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Tale of Two Tiger Teams Ends Well for the Vikings!!
Two consecutive games against Tigers ended in a victory Sunday morning for the Vikings. After a disappointing game against the Cleveland Heights Tigers on Saturday night, the team pulled it together to come out strong against the Chagrin Falls Tigers on Sunday morning.
Saturday's game started as an even match, with the first period ending 0-0. 14 seconds into the second period, a goal by the Tigers started the scoring with goal numbers 2 and 3 coming just minutes later. With just under two minutes to play in the second, Viking forward Zach Lawson placed the puck over the goalies shoulder to bring the score to 3-1. The third period brought four more goals for the Tigers, ending the game 7-1.
Sunday morning's game's first goal was scored by Chagrin Falls, firing up the Vikings who did not want to go down in the second game of the weekend. One minute later, Bradley Harcourt, assisted by Zach Lawson, started the scoring for the Vikings, with goal number two score by Lawson, assisted by defenseman Spencer Mackert on a slapshot from the point. Second period saw three goals, one from the Tigers and two by the Vikings, one by Alex Zielke, unassisted and the other by Daniel Murphy, assisted again by Spencer Mackert.
The last goal of the game was scored by the Tigers, with the puck in the Viking zone for the last two minutes of the game, making it a nail-biter for Hoover fans. Impressive netminding by Kirk Greenho kept the puck out the net, ending the game in a victory. Next up is Jackson on Wednesday night at Center Ice. GO VIKES!!
Sunday, December 11
15-0 Win for Hoover Caps Off Great Weekend Play!!
Sunday night at Gilmour was a scoring festival for the Viking squad. Great team play by everyone contributed to a score of 15-0 against Nordonia and a mercy after the second period.
Starting the scoring was Shane Saba with a goal assisted by Daniel Murphy and Chaz Gordish just two minutes into the first period. One minute later, Alex Zielke buried the puck on a pass from Parker Adams. In the next three minutes, the Harcourt-Mackert-Lawson line scored three goals, the first by Lawson assisted by Mackert, the second by Harcourt assisted by Mackert and Derosiers, and the third by Mackert assisted by Harcourt. Finishing off the scoring for the first period were Daniel Murphy assisted by Matt Smith, Kyle Policicchio unassisted, Dylan Oney unassisted and Sam Hankins, two goals assisted by Zielke and Mike Magana.
Starting the second period with a score of 10-0, the Vikings came back strong with a goal by Mackert from Harcourt and Lawson, a goal by Harcourt from Lawson, and goals by Policicchio from Zielke and Alec Weber, Cole Bukowy from Korey Davis, and Daniel Murphy from Alec Weber.
Kirk Greenho and Korey Davis split the net, with Greenho playing the first period, and Davis in net the second. Congratulations to 5 Vikings each with two goals this game: Hankins, Mackert, Harcourt, Policicchio, and Murphy. Also congratulations to our newly named Captains, Seniors Shane Saba, Cole Bukowy and Daniel Murphy and Assistant Captains Seniors Chaz Gordish and Parker Adams.
Next weekend the Vikings host Cleveland Hts. Saturday at 3:40 and Chagrin Falls Sunday at 10:50 am at Center Ice. GO VIKINGS!!!!
Second League Game Against Canfield Results in Big Win for the Vikings!!
The Vikings posted a decisive 10-0 victory over the Canfield Cardinals this afternoon at Center Ice. In their second league game, the team came out strong, with the first goal of the game scored by Preston Mackert from Bradley Harcourt and Zach Lawson just a minute and a half into the first period. 30 seconds later, Mackert returned the favor with a pass to Lawson from Harcourt with Lawson burying the puck. Goal three, scored by Kyle Policicchio on a pass from John Derosiers and goal four, scored by Chaz Gordish from Shane Saba came just two minutes later.
Before the first period ended, Harcourt scored two more times, once unassisted, and once on a pass from Mackert and Lawson. The next goal of the period was scored by Gordish on a pass from Alec Weber. Up 8-0 after the first, the Vikings had a lone goal in period two, scored by Policicchio. Third period began just one goal short of a mercy, and ended 40 seconds into the period, with Gordish pushing the puck past the net minder to end the game. Viking goalie Korey Davis saw his first league period continuing the shut out that started with Kirk Greenho.
Next up is Nordonia, tomorrow night at Gilmour Academy. GO VIKINGS!!!!
Saturday, December 3
Vikings Fall to Royals 5-2 in First League Game
In their first league game of the 2011-2012 season, the Vikings fell prey to the CVCA Royals 5-2. With an almost equal number of shots in the game, the Vikings could not find the back of the net, while the Royals managed to work the puck up the ice, with their fifth goal coming on an open net in the last minute of play.
Down 2-0 after the first period of play, the team came back strong in the second period determined to even the score. Viking goals were score by Chaz Gordish unassisted and by Daniel Murphy on a great pass from Samuel Hankins. The Royals quickly answered with a third goal, and Hoover was unable to score another point.
The team meets Canfield at home on Saturday, December 10th at 3:40 pm with a second game against Nordonia at Gilmour on Sunday night at 7:10 pm. GO HOOVER!!
Hoover Competes in First Official Tournament of the Season
The annual Thanksgiving Tournament at Cleveland Heights was a good introduction to the official start of the season for the Vikings. Although the team remained winless this weekend, they showed good chemistry, excellent goal tending and had the opportunity to experiment with some lineups in preparation for their first league game next weekend.
Friday night, the Vikings faced a tough match against Medina Club and went scoreless, losing 4-0. Netminder Kirk Greenho played well against a tough offensive Medina team. On Saturday at 1:15, St. Ignatius gave the team a challenge, scoring four goals against the Vikings in the first period. Although the team was down 5-0 after the second, two minutes into the third period, a pass from Preston Mackert to Daniel Murphy provided the first goal for the team, with Murphy burying the pass with a five-hole on the Ignatius goaltender. Bradley Harcourt scored the second goal 4 minutes into the third on a beautiful pass from Shane Saba. St. Ignatius answered with a goal halfway through the third making it a 6-2 win.
Saturday night, the Vikings faced Riverside in a penalty-ridden game, racking up 20 minutes in penalities, playing 12 minutes on a penalty kill. Riverside scored 4 goals in the first period, 5 in the second period and 3 in the third, leaving Hoover no possibility of catching up. The Vikings had two goals, one by Zach Lawson from Preston Mackert and Daniel Murphy on a power play in the second period, and one by Bradley Harcourt from Chaz Gordish in the third.
The Vikings played Rocky River Club on Sunday morning in the closest game of the weekend. Some line changes and adjustments proved beneficial to the team, as the score was tied throughout the first two periods, 1-1, 2-2, and 3-3. Hoover goals were scored by Preston Mackert from Zach Lawson in the first, Zach Lawson from Bradley Harcourt in the second and Daniel Murphy from Sam Hankins in the third. Kirk Greenho looked tough in the net against strong offensive play by Rocky River.
Next up for the Vikings is the first league game against CVCA at Kent on Saturday morning, followed by another league match against Chagrin Falls at home on Sunday. GO VIKES!!
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