Varsity hockey vs. American Hockey Academy

The Eagles returned from break and hit the road for a two-game overnight in Exeter, NH.  Both teams battled the elements to make it to Phillips Exeter Academy minutes before the puck drop!  With a quick turnaround and shortened warm-up, the Eagles took the ice for their first game back after the Christmas Break.  The first shift was everything the Eagles could have hoped for with a hard forecheck resulting in a quick strike goal on their first shot of the game.  From there the Eagles play fell off as they appeared to have heavy legs and played much of the first in their own dzone.  Thanks to some spectacular goaltending and dzone structure they managed to get out of the first up 1-0.  The second period saw the Eagles find a better rhythm and although it was not perfect they played a hard-fought and scoreless 15 minutes of hockey.  The final period saw the Eagles' opponent score their first goal midway through, but that would be it as their goalie continued to stifle everything thrown his way.  It was not until there was a little more than two minutes left in regulation that an Eagle unleashed a twine-seeking missile off the rush and a stride over the opponent's blueline.  With the goalie pulled, the Eagles opponent generated quality chances but a key blocked shot clear lead to the final horn, and a sloppy but hard-fought win.