2nd ANNUAL GSL SHAMROCK SHOOTOUT RESULTS

The 2nd Annual GSL Shamrock Shoot-Out, March 6-8, 2009 is in the books now. We were provided with an exciting weekend of hockey at the Peewee Tier-III Division with teams from Franklin County Hockey, MA; Billerica, MA; Seattle, WA and Keene, NH battling for the Championship along with teams at the Peewee Tier IV Division from Waltham, MA; Hanover, MA; Troy, NY and Schenectady, NY competing for the Championship.

The Peewee Tier III Division came out of the gates with fast-paced, hard hitting hockey on Friday night with Seattle, WA out scoring Franklin County Hockey Assoc., MA 6-3. Scoring for Seattle came from Mark Whitney with 1 goal and an assist; Chris Kim with 1 goal; Nick Schevbuin with 2 goals; Nora Keady with an assist; Kevin Syiridyuk with 1 goal and an assist; Luke Robledo with an assist; Kody Castner with 1 goal and David Kvacyuk with an assist. F.C.H.A. scoring came from Jourdan York-Welcome with 2 goals; Ryan Lenois with 2 assists; George Atkins with an assist; Domenic Senerchia with a goal and Ezra Cushing with an assist.

The action continued Friday night with Keene, NH skated by Billerica, MA by a score of 5-2. Scoring for Keene, NH came from Will Silverstein with 1 goal and an assist; Ethan Lord by 2 assists; Cam Jessup with 1 goal and an assist; Collin Stroshine with 2 assists; Chad Reilly with 1 goal; Peter Brown with a goal and Jacob Bissell with an assist. Billerica’s scoring came from Anthony Diperri with 1 goal; Brett Mitza with 2 assists; Matthew Paolicelli with an assist; Nicholas Covino with a goal and Cameron Durgin with an assist.

There was lack of action or excitement when the games picked up on Saturday where they left off Frtiday night. Keene, NH battled F.C.H.A., MA to a 4-4 tie with scoring for Keene coming from Gunnar Stone leading the way with a hat-trick (3 goals) and Jacob Bissell with 1 goal and 1 assist. F.C.H.A. scoring was led by Domenic Senerchia with a hat-trick (3 goals); Jourdan York-Welcome with 1 goal; Ezra Cushing with an assist and Ryan Lenois with an assist. Seattle powered by Billerica by a score of 3-2 with scoring for Seattle coming from Mark Whitney scoring 2 goals; Jake Desharnois with 2 assist; Conner McMahon with an assist; Nick Scherbuin with a goal; Kevin Sviridyuk with an assist and Nora Keedy with an assist. Billerica came out with Conner Mullen with a goal; Brett Mitza with 1 goal and 1 assist; Cameron Durgin with an assist and Adam Kubiak with an assist.

In the arfternoon round the action continued with Billerica skating past F.C.H.A. 3-2 with scoring from Billerica coming from Nicholas Covino scoring 2 goals; Anthony Diperri with 1 assist; Conner Finnegan with 1 goal; Kyle Moore with 2 assists and Conner Mullen with 2 asists. F.C.H.A. contributed to the scoring with Domenic Senerchia with 2 goals and Ezra Cushing with an assist. Seattle powered past Keene by a score of 5-1 with scoring for Seattle from David Kvacyuk contributing 1 goal and an assist; Martk Whitney with 2 goals and 2 assists; Jake Desharnois with 2 goals and 2 assists; Conner McMahon with an assist. Keene’s sole goal came from Collin Strtoshine assisted by Ethan Lord and Peter Brown. The competition was set for Sunday with Billerica facing off against F.C.H.A. in the Consolation Game and Seattle facing off against Keene in the Championship Games on Sunday.

Sunday morning the excitement continued when Billerica faced off against F.C.H.A. in the Consolation Game. F.C.H.A. scoring came from Ezra Cushing with 2 goals; Jourdan York-Welcome with a hat-trick (3 goals); Domenic Senerchia with 2 assists; Thomas Aurigemma with 2 assists; George Atkins with a assist; Jack Conant with an assist and Jeremy Durant with an assist. Billerica’s sole goal came from Conner Finnegan with an assist from Nicholas Covino. F.C.H.A. powered past Billerica 5-1 earning them third place and Billerica fourth place. Following the game Billerica was presented the 4th place trophy and F.C.H.A. awarded the 3rd place trophy. Coaches and players each received a Shamrock Shoot-Out medal.

With no let down in excitement Seattle would face off against Keene for the Championship. Both teams came off the bench with their eyes on the Championship. Seattle’s scoring came from Jake Desharnais with 1 goal and 2 assists; Mark Whitney adding1 goal and 2 assists; Conner McIlquhan added 1 goal and 1 assist; Kevin Sviridyuk contributed 1 goal; Nicholas Scherbinin added an assist; Cartner with an assist and Chris Kim with a goal. Keene’s scoring came from Tom Hennegan notching 1 goal; Isiah Blair with an assist; Kevin with an assist; Colin Stroshine contributed with a goal and Gunnar Stone with an assist. Seattle skated past Keene by a score of 5-2 with Keene being presented the 2nd place trophy and Seattle awarded the Championship Trophy. Players and Coaches were presented Shamrock Shoot-Out medals.

The Peewee Tier IV Division kicked off their games with hard hitting and fast skating. Friday saw Troy, NY skating past Waltham, MA 5-0 with scoring for Troy coming from Brendan Haverty notching 2 goals and 1 assist; Peter Hamlin contributed 1 goal and 3 assists; Joe Palin with an assist; Josh Bayer added a goal and an assist; Connor Iwanicki with a goal and Ryan Smith with an assist. Taylor Pincheon earned a shut-out.

The excitement continued with Hanover, MA battling Schenectady, NY to a hard fought 1-1 tie. The sole goal for Hanover came from Brien Meehan assisted by Steve Cocce and Schenectady’s goal from Jake Miller assisted by Justin St. Andrews.

Saturday morning’s action picked up where we left off on Friday with Schenectady, NY taking on Waltham, MA in the first game of the day. Schenectady, NY skated past Waltham, MA 3-0. Scoring for Schenectady came from David Zaccaria adding 2 goals; Chase added an assist; Jake Miller contributed a goal with assists from Nick Testa and Troy Bennett. Schenectady’s goalie Mark Stocker earned a shut-out.

Troy, NY took on Hanover, MA in an exciting game with Troy coming out on top of Hanover by a score of 5-3. Troy’s scoring came from Pete Hamlin notching 3 goals (a hat trick) and 2 assists; Brendan contributing with 2 goals and an assist and Ben Mulsin with an assist. Hanover’s scoring came from Steve Cocce with 1 goal and an assist; Joe Byrne added a goal; Steve Cocce notched a goal and an assist. Kevin Ghostlaw added 1 goal and an assist and Matt Paschat with an assist.

The afternoon games saw no let down in excitement with hard-hitting and fast skating. Hanover skated past Waltham by a score of 4-2 with goals coming from Kevin Ghostlaw with 3 goals (a hat-trick; Kenny Cook added a goal and an assist; assists from Matt Brown added 2 assist; Nick Stevenson with an assist, Joshua Justin Pope with an assist. Waltham’s scoring came from Robbie Damigella with 2 goals; Sean Roche added 2 assists and Kathryn Sharkey contributed an assist. Schenectady,NY powered past Troy, NY by a score of 5-2. Schenectady’ scoring came from David Zaccaria with a goal; Nick Testa contributed with 2 goals and 2 assists; Jake Miller added 2 goals; assists by Justin St. Andrews, Troy Bennett, Jack Fisher and Bryce Ward. Troy’s scoring came from Peter Hamlin with 2 goals and Connor Iwanicki with an assist. This set the stage for Sunday’s Consolation Game between Hanover, MA and Waltham, MA and the Championship Game between Schenectady. NY and Troy, NY.

On Sunday 4th place Waltham, MA took on 3rd place Hanover, MA in the Consolation Game. The action was fast and the competition was fierce as Hanover, MA took on Waltham, MA in a 3-2 game. Hanover’s scoring came from Kevin Ghostlaw with 2 goals; Steve Cocce added a goal and an assist; Matt Brown and Aaron Prenrtice contributed assists. Waltham’s goals came from Alex Kirch added a goal; Matthew Visco with an assist; Joe McCauley contributed an assist; Christopher McKenna added a goal and Hunter Clutz an assist. Waltham went home with the 4th Place Trophy, while Hanover took home the 3rd Place Trophy. Shamrock Shoot-Out medals were handed out to all players and coaches.

The Championship Game between Schenectady. NY and Troy NY saw Schenectady skating by Troy by a score of 5-2. Schenectady’s scoring came from Justin St. “Andrews with a goal; Jake Miller with 2 goals and 2 assist; Matt Chicco added a goal; David Zaccaria with a goal; Troy Bennett with 2 assists and Nick Testa with an assist. Troy scoring was from Brendan Haverty with 1 goal and an assist; Peter Hamlin contributed a goal and Joe Palin with an assist. In the end Troy took home the 2nd Place Trophy with Schenectady taking home the Championship Trophy. Both players and coaches received a Shamrock Shoot-Out medal.

The Tournament Committee congratulates each team on their success in the 2nd GSL Annual Shamrock Shoot-Out. We hope all teams had an enjoyable weekend and will consider returning for the 3rd Annual Shamrock Shoot-Out, March 5, 6, 7, 2010.