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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Agawam Youth Hockey Team Win Martha’s Vineyard Tournament

The Mite 2s were tops on Martha's Vineyard this past weekend.

The Agawam Chiefs Mite 2s youth hockey team went 4-0 on Martha's Vineyard this past weekend on their way to capturing the 23rd Annual Red Kennedy Mite C Tournament. The Chiefs won their first game 7-0 on Friday night against the Martha's Vineyard Purple team. They beat the Martha's Vineyard White team Saturday morning 10–2 to set up a showdown against the undefeated Minuteman Lady Flames from Worcester on Saturday night. In a well-played game by both teams, the Chiefs battled back twice for a 3–2 win to set up a repeat performance on Sunday morning for the championship. Like their contest the night before, both teams skated hard in an exciting championship game won by the Chiefs 3–0. Quinn Brady put Agawam on the board in the first on a …

Monday, February 4, 2013

Agawam Squirt 1s Go Undefeated Against League Elite

The Agawam Youth Hockey Chiefs had a tie and a win versus top competition during the past weekend.

The Agawam Squirt 1 team captured a win and a tie against formidable foes from the Valley League’s top division during the past weekend. On Saturday, the Chiefs held on to a hard-fought tie against a determined Melrose team. Behind solid goal tending by Jared McLaughlin, the Chiefs were powered offensively by Aidan Cann, Michael Ayers and Jimmy Ayers. Lenny Dolan, Katelyn Clarke and Kyle Khani also were instrumental in winning some of the key one-on-one battles in this back-and-forth battle. On Sunday, the Chiefs got a win against a Tri-Valley team that was just one win behind them in league standings. On this day, the Chiefs displayed a complete team effort for all three periods. Getting ahead on a blistering slapshot from Aidan Cann, the…

Laura Apgar

7:30 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Agawam Chiefs Mite 2s Win Reading Holiday Tournament

The Agawam Chiefs Mite 2s beat a Connecticut team to win a tournament during the past weekend in Reading.

The Agawam Chiefs Mite 2s topped the Mid Fairfield Connecticut Yankees 4-0 on Saturday to win the championship for their division at the 2012 Dana Hennigar Memorial Mite Tournament in Reading. The Chiefs went undefeated in the tournament; beating Reading 4-2, Mid Fairfield 5-3 and Masco 4-1 on the way to their championship faceoff with Mid Fairfield. Sam Phippin opened the scoring at 10:05 of the first period with what proved to be the game winner with assists to Bodin Jobe and Quinn Brady. With the period winding down goalie Matthew Cusolito turned aside a Mid Fairfield breakaway bid to even the score. Coleman Connors quickly started a Chiefs counterattack that ended with Phippin pouncing on a Zach Walles’ rebound to make it 2-0 with 48 …

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Agawam Mites Youth Hockey Stays Atop League After Andover Win

A wrap-up of Agawam youth hockey games from the past weekend.

In two games this past weekend, the Agawam Chief Mite teams skated against Andover in some competitive games. Agawam Mites Beat Andover 4-2 The Agawam Mite AA squad traveled to Philips Andover Academy Saturday afternoon to face their feisty League rival, Andover. The game went back and forth in the first period with Agawam goaltender Sam York and the Andover Keeper making several key stops. Agawam finally broke the scoreless deadlock early in the second period with 2 goals from Jack Erdmann, the first off a gorgeous Owen Faldi pass in the corner.  The Chiefs held a slim lead in to the third period and added 2 more scores from Harlan Graber and Luke Demaso.  Great defense by Michael Deoreo, Max Almeida and Nate Ingelfinger kept the Chiefs …

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Agawam Mite A's Take Valley League Championship in Overtime Win

Agawam Mite A Youth Hockey Team ended a successful season on Saturday with a league championship win over top-ranked Stoneham.

The Agawam Mite A Youth Hockey Team traveled to the Malden Ice Palace Saturday morning to battle league rival Stoneham to decide the League Championship.  Stoneham entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed while the Chiefs were the No. 3 seed. As was the case for their previous five contests, the game was hotly contested.  Stoneham opened the scoring early in the first period, while Agawam countered with a top shelf wrist shot off the stick of Luc Moruzzi and a nifty breakaway goal from high scoring centerman Jimmy Ayers. The game went back and forth from there with no team having more than a one goal lead. Agawam struck two more times in regulation, including a gorgeous tip-in goal by Ayers off a Jack Erdmann shot from outside the faceoff …

Monday, February 13, 2012

Agawam Youth Hockey Teams Notch Big Wins as Year End Approaches

The Agawam Pee Wee A, Mite A and Squirts teams all had a successful weekend on the ice.

Agawam PeeWee A Team Completes a Successful Weekend Winning Two Games The Agawam PeeWee A youth hockey team defeated Tewksbury 5-0 on Friday night.  Agawam got a solid effort in net from Squirt goaltender Henry Cabot, who was making a guest appearance in net. Strong defensive performances by Sam Cabot, Mark Roselli, and Brynne O'Connor and relentless back checking by Corina Dorr and Ben Gibson aided Cabot in his shutout. Henry Jones got the Chiefs on the board in the first period, potting a nice feed from Christian Fabbri. Simon Peterson made it 2-0. Fabbri then made it 3-0, backhanding a top corner shot after a feed from Jones. Mark Roselli scored to make it 4-0. Connor Gilligan finished the scoring. The Chiefs fought from behind to …

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Agawam Chief Squirt Avenges Earlier Loss To Winthrop

Earlier this year, the Agawam Chief Squirt AAA youth hockey team lost to Winthrop and this past weekend they avenged that loss.

The Agawam Chief Squirt AAA youth hockey team team traveled to Malden on Friday night for a rematch against a scrappy Winthop team that had beaten them one week earlier. In the second meeting, however, there would be a different outcome as Agawam seemed determined from the onset to avenge the earlier loss. The Chiefs benefitted from the ferocious back-checking of Michael Ayers, Cooper McNinch, Aidan Cann and Clint Gourdeau and from another solid performance in goal by Henry Cabot, who notched another shut-out. Offensively, the Chiefs scoring was started early by Will Jones, who blasted a blistering-wrist shot (unofficially clocked at 109 mph) from the left side that found its way into the top corner. Jones got the Chiefs on the board again…

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Agawam Pee Wee 2s Defeat Tewksbury 5-1

The the Agawam Youth Hockey Pee Wee 2s breezed to a 5-1 win over Tewksbury this past weekend.

Paced by Tucker Spencer's hat trick, the Agawam Youth Hockey Pee Wee 2s defeated Tewksbury 5-1 during the past weekend. Connor Gilligan got the Chiefs on the board as he gathered his own rebound and fired it into the top corner.  Henry Jones then slid a nice feed across the crease to Spencer, who buried it for a 2-0 Chiefs lead. Spencer made it 3-0 as Jones again found him open in the slot. Tewksbury answered with a goal, but Spencer made it 4-1 after he took another feed from Jones and raced down the ice for the answering tally. Sam Cabot made it 5-1 as he finished a nice end to end rush. Solid defense by Sam Cabot, Brynn O'Connor and Mark Roselli and goaltending by Drew Bealeau kept the game firmly in hand.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Agawam Youth Hockey Ties Natick After Move to Top Division

The Agawam youth hockey teams had three big wins over the weekend at three different levels.

Agawam Squirts Duel Natick to a 2-2 Tie The Agawam Chief Squirt AA youth hockey team continued their successful season even after being moved up to the Valley League’s highest division on Sunday, skating to a 2-2 tie against Natick. Showing they could compete at the league’s highest level, the Chiefs skated hard against Natick despite being without their starting goalie, Henry Cabot, who was sidelined with an injury. In Cabot’s place, goalie Jared McLaughlin stepped up immensely, continually protecting the Chiefs’ net against quality shots on goal. McLaughlin benefitted from ferocious overall team defense and backchecking from Michael Ayers, Conor Evers and Cooper McNinch who thrwarted several Natick trips into the offensive zone. The …

Monday, December 19, 2011

Agawam Pee Wee's Improve to 9-1 by Defeating Billerica and Previously Unbeaten Waltham

Agawam Youth Hockey Pee Wee 2's won both of its games over the weekend.

Agawam Youth Hockey Pee-Wee’s beat the previously undefeated Waltham Pee Wee's 4-3 during the weekend. Goals by Connor Gilligan and Christian Fabbri put Agawam up 2-1. Nate Hyde extended the Chiefs lead to 3-1, burying a nice feed from Henry Jones. Waltham battled back to tie the game, despite outstanding goal tending by Will Davis and Brett Beaulieu. With 15 seconds left, Henry Jones netted a feed from Christian Fabbri to earn the exciting victory. Sam Cabot and Mark Roselli were standouts on defense. And the Agawam Pee Wee 2's continued their solid play defeating Billerica 8-0. Sam Cabot (3), Christian Fabbri (2), Connor Gilligan (2) and Mark Rosselli were the goal scorers. Forwards Ned Werner, Gilligan, Henry Jones, Fabbri, Simon …

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