by Nate Gordon ’16<\/p>\n
Williston Boys Varsity Hockey picked up its first win in a 6-3 victory over Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis in a scrimmage at Lossone Arena.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats entered the third period with a 3-2 lead. After a goal from Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis tied the game 6 minutes in, Williston responded by scoring three unanswered goals. Senior Max Willman scored two of those goals, which were part of his four-goal effort.<\/p>\n
As Willman says, \u201cIt was definitely exciting in my first game here at Williston. Definitely felt good to get a W for the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n
After jumping out to 1-0 lead six minutes into the game with a goal from Willman, Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis responded with two goals in the last four minutes of the period. In the second half of the first period, the Wildcats looked sloppy with two turnovers leading to the two goals.<\/p>\n
Before the second period, Coach Cunha told his team that they couldn\u2019t hit the panic button. He told the team that the goal was to win the period.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou win this period, at minimum we go into the third period with a tie game. You go into the third period with a tie game, you win the third period, you win the hockey game\u201d said Cunha.<\/p>\n
Tie the game is exactly what the team did just 29 seconds into the second period. Senior forward Phil Angelo scored the goal. He also assisted two of Willman\u2019s goals. This was Angelo\u2019s first game back after missing all of last season with a knee injury suffered during football season.<\/p>\n
Angelo said, \u201cIt felt real good, it felt crazy. The energy at the beginning, I couldn\u2019t believe I was back skating. It felt like I had never left. When I got out there I was a little rusty. I had to get my nerves out and get my legs going again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately it was the Wildcats\u2019 speed that wore Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis down. St. Louis\u2019 coach also said that his team was not consistent enough to win the hockey game. \u201cIf we had had more consistency through three periods, we would\u2019ve had a better result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Junior forward Brandon Bork scored Williston\u2019s fifth goal with just under three minutes left in the game and junior forward Rourke Ferguson assisted both Angelo\u2019s and Bork\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats killed a very early penalty when senior Seth Cupak was sent to the box for interference just six seconds into the contest.<\/p>\n
Star forward Brandon Borges did not play in today\u2019s game due to a thumb injury. Injuries are something Coach Cunha addressed prior to the game. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have injuries throughout the year, it\u2019s going to happen. But we adjust, we roll, we continue to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Coach Cunha says, \u201cThis is a very good starting point for where we need to go as team\u2026[But] we\u2019re only scratching the surface for what we can do as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s first regular season game is next Saturday, November 23 at Canterbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Nate Gordon ’16 Williston Boys Varsity Hockey picked up its first win in a 6-3 victory over Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis in a scrimmage at Lossone Arena. The Wildcats entered the third period with a 3-2 lead. After a goal from Acad\u00e9mie St. Louis tied the game 6 minutes in, Williston responded by scoring three … Continue reading Wildcats Pick Up Scrimmage Win, “A Good Starting Point”<\/span>