December 6: HAWKS 3 - Pope John XXIII 2
After
giving Pope John a two goal lead (one on the powerplay) in the first
period, the Hawks came back with three straight to win 3-2 in their
opening game of the season at Pershing Field.
Derek Bruzzese opened the
scoring for the Hawks early in the second period when he intercepted a
pass in the neutral zone, went in on a breakaway and scored on a nice
deke move.
Defenseman Chris Smith would net his first career varsity goal, a
powerplay goal, only 52 seconds into the third period off a feed from
Marc Malone to tie the game at two each. Smith would then net the
winner with 47 seconds left in the game when his slapshot from the
point went off the near post and into the net. Bruzzese assisted on the
game winner.
Goalie
Justin Lucas was spectacular in net, especially in the third period,
turning aside 23 Pope John shots. Kevin Kobilinski made 25 saves in the
losing effort for the Lions as the Hawks outshot Pope John 28 to 25. It
was Coach Bob
Smith's first win as Hudson Catholic's coach and it came against his
former team.
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December
10: HAWKS 8 - Brick 3
John Reid scored his first career varsity
hat trick and assisted on two other goals to lead the Hawks to a 9-3
victory
over the Brick Dragons at Pershing Field raising their record to 2-0.
Reid opened the scoring when he tucked the
puck under Brick goalie Mike Mulcahy just 24 seconds into the game.
Brick would tie the game four minutes later before Derek Bruzzese would
retake the lead for the Hawks off a an assist from Reid. Brick would
again tie the game with a powerplay goal before Kevin Rodrigo notched
his first career varsity goal shortly after when he buried a rebound.
Edgar Soto and Ryan Braen received assists.
Marc Malone then scored his
first career varsity goal off passes from Reid and Jeff Aliseo to close
out the first period with the Hawks leading 4-2.
Brick went on the powerplay early in the
second, but it was Reid who opened the period with a shorthanded
breakaway goal. Braen started the play when he chipped a pass up to
Reid. Brick would pull to within two goals again when they scored
during a 4 on 4 situation. The Hawks went on the powerplay late in the
period and it was Rodrigo notching his second goal of the night when he
put in a Soto rebound to close out the second with the Hawks up 6 - 3.
In the third period, it was Reid
again opening the scoring. This time even quicker then the first when
he scored 16 seconds into the period off a pass from Malone. Soto would
score an unassisted wraparound goal to finish out the scoring for the
night. Later, it looked like Reid had his 4th goal when his shot went
through
the goalies legs and bounced out, but the referee did not see it go in
and did not award Reid the goal.
Hawk goalie Justin Lucas made 29
saves in net while Dragon's goalie Mike Mulcahy finished with 32 as the
Hawks outshot Brick 40 to 32.
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December
13: HAWKS 0 - Monsignor Farrell 0
Hawk goalie Justin
Lucas made 39 saves against Monsignor Farrell to register his first career
varsity shutout in a rare double-shutout game in the Pavilion on Staten
Island. The Lion's Jerry Conte and David D'Augusta combined for a
shutout with 37 saves between them. Lucas' goal against average for the
season falls to 1.67.
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December
17: Don Bosco Prep 3 - HAWKS 1
After a scoreless first
period, Marc Malone scored a powerplay goal at the 2:40 mark of the
second period to give the Hawks the early lead. John Reid and Edgar
Soto assisted on the goal. Brendon Reich tied the game for Don Bosco at
the 9:45 mark of the second and start a three-goal rally over a 3:45
span. That was all of the scoring for the game as the third period went
scoreless. Justin Lucas made 35 saves for the Hawks while Michael Lynch
stopped 16 for the Ironmen at Pershing Field. This was the Hawks first
loss for the season.
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December
19: Seton Hall Prep 7 - HAWKS 0
This was an all around
bad night for the Hawks as they lost to defending state champions Seton
Hall Prep in Pershing Field. Rem Vanderbeek scored two goals and
assisted on another for the Pirates who enjoyed a 56 - 10 edge in
shots. Justin Lucas made 49 saves for the Hawks while Kevin
Bendel made 10 for the Pirates.
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December
27: Bergen Catholic 5 - HAWKS 0
Hudson Catholic
continues to have trouble finding the back of the net as they are
shutout by the Crusaders. Shawn Lugo scored two goals and Ryan Carroll
made 15 saves for Bergen Catholic while Hawk's goalie Justin Lucas made
39 saves in net.
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December 29: M.K.A. 3 - HAWKS 1
After going down by two
goals in the openning minutes of the game, the Hawks pulled to within
one goal in the 2nd period with a goal. John Reid sent a perfect pass
to Derek Bruzzese, on a 2 on 1, who one times a shot behind the Cougars
goalie. Unfortunatly, this was aclose as the Hawks got despite
outshooting M.K.A. 26 to 20. M.K.A. added an insurance goal late in the
third period. Hawk goalie JustinLucas made 17 saves in net.
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January 3: Seton Hall Prep 8 - HAWKS
1
After allowing only one goal,
on a screened shot, in the first period, the Hawks had a rough second
period. Being outshot 20 to 5 in the 2nd, the Hawks allowed six goals.
The lone bright spot was when Marc Malone and Derek Bruzzese set up
John Reid for a powerplay goal midway through the period. The Hawks
toughened up in the third allowing only one controversial goal. Lucas
made 47 saves in net as the Hawks were outshot 55 to 21.
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January 7: HAWKS - C.B.A.
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January 10: HAWKS - Delbarton
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January 11: HAWKS - Don Bosco Prep
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