Jr. Redmen Squirt AAA Hockey Team beats Winchester 4-3.

On Wednesday March 12th the Jr. Redmen Squirt AAA Hockey Team traveled to Malden and left the rink with a 4-3 win over the Winchester Sachems.

The Jr. Redmen knew they would have to be at their best against a talented skating Sachem team.  Winchester jumped out to an early lead scoring just 2 minutes into the game.  The Sachems kept attacking but great defensive efforts from Timmy Sweeney and Andrew Grieco kept the score at 1-0.  The Jr. Redmen tied the game 1-1 with 3:02 left in the 1st period when Brady Chapman made a beautiful cross-ice pass to Jake McDonough who skated down the left wing and fired a perfect wrister into the far corner of the net.  

The Jr. Redmen dominated the 2nd period, scoring 3 goals in a 5-minute span.  Sean Murphy got things started for the Jr. Redmen as he skated around and through 3 Sachem defenders and beat the goalie with a great backhander.  Justin Rooney increased the lead to 3-1 just 2 minutes later on the powerplay as he fired a nice snap shot over the goalie’s blocker, assists to Sean Murphy and Alex Pescatore.  The Jr. Redmen kept attacking and scored again to make the score 4-1 when Sean Murphy scored his 2nd goal of the game, assists to Conor Cremin and Justin Rooney.  

The Jr. Redmen opened the 3rd period putting pressure on the Sachems and nearly increased their lead on great scoring chances from Jack Griffin, Billy Doherty, and Maci Chapman.  The Sachems never stopped attacking and scored 2 goals in a 2-minute span to make the score 4-3.  The Jr. Redmen played great team defense down the stretch getting outstanding play from Andrew Della Piana, Jason Cooke, as well as outstanding goaltending from Ben O’Keefe to secure the 4-3 win.