Gateway Youth Hockey weekend updates

Dec 10, 2013

Gateway Youth Hockey teams posted three wins this past weekend. For game recaps see below.

Mite Bobcats

The Mite Bobcats suffered their third defeat of the season last weekend. The Bobcats battled back from four goals down but came up short losing 13-9 to Martha’s Vineyard. Juni Suarez, Krystian Pothel, Derek Gauvin and Krystian Fiore scored for the Bobcats. Charlie Carroll made several saves to keep the Bobcats in the game.

Squirt Grizzlies

The Gateway Squirt Grizzlies traveled to Orleans and beat the Lower Cape Coyotes 7-2.  Chris Gauvin had scored three goals and an assist to lead the offense. Newcomers Braden MacDonald and Nick Bacchiocchi scored their first goals of the season. Stephen Old and Ben Martins also scored. Stephen Old, Thomas Galavotti, Tyler Kelly and Ben Martins led the defense. Ryker King got the win as goalie.

Pee Wee Predators

The Gateway Predators had a tough challenge on Sunday, playing an aggressive Lower Cape team. The Predators came out a little sluggish, but found the back of the net early in the first period when Matt Maloney tapped in a rebound with assists given to brothers Robert and Zack Lovendale. The team seemed to have trouble finding their way after not having played for a couple weeks. Tyler Lovendale gave the Predators a 2-0 lead taking a deflected puck on a breakaway, beating the goalie. The score remained the same until Zack Lovendale beat the goalie late in the second period on an unassisted goal. Quirino doCanto finished the scoring late in the third with a goal, assisted by Robert Maloney. Alex DeMarco earned the shutout denying at least two breakaway attempts.

Pee Wee Warriors

The Gateway Warriors defeated the Braintree Silver Pee Wee team 4-1 on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Gallo Arena. A scoreless first period gave way to Jared Westgate finding the back of the net in the opening minute of the second, assisted by Ben DeMoranville. Noah DeMoranville would add another Warrior tally in the period, courtesy of Jackson St. Don and Beth Davis. The Warriors added two more goals in the third, as Danny Flynn and Jake DeMoranville each scored. Robert Ramsay had an assist and Davis would finish the game with two. Zachary Pateakos and Steven Strachan played well in net, allowing the Warriors to stay atop the Yankee Conference standings.