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Martlets Dig Deep and Hold On for 3-2 Win

Playing their second game in 24 hours against a talented Cardigan Mountain team, Second Boys’ Hockey rallied from a 0-1 deficit to score three unanswered goals in the final two periods before yielding a goal late in the game. With the goalie pulled in the waning seconds, the Martlets unnecessarily iced the puck (committing the cardinal hockey sin of trying to score on the open net from 200 feet away) and gave the Cougars one last chance — which they took advantage of and scored to make it 3-2 with four seconds to go. That was too bad for Jack Schroeder '22, who played a very strong game in net and turned aside 24 Cardigan shots. Cardigan scored first in the opening frame, banging away on a loose puck in front of the net on the power play. In the second period, Westminster got on the board when Aidan Petrie '20 turned a hardworking forechecking effort with line mate Ryan Huntley '21 — who assisted on the play — into a near-post goal. A bit later in the period, Huntley got on the board himself on the power play after a neat combination of passes with Petrie and right-winger Alec Paro '19. The Seconds continued to press, and despite some breakdowns in the defensive structure (the team's had one practice, after all), managed to make key clearing plays when necessary. In the third period, Alex Tonioni '22 completed the Martlet scoring with a quick wrist shot from the point off a terrific pass from Jack Murdock '19, who had collected the puck from Hunter Johnson '21. Productive contributions from Rex Flinn '21 and Wes Oltsch '20 on the blue line — Nate Stevens '21 and Ben Michaud '22 also played well in Westminster’s end. The boys have earned a much-deserved Sunday off, but the team will get right back on ice Monday with a tilt against local rival Northwest Catholic.
 
 
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