Fredrik Melander who plays goal for prestigious prep school, Trinity-Pawling got the first win of the season as they beat rival, Loomis Chaffee 3-2 in OT. Melander had 33 saves on the evening. The following is a recap from the Trinity-Pawling website and a replay of the game is also available by Connys TV at: http://bambuser.com/v/2180428
Event Recap:
The Trinity-Pawling Pride traveled to Windsor, CT this evening to kick off their 2011-2012 campaign against Founder’s League foe Loomis Chaffee. The Pride overcame a slow start to manage 12 shots in the first en route to a 3-2 overtime victory. Midway through the period, one of those found the back of the net off the stick of Paul Amarone ’13 (Hamden, CT), his first of the season. Amarone was the beneficiary of excellent puck possession from PG Jimmy Burt ’12 (Hamden, CT) and sophomore Charlie Zuccarini ‘14 (Shelton, CT) below the dots. Burt was able to find Defenseman Cody Lefler ’13 (Braceloridge, ONT) for a quick shot from the point and Amarone banged home the rebound. The lead was short lived as Loomis answered back in the waning minutes of the period to even the score at one.
Trinity-Pawling picked up the tempo in the second adding another 10 shots and a goal by Burt, his first in the Blue and Gold. Burt picked the goalie’s pocket behind the net, stepped out, and fired the biscuit in the basket. Fredrik Melander ’12 (Uppsala, Sweden) was perfect in the second; kicking out all 7 shots Loomis threw his way.
Loomis would not go quietly, however, as they began the third with a sense of urgency. The pace quickened and both teams looked hungry to tally the next goal. The Pride found themselves in penalty trouble in the final half of the third as three separate players earned a rest in the sin bin for various offenses. Melander stood strong in net through a barrage of shots during the four minute man down, but Loomis was able to knock in a rebound goal with less than five minutes to play to knot the score.
The overtime period looked like it may last its entirety until the 4:27 mark when Burt found a rebound off a shot from Lefler and snuck a quick wrist shot by the Loomis netminder on the short side to send the Pride home victorious.
Both goaltenders were exceptional on the day as the Loomis keeper finished with 35 saves and Melander stopped the lone shot he faced in OT to finish with 33 saves.
The Pride will unbolt the doors to Tirrell Rink for their home opener this Wednesday vs. Albany Academy @ 4PM.
To watch tonights game, click on the following link: http://bambuser.com/v/2180428
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