This week featured adversity overcome by both the NAHL team and NA3HL team. The NA3HL team is now on their way to the Fraser Cup as the number one overall seed after a game three win over Danbury. The NAHL team got two points out of six in a tough battle against Maine.

NAHL Head Coach Bryan Erikson

“I thought we were terrible defensively and in net all weekend. Need to be much better from the net out. Really disappointed in our guys lack of ability to score goals on Friday and Saturday. We outplayed them 5-5 but were on the kill way to much and that was terrible. Saturday we put up 52 shots and could only score 2. Today we blew a 3-1 lead and put ourselves in a 5-3 hole. Gutsy comeback that shouldn’t have happened. But we needed the 2 points and we got them. Happy to win but a lot of work to do this weekend. Krause has been fine. Scored 2 big goals today but needs to get better 200 feet.”

NA3HL Head Coach Darryl Locke

“I thought in game one we came out flat. Danbury jumped on us and scored at the beginning of the game. We regrouped quickly and scored three consecutive goals to give us a cushion. D’Mar was solid again making grade A chances look routine. From there we were able keep the pace high and secure the victory. A nice team win for the boys in game one.

Game two in Danbury we knew they were going to make a push. They’re a gritty team with excellent goaltending and we expected a tough game. I thought our forechecking lacked some jump. I don’t know if it was fatigue or just the bus ride down to Danbury but we left our legs on the bus. We were able to take the lead on a Payton Felix goal but after that I thought we were kinda hanging on a bit. We had a couple of defensive gaffes and they capitalized with two goals. We were chasing the game after that and gave up an empty net goal to end the game. Mason Joseph played good enough to win but the boys couldn’t pull it off for him.

Going into game three I knew it was going to be a super close game. Both teams play a similar style of fast and physical hockey. They gave us great games during the regular season. Sean Gorman got us going with a goal. Braeden Kennedy, in his first game back from suspension, gave us a two goal lead. Danbury cut the lead to one goal when we got caught napping in the dzone. Players from both teams were doing all the little things to will their team to win. Luke Fundator was stellar between the pipes and secured the series win. We have three excellent goaltenders. This game was Luke’s in the rotation so I had no hesitation in putting him in that situation. He was great tonight and showed why our GM Bryan Erikson went out and secured his services. All positions will again be reevaluated by Bryan and myself in the next two days. We’ll be looking to put together a lineup we think can help us win the next game. This was a small step in our quest for The Fraser Cup.”

Box Scores

NAHL

Northeast Generals 1 at Maine Nordiques 6 – Status: Final
Friday, March 18, 2022 – The Colisee

Northeast 0 0 1 – 1
Maine 1 0 5 – 6

1st Period-1, Maine, Gibbons 9 (Connolly, Green), 15:49. Penalties-Genest Mne (checking from behind-minor), 9:20; Gordon Nte (checking from behind-minor), 12:17; Tolan Nte (checking from behind-minor), 18:31.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Green Mne (hooking-minor), 4:59; Cooper Nte (tripping-minor), 14:40; Scott Nte (roughing-minor, goalie interference-minor), 16:47; Kurrle Mne (roughing-minor), 16:47.

3rd Period-2, Northeast, Krause 14 (Andreychuk, Corcoran), 0:25. 3, Maine, Connolly 16 (Green, Gibbons), 1:13. 4, Maine, Farrell 8 (Wiberg, Meiers), 3:32. 5, Maine, Genest 1 (Pattison, Kurrle), 5:49. 6, Maine, Gibbons 10 (Green, Orloff), 6:23. 7, Maine, Connolly 17 (Green, Gibbons), 17:52. Penalties-Krause Nte (roughing-minor), 7:22; Bernardo Mne (slashing-minor, roughing-minor), 7:22; Parker Mne (roughing-minor), 12:08; Gordon Nte (roughing-minor), 13:33; Kurrle Mne (roughing-minor), 13:33; Pattison Mne (hooking-minor), 19:43.

Shots on Goal-Northeast 11-13-16-40. Maine 9-8-14-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Northeast 0 / 5; Maine 0 / 4.
Goalies-Northeast, DeYoung 20-10-0-1 (31 shots-25 saves). Maine, Sturtz 11-16-3-1 (40 shots-39 saves).
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Referees-Austin O’Rourke.
Linesmen-Kieran Green, Corey Junkins.

1st Period-1, Maine, Belov 16 (Bernardo, Farrell), 12:45 (PP). Penalties-Orr Nte (boarding-minor), 12:00; Keefer Nte (boarding-major, boarding-gm), 19:16.

2nd Period-2, Maine, Connolly 18 (Gaulin, Belov), 1:12 (PP). 3, Maine, Schmiedlin 10 (Gaulin, Fasig), 2:30 (PP). 4, Northeast, Gordon 20 (Scott, Minnehan), 11:34. 5, Maine, Thrun 8 (Green, Meiers), 14:17 (PP). 6, Maine, Connolly 19 (Farrell, Bernardo), 17:43 (PP). Penalties-Kimball Mne (holding-minor), 7:47; Wiberg Mne (delay of game (falling on puck)-penalty shot), 9:20; Boczar Nte (hooking-minor), 13:20; Green Mne (slashing-minor), 15:07; Krause Nte (cross checking-minor), 16:22.

3rd Period-7, Northeast, Scott 17 (Boczar, Schubert), 5:59. 8, Maine, Gibbons 11 (Sturtz, Connolly), 14:45 (EN). Penalties-Gaulin Mne (hooking-minor), 1:39; Gaulin Mne (tripping-minor), 7:08; Boczar Nte (roughing-minor, continuing altercation-10 misc), 10:44; Farrell Mne (roughing-minor, continuing altercation-10 misc), 10:44; Fasig Mne (delay of game-minor), 19:48.

Shots on Goal-Northeast 12-17-12-41. Maine 13-8-13-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Northeast 0 / 5; Maine 5 / 3.
Goalies-Northeast, Drum 5-6-0-0 (20 shots-15 saves); DeYoung 20-10-0-1 (13 shots-13 saves). Maine, Sturtz 11-16-3-1 (41 shots-39 saves).
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Referees-Austin O’Rourke.
Linesmen-Kieran Green, Corey Junkins.

Northeast Generals 7 (OT) at Maine Nordiques 6 – Status: Final OT
Sunday, March 20, 2022 – The Colisee

Northeast 1 2 3 1 – 7
Maine 0 4 2 0 – 6

1st Period-1, Northeast, Krause 15 (Ardagna, Andreychuk), 3:40. Penalties-Helledy Mne (holding-minor), 0:58; Schroeder Nte (boarding-minor), 12:46; Helledy Mne (hooking-minor), 19:12.

2nd Period-2, Northeast, Boczar 6 (Schubert, Schroeder), 1:40. 3, Maine, Gibbons 12 (Farrell, Orloff), 8:00. 4, Northeast, Scott 18 (Minnehan, Cooper), 10:16. 5, Maine, Farrell 9 (Belov, Bernardo), 13:52 (PP). 6, Maine, Gibbons 13 (Green, Connolly), 15:06. 7, Maine, Pattison 3 (Schmiedlin, Kurrle), 17:29. Penalties-Orr Nte (checking from behind-minor), 12:02.

3rd Period-8, Maine, Belov 17 (Gaulin, Fasig), 2:34. 9, Northeast, Andreychuk 18 (Gordon, Minnehan), 3:45 (PP). 10, Northeast, Minnehan 19 (Gordon, McCarthy), 6:39. 11, Maine, Orloff 4 (Wiberg), 15:15. 12, Northeast, Corcoran 11 (Ramm, Orr), 16:31. Penalties-Bernardo Mne (tripping-minor), 2:45.

OT Period-13, Northeast, Krause 16 (Orr, Andreychuk), 0:28. Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-Northeast 15-9-11-2-37. Maine 5-10-8-1-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Northeast 1 / 3; Maine 1 / 2.
Goalies-Northeast, DeYoung 20-10-0-1 (24 shots-18 saves). Maine, McDevitt 0-0-1-0 (37 shots-30 saves).
A-322
Referees-Austin O’Rourke.
Linesmen-Kieran Green, Corey Junkins.

NA3HL

Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 2 at Northeast Generals 6 – Status: Final
Friday, March 18, 2022 – New England Sports Village

Danbury 1 0 1 – 2
Northeast 3 1 2 – 6

1st Period-1, Danbury, Egorov 1 (Felidi), 2:31. 2, Northeast, Murphy 2 (Nuzzolilo), 7:00 (PP). 3, Northeast, Frolik 1 (Zotter, Wracker), 13:37. 4, Northeast, Ramm 3 (Gilleshammer, Hess), 13:45. Penalties-Deitsch Dan (hooking-minor), 5:28; Frolik Net (holding-minor), 7:59.

2nd Period-5, Northeast, Gorman 4 (Wracker), 2:40 (SH). Penalties-Nuzzolilo Net (hooking-minor), 1:28; Rogers Dan (slashing-minor), 17:34.

3rd Period-6, Danbury, Felidi 1 (Leps), 2:45. 7, Northeast, Hess 3 (Ramm), 4:30. 8, Northeast, Zotter 2 (Nuzzolilo), 19:01 (SH). Penalties-Rogers Dan (interference-minor), 12:01; Murphy Net (tripping-minor), 18:06; Betancourt Dan (slashing-minor), 19:26.

Shots on Goal-Danbury 11-11-14-36. Northeast 19-14-28-61.
Power Play Opportunities-Danbury 0 / 3; Northeast 1 / 4.
Goalies-Danbury, Churchill (61 shots-55 saves). Northeast, McCoy (36 shots-34 saves).
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Referees-H. Musgrove.
Linesmen-Adam Jackson, Ian Hoffman.

Northeast Generals 1 at Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 3 – Status: Final
Saturday, March 19, 2022 – Danbury Ice Arena

Northeast 1 0 0 – 1
Danbury 0 1 2 – 3

1st Period-1, Northeast, Felix 2 (Zotter), 19:40 (PP). Penalties-Kovalev Dan (tripping-minor), 5:57; Leps Dan (tripping-minor), 7:07; Wracker Net (boarding-major), 9:45; DeMoura Net (head contact-minor), 14:19; Devereaux Dan (cross checking-minor), 18:26.

2nd Period-2, Danbury, Tamburo 1 (Rogers, Leps), 0:33 (PP). Penalties-Gorman Net (hooking-minor), 0:20; Mulligan Net (holding-minor), 9:53; Lambert Net (cross checking-minor), 17:16.

3rd Period-3, Danbury, Rogers 5 (Walker, Leps), 15:15. 4, Danbury, Rogers 6   18:55 (EN). Penalties-Hickey Dan (bench-minor), 16:35; Walker Dan (unsportsmanlike conduct – 10 minute), 16:35.

Shots on Goal-Northeast 15-19-13-47. Danbury 6-11-13-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Northeast 1 / 0; Danbury 1 / 0.
Goalies-Northeast, Joseph (29 shots-27 saves). Danbury, Churchill (47 shots-46 saves).
A-119
Referees-J. Cusano.
Linesmen-Max Latin, Darren Winsper.

Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 1 at Northeast Generals 2 – Status: Final
Sunday, March 20, 2022 – New England Sports Village

Danbury 0 0 1 – 1
Northeast 1 0 1 – 2

1st Period-1, Northeast, Gorman 5 (Felix), 5:34. Penalties-DeMoura Net (hooking-minor), 8:53; Tamburo Dan (hooking-minor), 11:18; Khatib Dan (slashing-minor), 12:05; Murphy Net (holding-minor), 14:35.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Leps Dan (roughing-minor), 3:33; McNamee Net (slashing-minor), 10:06; Walker Dan (holding-minor), 11:05; DeMoura Net (holding-minor), 11:05; Betancourt Dan (roughing-minor), 15:04; Zotter Net (roughing-minor), 15:04; DeMoura Net (slashing-minor), 19:28.

3rd Period-2, Northeast, Kennedy 2 (Murphy, Mulligan), 2:51. 3, Danbury, Walker 2 (Rogers), 5:08. Penalties-McNamee Net (slashing-minor), 6:34.

Shots on Goal-Danbury 10-6-9-25. Northeast 18-19-8-45.
Power Play Opportunities-Danbury 0 / 5; Northeast 0 / 3.
Goalies-Danbury, Churchill (45 shots-43 saves). Northeast, Fundator (25 shots-24 saves).
A-163
Referees-William Jacques.
Linesmen-Adam Jackson.

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