The Gateway Youth Hockey Pee Wee Predators played well enough to beat a team in a larger division last weekend. To see how well other teams fared in conference play read below.

Squirt Grizzlies

The Gateway Squirt Grizzlies traveled to Canton and beat Braintree 3-2 for their second playoff win in the Yankee Conference. After a scoreless first period, Braintree struck first. Braintree then extended their lead to 2-0 early in the third. With 8 minutes left in the game, Chris Gauvin got the Grizzlies on the board 2-1. He later tied it and scored his third with 1:35 seconds and secured the victory. Ryker King was outstanding in goal for the Grizzlies who will face a different Braintree team next week at Hobomock.

Pee Wee Predators

The Gateway Predators completed their season last weekend participating in the Lakers Tournament in Worcester. The Predators were playing up a division, but played well enough to win two of the three games they played and finished third in the tournament. In the first game, the Predators faced the Lady Crusaders of Worcester and beat them 6-0.

Scoring goals were Quirino doCanto with two, Robert Maloney, Coleby Paling, Tyler and Zack Lovendale with a goal each. Alex DeMarco was solid in net. In the second game, on Saturday afternoon, the Predators faced off against a tough Echo team from Connecticut. The Predators held their own in the first and most of the second periods until mistakes proved costly. The final score was 4-1. Quirino doCanto scored the lone goal, assisted by Tyler Lovendale. Alex DeMarco kept the game close with a number of amazing saves, including one that had everyone cheering, even the opposing team. In the bronze medal game, the Predators faced the Lady Crusaders again, but this time the Lady Crusaders brought a few of their more experienced girls. The game was evenly matched through two periods with the Predators holding on to a 1-0 lead going into the third. The Predators finally got their game going in the third, finishing the game with a 5-0 victory and won the bronze medal. Scoring goals on the day were Zack Lovendale, who notched his team leading 30th goal, while Tyler Lovendale and Quirino doCanto each added two apiece. Kaleb Riggle chipped in with two assists as well. Alex DeMarco had another shutout making multiple saves along the way. The Gateway Predators finished their season with an overall record of 14-9-3.

Pee Wee Warriors

The Gateway Warriors turned a lackluster team effort into a 2-1 victory over the Southeast Cyclones in game two of their preliminary playoffs. Centermen Robert Ramsay and Jake Demoranville were the goal scorers, as both players exemplified their team’s namesake, in all three zones, each and every shift. With just over two minutes remaining, Jackson St. Don (assist) was able to free Demoranville for the game-winner. Steven Strachan and Zachary Pateakos shared the net-minding duties, allowing their team the opportunity to compete. The Warriors will now have two weeks to rest and prepare for Yankee Conference rival, the North Devils.