Nonotuck Knights 14, Westfield Jr. Bombers 6
Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 2
A short-handed Jr. Bomber team played hard against the Nonotuck Knights, but the Knights were relentless from start to finish. Nathan Sarabaez had his hands full in net with an average of 1.08 shots per minute, saving 32 of the 46 shots against him. The Knights came on full-force right from the beginning scoring six goals in the first 13-minutes of play. Darrin Schnopp would be the first to score for Westfield, but the Knights didn’t back down scoring two more. Evan Grant would net goal number two for Westfield, only to have the Knights retaliate with three more goals of their own. Twenty-seven minutes into play Sean McMahon would slip one by the Knights’ net-minder and the Knights would come back with another two, increasing their lead by 10. Then it would be Grant, McMahon and Grant scoring the final three goals for Westfield. And the Knights would top off the game with one final goal with just 35 seconds left in game time. Although they were down by four players, the entire Jr. Bomber squad skated their hearts out, including Sarah McMahon, Jarred Ritter, Michael Pelletier, Jesse Spear, Schnopp, Grant and Sean McMahon.
Holy Name Stars Green 9, Westfield Jr. Bombers Red 6
Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
Another exciting day on the ice for the Mite 3 Red team. Goalie Gavin Connors literally saved the day with an amazing 26 saves. The team continues to show growth each week and continues to play hard every time they play. Scoring for the Jr. Bombers were Evan Michelucci and AJ Robbins with two goals each, and Joey Roselli and Spencer Roy each contributing one.
Holy Name Stars Black 14, Westfield Jr. Bombers White 3
Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
The Westfield Junior Bombers played a great game against Holy Name Black on Sunday at Olympia. The Bombers fell short and Holy Name took the win. Jacob Millard had a great game in goal and had more than 20 saves. Brannon Miele had one goal and Paul Lawry scored two goals for the Bombers.
Pioneer Valley Lightning 11, Westfield Jr. Bombers White 7
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Smead Arena, Springfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
Westfield Junior Bombers played a great game against the Pioneer Valley Lightning. Pioneer Valley took the win over the Bombers. Richard Moritko did a great job in goal and had more than 15 saves. Brannon Miele had a hat trick to help the Bombers get their six goals. Ryan DeFalco, Cody Bard and Paul Lawry each had one goal. Owen Colbath, Nicholas LaComb, Jacob Millard, Kaitlyn Ondrick and Gavin Trzepacz all played a great game.
Westfield Jr. Bombers White 16, Ludlow 10
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena, Westfield, MA
Division: Mite 3
Westfield Junior Bombers were on fire on when they played against Ludlow at Amelia Park. The Bombers dominated the game and Cody Bard led the team with 5 goals. Paul Lawry had 4 goals and Jacob Millard had a hat trick. Brannon Miele had two goals and Ryan DeFalco and Owen Colbath each had one goal. Richard Mortiko was amazing in goal and he had more than 25 saves. Nicholas LaComb and Gavin Trzepacz were excellent on defense during the game.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 6, Holy Name Black 5
Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena, Westfield, MA
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers had a tough match-up today against the Holy Name Black team from the PeeWee 2 Division. The first period begun with Holy Name dominating most of the first period. Holy Name struck early by scoring 3 goals against the Westfield Jr. Bombers. Finally at the end of the first period, the Westfield Jr. Bombers begun to move the puck around by executing some great passing plays, and the strong defensive line of Captain Thea Glenzel, Alyssa Warren, Keely Connor and Steven Shaw were keeping Holy Name out of their zone. At the end of the first period, Reid Hannan would score the first goal of the game for Westfield with an unassisted goal. The first period would end with Holy Name leading 3 -1. In the second period, The Westfield Jr. Bomber’s strong offensive line of Noah DuBoff, Cory Boulay, Nick Langlois, Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Kaitlyn Forest and Reid Hannan began moving the puck offensively and were on the attack. Westfield’s next goal would be an assist from Nick Langlois to Noah DuBoff closing the gap of Holy Name’s lead down to one goal. Holy Name would eventually come back and score another goal on Westfield, only after goalie, Brian Daly made two phenomenal saves…which was an awesome “Hoover” safe followed by a nice save off the post. The game at the end of the second period indeed got very physical, and the defensive line of Westfield was definitely keeping Holy Name from scoring any more goals on their goalie, Brian Daly. The second period would end with Holy Name still in the lead by 4 – 2. It was in the third period when the Westfield Jr. Bombers would fire back. Westfield’s third goal of the game, would be an unassisted goal by Reid Hannan, making that his second goal of the game. Reid’s goal was then followed by an incredible strong drive made by Captain Thea Glenzel. Thea Glenzel would skate by both Holy Name’s offensive and defensive line making an unassisted goal and tying the game 4 – 4, for the Westfield Jr. Bombers. The next couple of minutes for the Westfield fans was definitely intense. With about three minutes left in the third period, the Westfield Jr. Bombers would continue with their attack with very smart passing plays made by the offensive line. Westfield’s fifth goal of the game would be an assist from Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell to Reid Hannan…making this Reid’s “hat-trick” for this game. The last few minutes of this game got very tough for the Westfield fan’s to watch. Holy Name was on the attack and made a couple shots on Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly, but Brian would stop these couple attempts, especially when Brian Daly made a tremendous “glove” save. The strong defensive line of Alyssa Warren, Steven Shaw, Keely Connor and Thea Glenzel were definitely doing a fabulous job as well trying to keep Holy Name out of their defensive zone. It was then when Holy Name with about 1 and a half minutes left in the game would tie it back up to 5 – 5. The Westfield Jr. Bombers though did not give up! With time running out, the Westfield Jr. Bombers that were originally down 3 – 0 and now have tied this game up…should be so proud of what they have done. But do you “Believe in Miracles”…..well we do. With exactly seven tenths of a second left…The Westfield Jr. Bombers would go on and do the impossible. It was Reid Hannan who would score Westfield’s winning goal by picking up a rebound off of Holy Name’s goalie. Not only did Reid Hannan’s goal advance Westfield to win this game, but it was his fourth goal of the game as well. This game was definitely a very exciting one to watch, and we are so extremely proud of the entire team. There was so much wonderful teamwork out there on that rink today. Excellent job Westfield Jr. Bombers….we are so very proud of all of you. Kudos to an “Incredible” win today.
Westfield Jr. Bombers 11, Brattleboro 0
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Amelia Park Ice Arena, Westfield, MA
Division: PeeWee 3
The Westfield Jr. Bombers continue their season with yet another impressive win against Brattleboro today. The Westfield Jr. Bombers struck very early in this game. The first goal of the game was an assist from Alyssa Warren to Reid Hannan. Reid Hannan would follow his first goal with another goal, which was a scrum goal in front of Brattleboro’s net. Reid Hannan then would get his “hat-trick” of the game with an unassisted goal. Brattleboro would then test Westfield’s strong defensive line of Steven Shaw, Keely Connor, Nick Langlois and Noah DuBoff, but they were definitely not going to allow Brattleboro to score on their goalie, Brian Daly. Brattleboro would eventually take a hard shot on goalie, Brian Daly….but he was in his zone today with a “great” glove save. Westfield’s fourth goal of the game was a well-executed passing play made by Thea Glenzel to Alyssa Warren. Westfield’s fifth goal in the first period was made by Reid Hannan which was a rebound shot made by Captain Thea Glenzel. Westfield’s fifth goal of the game would also be Reid Hannan’s fourth goal for today’s game, but not his last. Reid Hannan would conclude the first period with his fifth goal of the game by scoring Westfield’s sixth goal, which was assisted from Alyssa Warren. The end of the first period would have Westfield leading 6 – 0. In the second period, the coaches made both offensive and defensive line changes due to Westfield’s impressive lead, but that wouldn’t stop Westfield’s strong offensive line of Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell, Nick Langlois, Alyssa Warren, Kaitlyn Forest, Cory Boulay and Thea Glenzel to execute smart passing plays. Westfield’s seventh goal of the game would be an unassisted goal made by Captain Thea Glenzel, who skated by both Brattleboro’s offense and defense and then fired the puck into Brattleboro’s net. Westfield’s eighth goal of the game would be made by Nick Langlois, which was a scramble goal from both Noah DuBoff and Kaitlyn Forest. Nick Langlois’s goal was then followed by another goal which was passed off the boards by Kailtyn Forest to Noah DuBoff. The Westfield Jr. Bombers would then get one more goal to end the second period. Westfield’s tenth goal of the game was a “wonderful” wrap- around goal made by Clarissa (CJ) Jarrell. The second period would end with Westfield leading 10 – 0. In the third period, the Westfield coaches would change up both the offensive and defensive lines again….allowing the defensive line players to have the opportunity to play offense for a change. Brattleboro, even down 10 – 0 in the third period didn’t give up. Brattleboro made a couple of hard shots on Westfield’s goalie, Brian Daly. Brain though would not give up his shut-out in today’s game. Westfield’s goalie Brian Daly made three “tremendous” saves at the end of the third period. He made a “gutsy” glove save, followed by a “nice” pad save. Brian then showed off his flexibility by making an awesome “diving” save…..job well done Brian Daly. By the end of the third period, The Westfield Jr. Bombers were definitely tired, but they would score one last time in this game. The final goal of the game would be made by defensive player, Steven Shaw. This was Steven’s first goal this season, and it was so much fun to watch him score this goal….great job Steven Shaw. The Westfield Jr. Bombers would go on winning this game today against Brattleboro 11 – 0. Today’s win was a total team effort. It was so wonderful to watch the entire team helping each other out on that ice rink. Another great win today Westfield Jr. Bombers PeeWee 3 team…..keep up the great work. We are so very proud of all of you!!
