Varsity Hockey v. Cardigan Mountain School

1/22/2018

The team traveled up to Canaan, NH on Friday, January 19 to take on the Cougars of Cardigan Mountain for their second meeting in just over a week. The boys jumped out to a quick lead on the power play, as Jacob Trowt collected the puck behind the net and fed Jordan Nelson out front for a great one-touch goal to put the Eagles up 1-0. The Cougars would soon answer back, scoring a second chance goal, despite the Eagles net becoming dislodged. This goal generated some momentum for the home team, as they soon extended their led to 3-1 after one period of play. The Eagles would regroup in the locker room and understood the importance of limiting the opposition’s second chance opportunities for the next 30 minutes. Despite Cardigan putting home an early goal off of a dump-in, the Eagles quickly turned the page and continued to put forth a strong effort. The Eagles showed solid pressure on the forecheck and saw a couple of quality chances on the power play, but were not able to cut down the lead. Unfortunately, undisciplined play short-handed Eaglebrook for a good portion of the third period, but the boys, led by Jordan Nelson and Jacob Trowt, worked hard to kill the penalties off. The third frame remained scoreless and the Cougars came away with the 4-1 victory. The Eagles should be proud of their efforts; despite going down early, they righted the ship and played a one-goal game for the remaining 30 minutes of play. Seamus Cummings and Bauer Swift exhibited strong defensive play, stepping up into the rush and adding strong physicality throughout the 45 minutes. The boys know they will need to clean things up defensively in order to generate more offensive possession time to put themselves in a better position going forward. It will be a quick turnaround as they welcome a combination of the Providence Jr. Friars and Prospects club to Alfond Arena Saturday evening.

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