Hoover Vikings

AFTER A ROUGH START, VIKINGS EARN SPOT IN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

After a rough start on Saturday with a loss against Brunswick, the Vikings came back strong on Sunday and Monday to earn a spot in Wednesday night's championship game in the Parma Redmen MLK Tournament. Saturday night's game against Brunswick ended 3 to 2 in favor of Brunswick despite 48 shots on net by the Vikings. Chaz Gordish and Brad Harcourt were the only two players to get the puck past the netminder, each picking up a goal and an assist.

The Vikings met the Parma Redmen on Sunday afternoon in a spirited match with 15 penalities and plenty of aggressive play. Bradley Harcourt started the score for the Vikings with a goal assisted by John Derosiers. Chaz Gordish unassisted, Harcourt assisted by Preston Mackert, Zach Lawson, assisted by Mackert, rounded out periods one and two. In the third, Harcourt scored twice for a game total of 4 goals, and Gordish scored again, assisted by Sam Hankins. Netminder Kirk Greenho stopped 9 shots.

Monday's game against Nordonia was a scoring festival for the Vikings with the ending score 17 - 0 after two periods. Goals were scored by Dylan Oney, Cole Bukowy, Brad Harcourt (3), Shane Saba (2), Chaz Gordish (2), Sam Hankins, Daniel Murphy (2), Kyle Policcichio, John Derosiers (2), Preston Mackert and Mike Magana. Along with several of the goal scorers, Alex Zielke and Madison Ferrell picked up assists. In goal was Korey Davis with another shutout. The win earned the Vikings a spot in Wednesday night's championship game in Parma at 8:15 pm. GO VIKES!!!!

FRESHMAN DYLAN ONEY SCORES HATTRICK IN WIN AGAINST CANFIELD!

Hoover Freshman Dylan Oney scored a hattrick tonight in the Viking 10-0 win over the Canfield Cardinals in Canfield. Oney's first goal came at the end of the second period, with goals two and three in the third, with the last unassisted goal ending the game in a mercy, with 8 minutes left to go. Oney's goals were assisted by Sam Hankins and Alex Zielke.

Junior Bradley Harcourt scored two goals, assisted by Chaz Gordish on both, and Shane Saba on the second, and Sophomore Preston Mackert had two goals and an assist, with assists on Mackert's goals from Zach Lawson. Additional goals were scored by Mike Magana, assisted by Sam Hankins, Alec Weber assisted by Kyle Policchio and Preston Mackert, and Cole Bukowy with an unassisted rocket from the point. Junior netminder Korey Davis had a shutout, playing all three periods.

The Vikings travel to Parma this weekend for the Martin Luther King Weekend Tournament, beginning on Saturday at 6:30 pm against Brunswick, with games against Parma and Nordonia on Sunday at 3:30 and Monday at 8:45 am. GO VIKES!!!!

VIKINGS WIN BIG AT HOME AGAINST AURORA

Hoover Hockey came out strong, dominated in the zone, and beat the Aurora Greenmen 5-1 in a physical and fast game Sunday afternoon at Center Ice. In a game that saw three times as many shots on net from the Vikings, hitting and checking were the name of the game, with both teams visiting the penalty box throughout the three periods of play.

The first period brought two goals from the Vikings, with the first scored by Preston Mackert, assisted by Zach Lawson and Alex Zielke. The second goal of the period was scored by Shane Saba, assisted by Bradley Harcourt. Period two started out slow, with the third goal scored almost halfway through the period by Samuel Hankins, assisted by Parker Adams.

Up three to zero after two, the Vikings needed to put the game away early in the third, which they did with Kirk Greenho looking sharp in the net against the most shots in the game. At 12:23 in the third, Preston Mackert delivered a pass off of the boards to Zach Lawson who handed it to Daniel Murphy to place in the net. Aurora's lone goal came in the third, with Hoover quickly following with a goal by Bradley Harcourt from Cole Bukowy to finish the game. Next up for the Vikings is Canfield, at the Ice Zone in Boardman on Wednesday at 5:30. GO VIKES!!!!

The second period started with a goal by Mackert assisted again by Harcourt, and two more goals, one by Dylan Oney, assisted by Saba and the other by Samuel Hankins, assisted by Alex Zielke and Alec Weber. Period three saw two more goals, one by Harcourt assisted by Mackert and another from Oney, assisted by Parker Adams.

On Friday, the Vikings played two games, the first against CVCA resulting in a 10-1 loss, with the only goal scored by Daniel Murphy, assisted by Chaz Gordish. The second game against Brunswick ended with a score of 5-3 with goals scored by Gordish from Saba, Harcourt from Mackert and John Derosiers from Gordish and Saba.

Saturday morning, the Vikings played in the consolation game against Normandy, with a final score of 7-2, with both goals scored by Preston Mackert, assisted by Daniel Murphy.

The Vikings have a week of practice, followed by a game on Sunday against Aurora at Center Ice. GO VIKES!!!!

Thursday, December 22

Viking Fans Come Out in Full Force to Support Their Team

The Polar Bears dominated the Vikings, but the stands were awash in orange clad fans who were there to cheer on their Hoover team.  Hundreds of students and families packed Center Ice on Wednesday night for a game between Jackson and Hoover which was non-league, but most likely the biggest rivalry of the season. 

The Vikings came out strong and dominated first period play.  A beautiful goal that hit the inside white bar and bounced out of the crease was placed by Bradley Harcourt, assisted by Preston Mackert and Spencer Mackert.  The period ended 1-0 in favor of the Vikings.

Jackson scored quickly and frequently in the beginning of the second period, lopsiding the score, and forcing the Vikings to more physical play.  A penalty ridden second and third period left the Hoover squad on penalty kill, and the game ended with two five minute penalties, resulting in both a Hoover and a Jackson player leaving the ice with just three minutes left to go in the game.

The team takes a break for Christmas, with play starting again December 29th against Normandy at Kent State Ice Arena as a part of the Kent State Holiday Tournament.  Come out and support your Vikings at 9:00 pm on the 29th, and again on December 30th at 10:00 am against CVCA and 8:00 pm against Brunswick, all at Kent State.  GO VIKES!!!!