turned away all fourteen shots he faced, collecting his fifth shutout of the season and improving the team’s GSL record to 7-4.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 4, Holy Name Stars 4
Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena
Division: Bantam 2
The Jr. Bombers met up with GSL rival Holy Name, who they are once again battling both on the ice and in the standings in the 2013-2014 season. In this edition of the rivalry, Westfield jumped on top with just under four minutes left in the first period, as Danny Antonellis found the back of the net on a feed from Nikita Chepurin for his ninth goal of the season. The first period ended that way, and it was evident these two teams were very evenly matched up, with the shots at 6-5 for Holy Name indicating that the defenses had woken up early for both teams.
But the offenses for both sides finally woke up in the second period. Holy Name got the scoring started just 1:40 into the period, beating Westfield goalie Matt Brady to get Holy Name back even at 1-1. With Westfield shorthanded a few minutes later, Liam Webster beat Holy Name down the ice to the puck, and fed a cutting Quinn Powers for a goal to give Westfield the lead once again at 2-1. Halfway through the period, the Jr. Bombers found themselves a man up after Cam Hogan’s second penalty of the game, and they took advantage of the power play, with Spencer Cloutier finding a racing Antonellis, who cut down the right side of the ice, waiting until just the right moment to slide a pass cross ice to Chepurin, who tapped the puck for the 3-1 Westfield lead. From there, however, Westfield’s lead evaporated quickly.
In a span of 2:06 of game time, Holy Name scored the next 3 goals, and Westfield found themselves down for the first time in the game as the second period came to a close. Once again, Westfield found some inner resiliency, and executed a perfect breakout, with Charlie Bonatakis hitting Jack Labbe at the blue line, and Labbe finding Powers racing up the left side of the ice. Powers then simply outhustled the Holy Name defense, and top shelved his shot for his 12th goal of the season, and getting Westfield back even at 4-4.
The two teams went back and forth over the final 10:00 of the contest, but the defenses found their stride once again for both sides, as Tyler Bennett and Devin Baker stood tall in front of Brady (19 saves), and ultimately, the two teams ended where they begin – dead even. The two teams will renew their rivalry once again next weekend, as they continue to battle for GSL supremacy.
