Varsity Hockey v. Northfield Mount Hermon
The team hosted NMH’s JV hockey team, which featured 4 Eaglebrook alumni on Saturday, December 2. Despite the quick turnaround from the prior night's game, the Eagles came out focused and ready to set the tone. They answered with some nifty puck movement and great unselfish play, going up 3-0 early. However, the visitors were able to get one on the board to cut their deficit 3-1 before heading off for an ice cut. The Hoggers soon took advantage of costly turnovers and a poor line change to score the next 4 goals. Despite these setbacks, the Eagles dug deep and answered with two of their own tallies to notch the game at 5. The first came off of a timely shot from the point that found the back of the net off of a deflection and the second came from a beautiful 2-on-1 rush initiated by a great heads up transition play in the defensive zone. As time wound down, the visitors were able to get beyond the Eagles’ backline for one more quick strike with 30 seconds left to pull off the victory. Despite a couple of key injuries and controlling much of the play, the boys will need to put forth a more sustained effort over 45 minutes going forward to close out teams. The boys will have a couple of days to regroup before hosting three contests before heading off for winter recess.
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