The video games don’t rely within the NHIAA standings, however classes may be discovered from vacation tournaments. The Tide discovered that irrespective of how good a workforce is, finally a successful streak should come to an finish.
The Harmony boys’ hockey workforce performed nicely in lengthy stretches, however ran right into a scorching goaltender, as Exeter netminder Charlie Mozina turned apart 25 pictures and was named Match MVP after the Blue Hawks defeated the Crimson Tide, 3-1, within the Brian C. Stone Memorial Match at JFK Coliseum in Manchester on Thursday evening.
The Tide – three-time defending Division I champions and final yr’s Stone Memorial tourney winners – hadn’t misplaced a recreation since Feb. 12, 2021. Oddly sufficient, that loss was additionally to Exeter.
Harmony defeated Exeter earlier within the event on Tuesday, 6-2, albeit with the Blue Hawks enjoying a unique goalie, and the Tide managed the primary half of the primary interval.
Harmony outshot Exeter, 10-5, within the first interval, however Ty Robinson scored 3:15 into the sport to offer the Blue Hawks a 1-0 lead and Max Givetz scored two minutes into the second interval to make it 2-0.
Junior Dawson Fancher scored 6:45 into the second (off assists from Brooks Craigue and Joey Tarbell) to chop the deficit in half, however Harmony couldn’t discover the again of the online once more, regardless of outshooting Exeter within the third interval and 26-24 general.
“They got here out sturdy within the first half of the primary interval and I assumed within the second and third intervals we performed very nicely,” Harmony head coach Dunc Walsh stated. “(Exeter is) a great workforce. One of many high groups. We performed nicely, we simply missed alternatives. We don’t like dropping, nevertheless it’s inevitable.”
Exeter scored a shorthanded, empty-net objective with 41 seconds left to make it 3-1.
Harmony goalie Kalan Gaudreault made 21 saves, and senior captains Craigue and Tarbell obtained All-Match choices.
Whereas the loss is definitely disappointing, Walsh isn’t anxious about his workforce shifting ahead and was happy with how the workforce dealt with the loss within the locker room after the sport.
“Tonight was the standard recreation that I anticipated between two good groups. The truth is you aren’t going to win each recreation yearly,” Walsh stated. “Brooks Craigue is the chief of that group. He’s as aggressive as any child I’ve ever coached. Him, Tarbell and (Jack) Shoemaker…They’ll rebound advantageous.”
Junior blueliner Jack Shoemaker, one among Harmony’s high defensemen, didn’t play within the championship recreation as a consequence of damage, however the Tide had contributions up and down the lineup all through the course of the event.
Harmony had loads of gamers contribute to the offense and had a number of gamers report their first varsity objectives because the Tide lit up Bedford (7-1), Exeter (6-2) and Trinity (5-4) in group play.
“(The event) provides you an opportunity to play a couple of extra guys. Tonight we didn’t play as many guys as we might’ve appreciated as a result of we fell behind,” Walsh stated. “4 video games in 4 days is quite a bit. We’d like a pair days off.”
The Tide are at the moment sitting on the high of the NHIAA Division I standings with a 4-0 report and resume common season play on Wednesday at house towards Bedford (2-0). The puck drop is scheduled for five:30 p.m. at Everett Enviornment.