SHOW Massachusetts Showcase: Day 3

Day three of the SHOW Massachusetts Showcase is officially wrapped up! With teams bringing the action, there were exciting matchups to watch across the 14U, 16U, and 18U levels. Below are a few of the games that had us on the edge of our seat at the New England Sports Center. Be sure to click HERE for the full slate of scores.

18U:

The California Wave faced off with the Ogden/Weber County Jr. Mustangs, earning a 3-2 win, the Wave’s second win of the weekend. Jayden Gonzalez scored early for the Wave, followed by Kannon Smith netting one for the Jr. Mustangs later in the period. Following the first was a quiet second period before action ramped up in the final twenty minutes. Chase MacArthur opened the final frame for the Wave before London McDougall answered back for the Jr. Mustangs. The game winner came from Aamir Nordakh on the power play with just 2:02 left on the clock. Brandon Luna made his second start of the weekend in net for the Wave, facing a total of 17 shots from the Jr. Mustangs.

Central Storm, now sitting at fourth place in the SHOW tournament standings, found their third win of the weekend against the Midwest Blackbirds. Carter Roberts scored first for the Storm before the Blackbirds quickly responded with a goal from Lorenzo Teodori, leaving these teams tied 1-1 at the end of the first. Holdin Rumancik scored next for the Storm before the Blackbirds responded almost immediately again with Teodori's second of the game. Chance Freed returned the lead to the Storm in the third before Grayson Butler further extended it to secure Central a 4-2 win.

Cherry Creek has been undefeated this weekend, earning a final win in Sunday’s match against the St. Louis Sting. Matthew Lopez got Cherry Creek on the board with his fourth goal of the tournament. St. Louis responded late in the first with their lone goal of this game from Evan Hall, assisted by Bill Gross. Davis Ritter and Owen Kulczewski scored the next goals for Cherry Creek in the second to give them a 3-1 lead entering the final twenty minutes. Shota Badasyan padded the lead further with the final goal of the night to give Cherry Creek their 4-1 victory.

Pacific Ridge School battled hard against the Texas Heat, outshooting Texas 37-19 to close out the tournament with a 6-3 win. Pacific Ridge took early control of the game with goals from William Anderson and Evan Rice. Anderson leads this tournament in points with seven total goals and five assists. Pacific Ridge’s Torrey Man scored back-to-back goals to start off the second before Garrett Chase netted the Heat’s first of the game. Man completed his hat trick shortly after with his seventh goal of the tournament. The Heat responded in the third with two goals from Bradley Beard and Christian Robinson to finish the game. Dylan McDaniel was in net for Pacific Ridge School with his third start, finishing the tournament with a .800 save percentage.

16U: 

The Lake County Vipers kept their perfect record intact with a tight 5-4 win over the Orange County Hockey Club. After a scoreless opening period, the offense erupted in the middle frame as both teams traded goals, sending the game to the third period tied. Lake County pulled ahead late behind a three-goal final period, including Drew Sager’s unassisted tally, while the Vipers held off a late push to improve to 3-0-0.

Meanwhile, the Orland Park Vikings earned a gritty 2-1 win over the Texas Jr. Brahmas. After falling behind early, Orland Park slowly took control with one goal in the second and the game-winner in the third period. Goaltender Andrew Trevillian stood tall with a 51-minute effort in net, allowing just one goal while turning aside 14 shots to secure the Vikings’ second win of the showcase.

Rounding out the afternoon, the Chicago Hawks rolled to a convincing 5-1 victory against the California Wave. The Hawks piled on early with two goals in the first and three in the second en route to their third straight win. Chicago unleashed 54 shots in the contest while limiting the Wave to just 15, continuing the Hawks’ dominant run on both ends of the ice.

14U:

The Northwest Chargers opened the scoring against the Oakland Bears in both teams’ final match of the tournament. Jackson DeHart got the Chargers started, followed by another goal from Jeffrey Bartusek to give the team an early lead. The Bears evened the score in the second with two goals of their own from Dylan Flegenheimer and Rex Omana. Cody Hoffman tallied another for the Chargers to start the third, followed by a power-play goal from Blake Mroczek to make the score 4-2. Oakland's Ashton Choi netted a final goal for the Bears before Rafael Spinazze added insurance for the Chargers to seal the win. Vinny Sclafini was between the pipes for the Chargers, facing 20 shots from the Bears.

The San Diego Jr. Gulls earned their first win of the tournament against the Jacksonville Jr. Icemen. The first period saw back-and-forth play with Jacksonville’s Benjamin Dopkowski netting the first of the game, followed by a goal from San Diego's Liam Haffey. Jacksonville responded next with a goal from Brayden Spendley, before London Arel tied the score for San Diego. Matthew Davies scored the only goal of the second period for the Gulls before the team extended their lead further in the third. Haffey and Arel each added another tally for the Gulls before Kyle Vanfossan finished the scoring short-handed to make the final score 6-2.