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Bearcats Top Martlets
The Seconds, returning from the long winter weekend vacation and shorthanded because of illness and injury, discovered that there's more to winning a hockey game than hopping on the bus to Hotchkiss. Simply put, the Bearcats wanted this game more than the Martlets did, winning battles all over the ice and dominating play for long stretches. Goaltender Rich Mugler '22 played very well and posted 42 saves for the game, but he was too often left defenseless as the Black and Gold couldn't keep Hotchkiss from getting pucks and bodies to the net. The Seconds also struggled to clear the puck from their end, turning it over time and again inside the defensive blue line. Westminster, ironically enough, scored first when midway through the first period Oscar Ball '22 carried the puck into the Hotchkiss zone along the near boards and found linemate Will Mazzaro '21 behind the Bearcat net; Mazzaro placed a perfect pass on Newt Cutler’s '22 tape and Cutler beat the goalie low on the glove side. That put the Martlets up 1-0; the Martlets also scored the final goal of the game when Cutler — one of the bright spots this afternoon — outworked a defenseman in the corner and found Peter Diorio '23 in the high slot. Diorio ripped a wrist shot into the top right corner. Between those two goals, however, Hotchkiss scored six times, often after pounding Mugler while Black and Gold jerseys stood by haplessly. Compounding their difficulties, the Seconds took far too many penalties, many of them evidencing a lack of discipline and focus. Two of Hotchkiss' goals came during a five-minute major penalty; the Bearcats had one other power play goal. In sum, a long afternoon for the Martlets, but one that they must take responsibility for. The team has five games remaining, all against traditional league opponents. The team will get back to work at practice tomorrow and return to the hockey it was playing before the weekend (Westminster looked too much like a team that hasn't played in a week – but that's no excuse: Hotchkiss also returned from its long weekend, and obviously were ready to play). The Martlets look ahead to a rematch with Choate Saturday; Choate won the first round in Wallingford with a tightly-contested 1-2 victory.
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