The Amity/North Haven/Cheshire Blades Girls Ice Hockey team faced off against West Haven/Sacred Heart in West Haven on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Here’s how it went:
First Period:
West Haven/Sacred Heart’s Julianna Gonzalez, assisted by Hailey Azzarone, scored first at 10:45
Then, at 14:27 the Blades’ Lucy Dickenson, tied the game, assisted by Maura Lebreck.
Second Period:
Lots of action, but no movement on the scoreboard.
Third Period:
Alessandra Picard broke the tie at 8:34 and brought West Haven/Sacred Heart into the lead and on to the win.
Saves:
The Blades’ Ivy Massicotte made 25 saves, and her team kept West Haven/Sacred Heart’s Evelyn Twarowski very busy, as she made 37 stops.
Records:
Blades: 2-1-0 — WH/SHA: 2-0-0
First Period:
The Blades’ Maura Lebreck scored at 8:49
Second Period:
At 12:09 Maura Lebreck scored for the Blades
Third Period:
The Blades’ Olivia Beach, made the final goal at 7:40, assisted by Lucy Dickenson
Saves:
Blades: Ivy Massicotte 22 saves
Hamden’s goalie Kyra Sweeney made 39 saves
Records:
Blades: 4-1-0 — Hamden: 3-1-0
On Monday, Dec. 30, The Blades traveled to the Darien Ice House for a game against New Canaan.
Here’s what happened:
First Period:
Skating, shooting, but no joy for either team.
Second Period:
New Canaan dominated the second period from the get-go with Fiona Colte, assisted by Serena O’Conner, scoring the first point at 2:07
The Blades’ Elaina Scasino tied the game unassisted at 10:47
Less than a minute later at 11:13 O’Conner, assisted by Maddie Tully, pulled New Canaan to the lead.
It didn’t take long before Izzy Hannah, assisted by O’Conner, shot the winning goal at 13:45
Third Period:
The final period had plenty of action but the Blades could not pull ahead.
Saves:
The Blades’ Ivy Massicotte kept the score down by making 28 saves.
New Canaan goalie Maeyn Callahan stopped 15 shots.
Records:
Blades: 4-2-0 — New Canaan: 3-0-0
On Saturday, Jan. 5, the Blades hosted East Catholic in Hamden.
Here’s how it went:
First Period:
East Catholic’s Liliana Ficaro made the first goal at 13:29
Taylor Higgins, tied the game for the Blades at 11:10, assisted by Maura Lebreck and Maybelle Caron
Just before the buzzer, Ficaro scored again, assisted by Juliana Sirois at 46.2
Second Period:
The Blades came on strong in the second, with Maybelle Caron making a goal at 14:27 assisted by Emelia Brandi
The dynamic duo scored again at 2:05
Less than a minute later, Ficaro got a hat trick at 1:31, assisted by Charlotte Laramee
Score: Tied 3-3
Third Period:
Pure determination had East Catholic breaking the tie seconds after returning to the ice.
Deirdre McKiernan scored that point at 14:27 assisted by Ficaro
Ficaro ended the game with her fourth goal with just 37.8 left on the clock.
Saves:
The Blades’ Ivy Massicotte made 23 saves
East Catholic goalie Lola Espírito Santo worked extra hard as the Blades fired shot after shot at her. She made 31 stops.
Records:
Blades: 4-3-0 — East Catholic 4-3-0
Sadly, we’re missing three of the Blades winning stats, but we can only give you the information we’re provided.