Updated 3/29/08
Highlights from Beverly Youth Hockey games:
Week of 3/29/08 otherwise known as Mite tourney week
The Beverly Mite 1 Team closed out the regular season on Saturday with an afternoon game against the Triton Vikings. This was the 4th time the two teams had met and they were 1-1-1 against each other. Beverly took the ice with a full squad and home ice advantage. The first period saw the play seesaw back and forth at center ice before Triton managed to score in the closing minutes of the 1st period. After that Beverly goalie Yegor Bublik and the defense corp of Brendan Linehan, Liam Connolly, Eric Pica and Julia Nearis shut down the Viking offense for the remainder of the game. Julia Nearis scored midway through the 2nd period to tie the game. Then the Beverly offense of Ryan Munzing, Sam Cioffi, Terran Mazzaglia, Charlie Mosse and Anthony D’Amato slowly took control of the game. D’Amato put Beverly on top late in the 2nd and they never looked back. The Panthers added 3 more goals in the 3rd with scores by Cioffi, another by Nearis and the final tally by Pica. The Panthers closed out the season with 3 straight wins as they head into the playoffs.
Week of 3/6/08 otherwise known as Mite tourney week
This past week the Beverly Mite 1 Hockey Team participated in the 21st Annual Larry Fournier Hockey Tournament in Newburyport. The Panther’s first game was against division foe Pentucket, a team that they had not beaten in the 2007-08 hockey season. The Panthers came out flying led by Captain Sam Cioffi who was all over the ice for Beverly putting pressure on Pentucket and breaking up any threats against Beverly goalie Yegor Bublik. Cioffi quickly put Beverly up 1-0 off a nice feed from Tyler Hughey with help from center Ryan Munzing. Beverly continued to storm the net as Cioffi knocked in his second of the game. Pentucket managed to score before Hughey went end to end to put the Panthers up 3-1. Charlie Mosse, Johnny Jones and Ken Richardson kept up the pressure while the defense of Brendan Linehan, Liam Connolly, Eric Pica and the Nearis duo, Preston and Julia, provided solid coverage in front of Bublik. Pentucket closed the gap to 3-2, before Julia Nearis stole the puck, rushed up ice and put it past the Pentucket goaltender to seal a 4-3 victory.
The young Panthers faced off against Triton the following day. It was another hard fought contest with some nice acrobatic saves by goaltender Bublik to keep Triton off the scoreboard. Eric Pica put Beverly out front late in the first period with a nice score assisted by John Jones. Terran Mazzaglia, Megan Caley and Preston Nearis had several scoring chances and the defense of Pica, Nearis, Linehan and Connolly kept the Triton offense in check. Late in the 2nd period Triton managed to get past the Beverly defensive wall and score two goals to take a 2-1 lead into the 3rd period. The teams continued to battle back forth with Cioffi and Hughey working well together to create a number of scoring opportunities. Ryan Munzing also had a couple nice rushes, but the Panthers failed to convert. With time winding down Triton threw everything they had Bublik and managed to bury the puck in the Beverly goal with four minutes left to play. The Beverly offense went into hi gear with Anthony D’Amato leading the way. They kept the play in the Triton zone and with Bublik on the bench Pica managed to get his second goal of the game. Unfortunately time ran out for Beverly as the fell 3-2 to the Vikings.
Beverly’s final game of the tournament was against Newburyport, undefeated in tournament play with victories over both Pentucket and Triton. The game took place late on Tuesday. The Panthers first line of Hughey, Cioffi and Munzing immediately applied pressure on the Clipper’s goalie with Hughey and Munzing both landing a number of shots on net. The Newburyport offense quickly showed why the team was undefeated as the carried the play for most of the period. The Beverly defense of Linehan, Connolly, Nearis and Pica was hard pressed to fend off the attackers in front of Bublik who made several nice stops in the period. Newburyport continued to carry the play putting several pucks in to the Panthers goal to take a 3-0 lead into the 3rd period. The Beverly offense pressed hard, but had trouble getting shots on Brian Duguie, the Clippers goalie. Anthony D’Amato finally put Beverly on the board midway through the 3rd, but Newbury countered to take a 4-1 lead into the final minutes of the game. The Panthers kept clawing their way toward the goal with D’Amato scoring his second of the game from Hughey to close the gap to 4-2. Attacking with 6 skaters Beverly tried to close the gap, but despite intense pressure around the Newbury goal they failed to convert and the Clippers sealed victory with an empty net goal. Newburyport went on the defeat Triton in the Championship.Week of 2/24/08
Beverly Mite 1 – During the winter school break the young Panthers faced off against the Mites of Burlington. Beverly took the ice without a number of key players and put together a solid team effort. Tim McCarthy and Joey Pisa from the Beverly Mite Instructional program helped out the Mite 1’s and played very well for the Panthers. Burlington scored first, but Beverly answered with 4 straight goals. Eric Pica started the scoring and Julia Nearis, who played a fantastic game for Beverly scored the next 3. The offense of Ryan Munzing, McCarthy, Johnny Jones, Megan Caley and Terran Mazzaglia kept most of the pressure in the Burlington zone. The defense of Pica, Nearis, Brendan Linehan and Ken Richardson did a great job of protecting goalie Preston Nearis. Late in the 3rd period Burlington mounted a strong comeback, but fell to the Panthers 5-4 as Julia Nearis netted her 4th goal of the game to seal the victory.
Sunday the Mite 1’s had a sunrise tilt on a very cold morning against Lynnfield. With only 9 skaters the Panthers managed to carry the play for much of the first two periods. Yegor Bublik was in goal for Beverly and made several key stops while the defense stood firm and prevented penetration by the Lynnfield offense. Beverly had a number of terrific scoring chances by Ryan Munzing, Sam Cioffi, Charlie Mosse and Tyler Hughey, but they couldn’t get the puck past the Lynnfield goalie Joe Breslow. In the 3rd period the lack of numbers began to catch up with Beverly as Lynnfield pressed hard and knocked in 3 goals in 3 minutes to take a 5-0 lead. The Panthers tried to claw their way back with the Cioffi, Munzing, Hughey line applying strong pressure in the Lynnfield zone. With less than a minute of the clock Hughey scored off a nice pass from Cioffi to break the shutout, but Lynnfield prevailed 5-1.Week of 2/16/08
Beverly Mite 1 – The Panthers faced off against Triton at the Pingree School on Saturday. In goal for Beverly was Yegor Bublik making his 2nd start for the Mite 1 team. The two teams were evenly matched and much of the play in the early stages of the game was conducted around center ice. The Beverly offense of Megan Caley, Ryan Munzing and Charlie Mosse worked hard to generate their scoring chances with several nice breakaways by Munzing. The defense of Brendan Linehan, Eric Pica and Liam Connolly played solid in front of Bublik turning back Triton’s scoring opportunities. Pica scored first for Beverly followed by a beautiful end to end rush by Tyler Hughey off a Sam Cioffi pass to knot the score at 2-2 in the second period. Both teams continued to battle for the puck until Preston Nearis put Beverly ahead midway through the 3rd period. It looked like Beverly was about to end its winless streak, but Triton forward Sam Rennick scored his 3rd goal of the game with one minute left in the game to salvage the 3-3- tie with Beverly.
Week of 2/9/08
Beverly Mite 1 – On Saturday the Panthers took on Pentucket at the Valley Forum in Lawrence. It was a hard fought contest between the two teams. The Beverly offense of Sam Cioffi, Anthony D’Amato, Charlie Mosse, Ryan Munzing and Julia Nearis worked hard to pressure the Pentucket goaltender. Munzing and D’Amato had several nice rushes that were turned away while Nearis was the most dominate player on the ice, but only managed to get one puck into the back of the net. In net for Beverly Tyler Hughey turned away several Pentucket scoring rushes, but was victimized by a number of odd man rushes. The defense of Eric Pica. Liam Connolly and Brendan Linehan played solid in front of Hughey, but the Beverly offense never got on track as the Panthers fell to Pentucket 4-1.
Week of 2/2/08
Medford defeats Beverly Mites
The Panthers played their third game of the season against Medford on Saturday and entered the contest with a win and a tie. It was an early morning start for the two teams and it took a few shifts for the sides to wake up. Beverly scored first on a goal from Anthony D’Amato, but it was quickly followed by two tallies from Medford. In the second period D’Amato scored again to knot the score at 2-2. The Beverly offense of had a hard time penetrating the Medford defense. Captain Ryan Munzing, Kenny Richardson and Charlie Mosse had several rushes that fell short. The Panthers defense of Liam Connelly, Brendan Linehan and Johnny Jones was tenacious in front of Yegor Bublik, playing his first game in goal for Beverly. Bublik made several nice stops to keep Beverly in the game. The teams continued to trade opportunities with Sam Cioffi putting Beverly in front 3-2 off a nice pass from Tyler Hughey. In the third period Medford continued to grind away and took advantage of several odd man rushes to take the lead and the game off 3 unanswered scores. Final score Medford 5, Beverly 3.Week of 1/27/08
Beverly Mite 1’s lose in thriller to Andover
On Saturday the Panthers faced off in an afternoon tilt against the Mites of Andover. In net for Beverly was Sam Cioffi. It was a fast, exciting game between the teams as both teams skated and worked hard. The Beverly offense of Eric Pica, Ryan Munzing, Megan Caley, Preston Nearis and Ken Richardson fought hard for their scoring opportunities while the defense of Liam Connolly Charlie Mosse and Brendan Linehan put up a wall in front of Cioffi. Neither team was able to score in the first period and it wasn’t until midway through the game that Andover got on the board with two quick strikes. The Panthers rallied on a goal by Pica off a nice pass from Tyler Hughey in the 3rd. The teams continued to battle hard for the puck with neither side being able to generate a solid scoring opportunity. Beverly pulled Cioffi with a minute to play, but was unable to score with the man advantage and fell to Andover 2-1.Week of 1/20/08
Lynnfield defeats Beverly Mite 1
Over the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend the Beverly Mite 1’s took on Lynnfield in a sunrise matchup in Malden. The teams were evenly matched and neither team was able to generate a scoring opportunity until late in the first period. The teams traded goals on scores by Eric Pica and Ken Richardson, but Lynnfield ended the period up to 3-2. In the second the Beverly offense had some nice efforts by Preston Nearis, Julia Nearis and Charlie Moss. Pica scored his second goal of the game. Liam Connelly held the fort in goal for Beverly with help from a strong defensive corp of Tyler Hughey, Sam Cioffi and John Jones. Despite intense pressure by the Beverly offense the Panthers were unable to close the gap in the third period. Lynnfield managed two more goals to take a 6-3 lead and win the game
Week of 1/12/08
The Beverly Mite 1 hockey team took on the Medford Mites at the O’Brien Arena in Woburn this past Saturday. It was a hard fought contest against a very chippy team that resulted in a 3-3 tie. Preston Nearis was between the pipes for Beverly and had a solid outing making several key saves. Both teams came out strong with Medford scored an early goal in the first period to jump to a 1-0 lead, but Beverly responded midway through the period with a goal from Anthony D’Amato which was followed a few minutes later by a score from Tyler Hughey. But Medford managed to tie it up at 2-2 before the end of the period. There was no scoring in the second period as both teams traded scoring opportunities. Beverly forwards Charlie Mosse, Ryan Munzing and Liam Connolly had several scoring opportunities, but failed to finish. The Panthers finally took the lead just past the halfway point of the 3rd period on another goal by D’Amato. The Medford offense kept coming only to be shutdown by Nearis and the defense of Eric Pica, Hughey, Sam Cioffi and Brendan Linehan. With under a minute left to play Medford pulled goalie Drew Moyer for a 6th skater in a move that paid off with a game tying goal with 19 seconds left to play.
Week of 1/5/08
Beverly Mite 1 - The Panthers first game of the new year took place at sunrise on Saturday morning with a game against the Triton Vikings in Lawrence. Megan Caley started in the goal for Beverly. It was the first meeting of these two teams and at first it appeared to be an even match up. The Panthers first line of Johnny Jones, Sam Cioffi and Tyler Hughey applied pressure right from the start with Cioffi scoring the games first goal. As the game progress the Vikings took control and scored several goals despite a very strong effort by Liam Connolly and Brendan Linehan on defense. Charlie Mosse, Kenny Richardson and Ryan Munzing worked hard to generate some offense, but the Viking goaltender turned aside any threatening opportunities. Julia Nearis played a strong game and scored a late goal for Beverly, but it wasn’t enough as the Vikings defeated the Panthers 9-2.
Week of 12/23/07
Andover defeats Beverly Mite 1’s
The Beverly Mite 1 team took the ice on the day after Christmas against Andover. Both teams appeared a little sluggish after the holiday. Tyler Hughey (1-1-1) was in goal for Beverly. Beverly got on the board first with John Jones scoring 43 seconds in to the game. The line of Jones, Charlie Mosse and Ryan Munzing generated numerous opportunities for Beverly while Hughey made several key saves to keep the game close. The teams traded goals through the first two periods and entered the 3rd period tied 3-3. The Beverly offensive couldn’t find it’s skating legs and watched as in the final period Andover scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 6-3 lead. Panther’s center Anthony D’Amato fought hard to get the puck past the Andover goalie and scored for Beverly with 45 seconds left on the clock, but Andover prevailed and walked away with the win.
Panthers Comeback Bid Falls Short
Sunday morning the Beverly Mite 1’s faced off against Pentucket in Haverhill. It was a hard fought contest between the teams with a scoreless first period. Ryan Munzing was in goal for Beverly and with help from Eric Pica, Kenny Richardson and Brendan Linehan they turned back many Pentucket offensive opportunities. In the second Pentucket scored the first goal with Eric Capo scoring the first of his four goals in the game, but it was answered 9 seconds later by Beverly’s Julia Nearis. The teams continued to battle end to end with the Panther’s first line of Sam Cioffi, Tyler Hughey and John Jones keeping the pressure on Pentucket goalie Cam Ludwig. Eric Pica scored for Beverly in the 2nd period, but at the end of the period Pentucket led 3-2. Late in the 3rd period Pentucket scored 2 goals in under a minute to take a 5-2 lead. Following a couple nice saves by Munzing the Beverly forwards Anthony D’Amato, Liam Connolly and Charlie Mosse turned up the pressure on Pentucket. Trailing 5-2 with 2 minutes left to play Beverly buckled down and kept the pressure and the puck in their opponent’s zone resulting in 2 quick goals, one by Sam Cioffi on a nice pass from behind the net by John Jones and another 11 seconds later by Anthony D’Amato. Beverly pulled their goalie with a minute in the period, but despite strong pressure they were unable to capitalize and their comeback fell short 5-4.
Week of 12/21/07
Panthers Shut Out Medford
The Beverly Mite 1 hockey team turned in its best performance of the season on Saturday with a beautiful 3-0 win over Medford at Pingree. The Panthers came out skating hard and firing on all cylinders right from the start. The offensive opportunities went back and forth with neither side able to score in the first period. Garrett Hughey, playing his first game as Mite 1 on defense with his brother Tyler, Tyler Hughey, Julia Nearis and Brendan Linehan played very strong defensively in front of Beverly goaltender Charlie Mosse. Early in the second period the first line of Sam Cioffi, Anthony D’Amato and Kenny Richardson finally broke the scoreless tie with a goal by Cioffi (2-1-3) and another later in the period by D’Amato (1-1-2). Tyler Hughey played a superb game on defense and was all over the ice breaking up Medford scoring opportunities while the few pucks that got through were quickly smothered or turned aside by Mosse and the rest of the D. Forwards Preston Nearis, Johnny Jones, Terran Mazzaglia and Ryan Munzing kept constant pressure on the Medford goaltender. Sam Cioffi buried his second goal of the game late in the 3rd on a beautiful pass from Hughey to seal an exciting victory and the shutout.
Week of 12/15/07
Beverly, MA – Mite 1
On Saturday the Panthers had a rematch against the Reading Mites. While the last game was an offensive battle between the two sides with Reading prevailing 9-8, Saturday’s game was one sided as Beverly was out skated and suffered a 7-1 loss. In goal for Beverly was Terran Mazagglia, who played well in the loss with a number of key saves, but the Reading attack kept generating scoring opportunities. The Panthers offense struggled to get going through out the game. Center Anthony D’Amato played a superb game for the Panthers at both ends of the ice. He broke up a number of Reading attacks while working hard in the offensive zone and netted Beverly’s only goal. Ryan Munzing, Tyler Hughey and Sam Cioffi all had several scoring opportunities, but were unable to beat the Reading goaltender.Week of 12/9/07
Beverly Mite 1’s Fall Short In An Offensive Battle
Sunday morning the Panthers faced off against the Mites of Reading. It was a hard fought game with both sides trading scoring opportunities and goals. Sam Cioffi playing goal for Beverly faced constant pressure from the Reading forwards while the Panther forwards, led by center Antony D’Amato, had many of their own chances at the other end of the ice. Anthony scored 4 of the team’s goals and added an assist to keep the Panthers in the game. Julia Nearis played a strong game on defense and contributed 2 goals and an assist. It was an exciting nail biter of a game between the two teams. Ryan Munzing had a great game for the offense as did Kenny Richardson and Johnny Jones. The Panthers were forced to spend the majority of the game playing catch up and with the score 9-8 in favor of Reading they controlled the play around the Reading goal, but couldn’t manage to score the tying goal. Final Score: Reading 9 Beverly 8.
Week of 11/18/07
The Midgets ended their season with a thorough drubbing of Newton 7-0. Goalie CJ Cacciatore snagged his second shut out of the year as the defense held the Tigers to less than 10 shots. Dan Crowley had the hat trick, Bryan Spencer, Ryan Lally, Mitch Hamor and Phil Carter each had a single goal. On assists Bryan had 2, Phil, Ryan, Andy Brown and Brendan Crowley each had one. The Midgets earned 2nd in their division losing only to Lynn in the regular season. Most of these players will be coming to a high school team near you this season. Look for them scoring at will! Coach Murphy and Coach Crowley look forward to sitting on their duffs as they watch their highly trained spawn from the stands. Many of these players have put in 10 + years in BYH (almost as old as the coaches callouses), we thank them for their efforts and dedication for many years and wish them the best in the future careers, whether hockey or not. Adios players.
Beverly Mites Out Score Stoneham
It was a hard fought offensive battle between the Beverly Mites and the Stoneham Mites on Sunday with both teams generating numerous scoring opportunities. The first line of Captain Ryan Munzing, Charlie Mosse and Johnny Jones accounted for 7 points during the contest (Munzing 2G, Mosse 1G 1A, Jones 1G 2A) and helped carry the play for the Panthers with their grit and determination. The second line of Sam Cioffi, Tyler Hughey and Terran Mazzaglia wasn’t about to be outdone and put up 10 points of their own (Cioffi 2G 1A, Hughey 2G 2A, Mazzaglia 3A). The teams traded goals and scoring opportunities throughout the game, but goalie Preston Nearis, with help from his sister and defenseman Julia Nearis, helped preserve the win for the Panthers as they escaped with a 9-7 victory.Panthers Pummel Haverhill
The Beverly Mite 1’s thoroughly dominated the Haverhill Mite 1’s with a powerful offense and some spectacular goaltending by Sam Cioffi, who earned his second shutout of the year. The Panthers played a solid game at both ends of the ice with a strong defensive effort from Johnny Jones, Charlie Mosse and Eric Pica. The Beverly offense which struggled last week found its scoring touch. Tyler Hughey (celebrating his birthday) had a hat trick for the Panthers, Anthony D’Amato had two goals and Terran Mazzaglia scored one for the forwards while Eric Pica chipped in three for the defense. It was a solid all around effort by the whole team with several other great scoring opportunities by Ryan Munzing Preston Nearis and Megan Caley, but the star of the game was goalie Sam Cioffi with several diving, sprawling saves to spark the team to victory.Week of 11/4/07
Beverly Mite 1 Falls to Andover The Panthers took to the ice against Andover at Merrimack College on Sunday. It was a hard fought contest that saw no scoring by either team until midway through the second period. Tyler Hughey making his second start in goal played a solid game making several very nice saves. The Beverly offense played well with team captain Terran Mazzaglia, Ryan Munzing, Anthony D’Amato and Kenny Richardson generating a number of great scoring chances. Andover played very tight defense and kept the puck away from their goalie while managing to score four goals against the Panthers despite some tenacious defense by Eric Pica and Johnny Jones. Anthony D’Amato and Eric Pica countered with a goal a piece for Beverly, but they couldn’t close the gap as the Panthers fell to Andover 4-2.
Week of 10/28/07
Saturday evening the Beverly Mite 1 Team faced off against Wakefield. The game started out with a lot of play at center ice as both teams worked on finding their skating legs and looking for openings. Megan Caley started off the scoring for Beverly with her first goal of the season late in the first period. Megan’s goal kicked the Beverly offense in to high gear as the Panther forwards quickly took control of the game and generated numerous scoring opportunities against the Wakefield goaltender. Sam Cioffi proved to be a potent force on offense with 5 goals for Beverly while Julia Nearis contributed a hat trick of her own. Also scoring for Beverly were Tyler Hughey and Kenny Richardson. The panther defense of Brendan Linehan, Eric Pica and Terran Mazzaglia played a solid game in front of Beverly goalie Ryan Munzing who made several nice stops throughout the game.
The Midget Team in a battle with the same color orange and black team from Newton had a fabulous game at the Gloucester Rink in a rare afternoon game. After a slow start on the fog riddled ice and down 0-2, the Midgets made an offering to the God of Good Hockey and things started paying off. In the last 3 minutes of teh first period the Midgets were on fire. Jake Dube started off the scoring with an assist from Eben Crawford, a minute later Ryan Lally stuffed in a solo shot and with one second left Ty Lange scored with assists from Steve Wincoweicz and Mike vonZweck put us ahead for good. Despite hard skating the fog stayed through the game. The Midgets broke things open with 3 unanswered goals in the second period. Bryan Spencer scored two with asssits from Ryan Lally and (2) Dan Crowley. Dan Crowley added the last goal on a sweet shot from the slot with a great pass from Ryan Lally. newton scored in the third on a power play but Beverly held them in check with terrific forechecking and defensive play as well as attcking their net. We have to give kudos to the Newton Goalie who made many good stops and keep us from getting even more goals. Great job by the whole team as they earned the bug in the bum award for great play inspite of bizarre odds.
Week of 10/20/07
The Beverly Mite 1 team took the ice against the Marblehead Mites at the H. Alden Johnson Jr. Rink at the Pingree School. Beverly was looking to even its record at 4-4 with Charlie Mosse in goal. The two teams appeared to be evenly matched, but as the game progressed the Panther forwards quickly began to dominate with their hard work and aggressive forechecking. Marblehead scored their first and only goal early in the first period with a score by Brooke Keough. After that it was all Panthers. Johnny Jones started off the scoring for Beverly and then assisted on another goal by Ryan Munzing to bring the score to 2-1 Beverly. Terran Mazzaglia scored the lone goal in the second period before Beverly put the game out of reach with 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd; two by Julia Nearis as well as tallies from Anthony D’Amato and Eric Pica. Beverly goaltender Charlie Mosse faced a Marblehead penalty shot midway through the 3rd period and came up with a big stop. The Panthers walked away with a 7-1 victory.
The Midget Team had a very exciting game against Lynn at Pingree Monday night. A quick paced game that was exciting to watch. Beverly got on the board first when Dan Crowley put in a rebound under the downed netminder. Bryan Spencer added another at the end of the first period by getting a pass from Jake Dube, Spencer racing up the side and scoring with 10 seconds left in the period. Lynn tied in up in the second stanza mostly by out playing us. Half way through the third period Air Spencer flew up the boards again and received a beauty pass from Ryan Lally, whipping the shot past the stunned goalie. The heat mounted as the game continued, both sides getting chances and both goalies coming up huge. With a few minutes left a breakdown in defense led to quick shot and score by Lynn to notch things at 3. That's how it ended 3-3 as the Beverly team just couldn't put it in with a power play as time ran out. Eben Crawford, Ty Lange, Andy Brown and Matt Ericksen played very well on defense. For the second game in a row one of the coaches was hit by a puck on the bench. We are looking for a class action suit against the Vulcanized Rubber company for mental anguish.
Week of 10/13/07
Saturday morning the Beverly Mite 1 team faced off against Pentucket with Julia Nearis in goal for the Panthers. It was a hard fought game between the two teams with many offensive chances on both sides. Johnny Jones played a super game at both ends of the ice with a couple nice scoring attempts while also denying a sure goal by Pentucket by sweeping the puck away seconds before it crossed the line. The Panther offense was led by Eric Pica (2 goals), Sam Cioffi (2 goals) and Anthony D’Amato. Brendan Linehan and Charlie Mosse fought hard on defense, but in the end Pentucket prevailed with a 7-5 victory.
Week of 10/7/07
Beverly Mite 1 Splits Weekend Games
On Saturday the Panthers faced off against Andover at Valley Forum in Lawrence. The boys and girls of Beverly played a solid game from end to end. Julia Nearis opened the scoring for Beverly half way through the first period. The offense generated a balanced attack through out the game with goals from 5 different players, Sam Cioffi, Terran Mazzaglia and Ryan Munzing also scored for Beverly. Johnny Jones had a terrific game for Beverly with numerous scoring chances as well as a solid defensive effort. Tyler Hughey played goal for the Panthers and earned a shutout in the 5-0 victory.
The Mite 1’s took the ice again on Monday morning with a game against the North Andover Knights. The Knights were a strong team and Beverly struggled early following behind 5-1 in the first period. The Panthers soon found their skating legs and with a tremendous effort from Eric Pica (3 goals) and Julia Nearis (1 goal) tried to overcome the deficit. Anthony D’Amato, Tyler Hughey, Preston Nearis and the rest of the offense skated well, but had a hard time getting through the Knight’s defense and goaltending. Sam Cioffi worked hard in goal to stave off the North Andover attack with several key stops and help from Brendan Linehan, Liam Connolly and Charlie Mosse. In the end, the Knights proved to be too much for the Panthers as they fell 10-6.
Week of 9/29/07
Beverly Mite 1 defeats Burlington
The Panther’s Mite 1 team defeated the Burlington Red Devils 7-0 to even their season record at 2-2. With some superb goaltending by Sam Cioffi, who made several key saves on his way to his first shutout, and a great all round game by forwards Eric Pica and Anthony D’Amato Beverly proved to be too much for Burlington to handle. The Panther’s offense controlled the puck for most of the game and maintained strong pressure on the Red Devils goalie, Patrick Hayes. Beverly Captain Ryan Munzing and Terran Mazzaglia each scored their first goal of the season while Pica and D’Amato each had 2. The team played a solid two way game and skated hard until the final buzzer. The Panthers have two games over Columbus Day weekend against Andover and North Andover.
Week of 9/22/07
Beverly Mite 1 Routs Masco for First Win
September 22 – The Beverly Mite 1 team won their first game of the season to improve to 1-2 with a 12-1 victory over Masco. Terran Mazzglia played goal for the Panthers and with a solid defensive effort from Julia Nearis and Liam Connelly held the Masco offensive to a handful of shots and a single goal. Meanwhile the Panther’s first line of Eric Pica, Tyler Hughey and Sam Cioffi accounted for almost half of the team’s goals with Eric contributing a hat trick. Also scoring a hat trick for Beverly was Anthony D’Amato and Julia Nearis added two goals for the defense. It’s early in the season and the summer rust is wearing off as the Panthers look to continue their winning streak and even their record at 2-2 this weekend against BurlingtonThe Midgets in a penalty riddled game went home with a tie against Lynn. 20 penalties total from both teams made the game a little wacky. The game clock went on running time because of the carnage. Zack Murphy fresh from an afternoon of attending BC football scored the first goal of the game unassisted. Mike vonZweck looked as if he scored but it was called off, DARN!! It went down to the wire as Lynn scored with less than 2 minutes to go to knot the score at one. CJ Cacciatore was strong in net, making many difficult saves. The pre game prep talk form the Hanson Brothers may have back fired.
Week of 9/16/07
Beverly Mite 1 Falls to Everett September 16th – the Beverly Mite 1’s took the ice on Sunday against the Everett Eagles in the second game of the 2007/2008 season. It was a tough battle for the two teams with many scoring opportunities on both sides. The Beverly defense of led by Liam Connolly and Johnny Jones fought hard in front of goalie Preston Nearis to fend of the Eagles attack. The offense led by Terran Mazzaglia, Julia Nearis, Tyler Hughey and Ryan Munzing struggled early, but became more effective as the same wore on with Tyler, Julia and Anthony D’Amato scoring goals for Beverly. In the end the Everett offense proved too much for the Panthers as they suffered their second defeat of the season.
The Midgets again put in a great 2 period game taking on power house Stoneham. After 2 periods a close 2-1 score was on the board. Game plan for 3rd period went out the window when Stoneham struck for 6 unanswered goals in 4 minutes at the start. Zack Murphy spoiled the shutout with an unassisted score. CJ made some huge saves but when you save everything but the kitchen sink, sometimes the sink scores. Midgets still need to work on defensive coverage. Good play from Jake Dube, Andy Brown, and matt Ericksen. Coach's gray hair is spreading.
Week of 9/2/07
The Beverly Mite 1 Youth Hockey Team opened their season this past weekend with a game a strong team from North Reading at the Valley Forum in Lawrence. This year’s team is almost brand new with only 3 players returning from a super 2006/2007 season. Liam Connolly played goal for the Panthers and saw a blizzard of pucks. The Beverly defense of Charlie Mosse and Brendan Linehan had to work hard to try to fend off the potent North Reading attack. While the offense led by center Eric Pica along with Tyler Hughey, Sam Cioffi and Terran Mazzaglia struggled to get going and generate any scoring chances as the Panthers fell to North Reading. Next up for the Panthers is Everett on Sunday
The Beverly Midgets opened their season with some of the finest 2 period hockey you'll ever see. Unfortunately hockey is a 3 period game. Giving up 4 goals in the 3rd period put the clamp down on the Beverly team. Prior to that we had a tight 5-4 game going on with Masco. Scoring for Beverly was Dan Crowley with 2, Phil Carter and Eben Crawford with 1. Assists came from Mike vonZweck, Carter, Erick Sun, Bryan Spencer and Dan Crowley. Good job form CJ Cacciatore in net, making a lot of big stops. The team needs to work on the defense side. Coach grows additional gray hair.
