December 2: West
Essex
6 - HAWKS
1
Rocco
Crincoli scored the lone goal for the Hawks off assists from Like
Ingles and Scott Steinel in a 6-1 loss to West Essex in South Mountain
Arena in West Orange. Hawks' Kevin Rincon who started in goal allowed 5
goals on 24 shots and freshman Brian Gaven, who played the third
period, allowed one goal on 13 shots, as the Hawks were outshot 37 to
15.
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December 5: Fair
Lawn
7 - HAWKS 1
After a scoreless first period, Fair lawn
scored first before Daniel Lucas tied it on a breakaway goal. Rocco
Crincoli and Scott Steinel both received assists on the play. Fair
Lawn would score two more at the end of the second for a 4-1 lead. The
Cutters scored three more in the third, two in the last three minutes,
for a 7-1 final.
Hawk goalie Justin Lucas made 52
saves in net while Cutters's goalie Dan Ivanir finished with 8 as the
Hawks were outshot 59 to 9.
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December
12: Red
Bank Catholic
8 - HAWKS 1
Hawk freshman Scott
Steinel scored his first varsity goal in the Hawks 8 to 1 loss to the
Casey's of Red Bank Catholic. James Guinaw and Rocco Crincoli received
assists on the play. Hawk goalie Justin Lucas was spectacular in net
for the Hawks despite the loss.
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December
19: Montclair
9 - HAWKS 0
The Hawks couldn't get
anything going against the Mounties of Montclair. Hawk's goalie Justin
Lucas played the first two periods and Kevin Rincon came in to play the
third.
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December 30: Toms River East
6 - HAWKS 0
Justin Lucas made
an incredible 50 saves but the Hawks, for the second game in a row,
couldn't get
anything going offensively. Doug Drag scored twice and Travis
Lebar and Liam Emberson combined for 13 saves for Toms River East.
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January 4: Steinert
11 - HAWKS 1
Despite coming out on
the short end of a lopsided match, there was a few bright spots for the
Hawks. Alec
Torres scored his
first varsity goal. The play
started when Rocco Crincoli took the puck behind the Steinert net and
fed defenseman Luke Ingles at the blueline with a pass. Ingles took a
shot on net, which Torres tipped over the Steinert's goalie into the
top of the net for the goal. Making his varsity
debut in goal for the Hawks was freshman Brian Gaven, who faced 46
shots and stopped 35. Steinert received two-goal performances from
Gill Schaffer and Ryan Howell, while netminder John Pitonvak turned
away 10 shots.
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January 6: Old Tappan
2 - HAWKS 0
Justin Lucas held his
own in the crease with 54 saves, but the Hawks, who were unable to find
the back of the net, were edged in the tough independent contest late
Friday night in Mackay Park ice rink. After a scoreless first period,
Old Tappan got on the scoreboard when a player coming out of the
penalty box received a breakaway pass and scored. The Hawks held tough
until the third period when Old Tappan scored the insurance goal in a
scramble in front of the net with less then two minutes remaining in
the game.
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January 11: Xavier
2 - HAWKS 1
The Hawks made
it competitive and withstood the speedy Xavier (N.Y.) offense, but
could not get a second goal, as Hudson Catholic fell 2-1 at Rich Korpi
Ice Rink in Bayonne yesterday. An even start to the game provided
spectators with end-to-end action. However, once Xavier got its first
power-play, the flow of the game changed in the Knights' favor and
stayed that way for much of the contest.
Xavier built up pressure along the boards, which suited their speedy
forwards. Hawks' goalie Justin Lucas had to be sharp to prevent
close-range shots from Xavier's sharp-shooters.
Xavier's cycling resulted in a goal late in the first when Lopes picked
up the loose puck and drifted between the center circles to backhand
home five-hole. Hudson Catholic used its power-play advantages well in
the second period. Luke Ingles' shot from the point forced the Xavier
goalie into a good glove save. Forward Rocco Crincoli's hit along the
boards allowed him to send the puck to Alec Torres, whose shot was
saved well. The trouble for the Hawks, however, was when they were not
on the power-play they were having to withstand sustained pressure from
Xavier. Fatigue became an issue.
"Fitness is a concern," said Hawks coach Bob Smith. "We don't have too
many guys and we go against some schools with 20 players, so staying
fit is something we always want to improve on." The speedier Knights
made the fatigued Hawks pay when their skilled forwards had room to
move in and fire in a slapshot for a 2-0 lead just before the third
period.
The intermission did a lot for the Hawks and the re-energized team, led
by Daniel Lucas, came out aggressively. An early goal in the period
opened the window for a comeback. Lucas deflected a Luke Ingles shot
which fell on the stick of an open Crincoli, who gracefully shoveled
home the puck, making it 2-1. The Hawks' were more effective in
clogging the neutral zone, but found offensive chances scarce against a
disciplined Knights defense. [Jersey Journal article by By Stefan Kunar
- 1/12/06]
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January 13: HAWKS
6 - Scotch Plains 1
The Hawk's offense
finally came to life in a 6-1 win over first-year program Scotch
Plains. At 9:29, Senior Kevin Rodrigo got the Hawks on the board
first with his second goal of the season off assists from Marc Lombardi
and Daniel Lucas. For Lombardi, who finished with three assists on the
night, it was his first varsity point. In the final minute of the first
period, Scott Steinel broke in alone on Scotch Plains goalie Chris Baur
for a
2-0 lead.
In the second period, Scotch Plain's Charlie Field's cut the deficit to
one before sophomore Alec Torres regained the Hawk's two-goal lead when
he scored his second goal of the season off assists from Luke Ingles
and Lombardi less then two minutes later.
With Rodrigo in the penalty box, sophomore Daniel Lucas scored a
shorthanded goal, his third goal of the season, at the 8:52 mark to
give the Hawks a 4-1 lead. Steinel and Ingles both received assists. At
11:30, Steinel would score his second goal of the night off assists
from Lucas and George 'Baz' Gutierrez for a 5-1 lead. It was
Gutierrez's first varsity point of his career. At 12:45 mark, sophomore
Chris Delgado made it 6-1 when he scored his first varsity goal off
assists from linemates Torres and Lombardi.
Senior Kevin Rincon finished with 16 saves to earn his first varsity
victory as the Hawks outshot Scotch Plains 48 to 17.
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January 20: Madison
3 - HAWKS 2
After going down 2-0 in
the first period, Daniel Lucas cut the deficit to one when he scored a
powerplay goal off a pass from Scott Steinel. Madison's Kevin Coppel
regained the 2 goal lead with his own powerplay goal early in the
second. With under two minutes remaining in the second, Rocco Crincoli
scored to again pull the Hawks to within one. Steinel and Lucas
assisted on the goal. This was as close as the Hawks came as they were
unable to get the tying goal. Goalie Justin Lucas made 42 saves as the
Hawks were outshot 45 to 16.
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January 24: River Dell
10 - HAWKS 2
Despite outshooting
River Dell 39 to 36, the Hawks fell 10-2 in the Ice House in
Hackensack. The lone bright spots were when Rocco Crincoli set up
Daniel Lucas for a powerplay goal early in the second period and when
Crincoli scored off passes from Lucas and Alec Torres midway through
the third period. Hawk goalie Kevin Rincon made 26 saves while River
Dell goalie Ron Cinnella made 37 saves.
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January 27: Scotch Plains
3 - HAWKS 2
Scotch Plains received
some revenge for an earlier season loss to the Hawks when they skated
to a 3-2 victory in Pershing Field. After a scoreless first period,
Scotch Plains broke the ice for a goal in the second. They added to
their lead with another goal for a 2-0 lead. Hawk Marc Lombardi,
scoring his first varsity goal, pulled the Hawks to within one at the
6:32 mark of the third off an assist from George "Baz" Gutierrez. Nick
Ryskusen scored an insurance goal, his second goal of the night, at the
12:14 mark to seal the win. Hawk goalie Brian Gaven made 12 saves in
net while Scotch Plains goalies combined for 27.
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January 30: Ramapo
10 - HAWKS 0
It was all Ramapo as
they banged in 10 goals on an amazing 70 shots. With Ramapo up 9-0 with
9:16 remaining, the Hawks played tough to avoid the 10-goal mercy rule.
The held Ramapo off for over 9 minutes as they put 20 shots on net. The
last goal, off a breakaway, came with 12 seconds remaining. The Hawks
were outshot 70 to 7 as Justin Lucas made a career high 60 saves.
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January 31: HAWKS 1 - Morristown 1
After a scoreless first
period, Morristown's Chris Bruen gave them the lead with a goal 17
seconds into the second period. George "Baz" Gutierrez responded with
his first career goal, a powerplay goal, at the 12:10 mark of the
second. The play started when defenseman Jonathan Guarino carried the
puck into the zone and put a shot on net. Alec Torres picked up a lose
puck that he got to George "Baz" Gutierrez who one-timed a shot under the
diving Ben Rennie to tie the game. Hawk goalie Justin Lucas made 24
saves in the third period to preserve the tie as the Hawks were outshot
56 to 12. Lucas finished with 55 saves.
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February 3: Summit
2 - HAWKS 0
Hudson Catholic
came close to tying the match late in the second period, but it was not
to be as the Hawks dropped a 2-0 decision to Summit in non-league
hockey action. Scott Steinel had the Hawks' lone breakaway of the game.
He tried to deke the goalie, but Doug Vreeland (24 saves) got his leg
out to make the stop. Justin Lucas turned away 39 shots, including 17
in the scoreless second period.
[Journal
article by By Steve Rosenberg
- 2/4/06]
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