by Team Beat Writer & Reporter-Nate Gordon ’16<\/p>\n
On Wednesday December 4rd <\/sup>at 3:30 p.m., the Wildcats will host their first home game against Kimball Union Academy.<\/p>\n Both teams come into the game having won\u00a0their first games. The Wildcats of Kimball Union defeated Standstead College of the Midwest Prep Hockey League 2-1 on Saturday, November 23rd<\/sup>. The team is led by former UMaine head coach, Tim Whitehead.<\/p>\n Kimball Union came into the season ranked fourth by the Hockey Night in Boston News<\/i> 2013\/2014 Prep School Preview Edition <\/i>coming off a 27-3-0 record last season. Williston, though, will see a new team this year as Kimball Union had 16 seniors graduate last year.<\/p>\n However, the team Williston will face is certainly not short on talent. Kimball Union already has two players committed to D1 college hockey schools. Senior forward J.D. Dudek committed to Boston College and junior forward A.J. Greer already committed to Penn State.<\/p>\n The Wildcats are coming off a strong first game win against Canterbury. As Williston\u2019s Head Coach Derek Cunha said, the team will look to establish its fore-check early against Kimball Union. Williston will also be working to shut down Kimball Union in transition, one of the team\u2019s biggest strengths.<\/p>\n Coach Cunha also told his team that \u201cthe winner of tomorrow\u2019s game will be the one with the least mistakes.\u201d In a private interview, he said\u00a0that because it is early in the season, mistakes will<\/i> be made. Williston can\u2019t make many costly errors and must capitalizes on Kimball Union’s faults.<\/p>\n Tomorrow\u2019s matchup will begin a grueling four-game home stand, with all four opponents ranked in the top ten of the aforementioned poll.<\/p>\n I will be tweeting (@Williston Hockey)\u00a0during the game (I got the Twitter situation figured out from last game!) and a full game report with reactions from players and coaches will be available after the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Team Beat Writer & Reporter-Nate Gordon ’16 On Wednesday December 4rd at 3:30 p.m., the Wildcats will host their first home game against Kimball Union Academy. Both teams come into the game having won\u00a0their first games. The Wildcats of Kimball Union defeated Standstead College of the Midwest Prep Hockey League 2-1 on Saturday, November … Continue reading Clash of the Wildcats: Williston vs. Kimball Union Mini Preview<\/span>