Monday night at the USM Ice Arena was the place to be if
you wanted to enjoy some competitive kids on skates as Windham (2nd
seed) faced off against Bonny Eagle (3rd seed). The chill of the
arena was bearable for the fans as they bundled up to watch two outstanding
teams face off for the championship trophy.
Windham came out of the gates on fire and scored
immediately which set the pace of the how the game would go. It was a challenge
to keep up with the puck as it ricocheted off the walls and sticks of the
players. The Windham team maintained the pressure throughout the game, which
ended in the final score of Windham 5 and Bonny Eagle 1.
Bonny Eagle was able to place one puck in the net;
however, their focus was on holding off Windham’s players while protecting
their own net. With the concentration placed so highly on defending their net
they were unable to drive down the rink as often as they would have liked. Bonny
Eagle’s defense was strong, but the Windham team kept the pressure on and was
able to find the gaps needed to pull off the win.
Windham’s players skated like they were a well-oiled
machine. Great job to the following players: Seventh grader; Graham Payne;
sixth graders - Connor Cummings, Derek Palow, Holden Anderson, Baxter
Chavonelle, Jack Foley, Liam Heckman, Robert Dogherty, Travis Brown, Ezra Smith
and Cam Joyce along with the following fifth graders: Aiden Hartwell, Colin
Casserly, Cam Malette and Aiden Gonzalez. The
team was coached by Geoff Heckman with assistants Brian Casserly and Dave
Dogherty. The game was exciting to watch and the fans look forward to next
season.
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