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Eagles fall to Alumni; 4-1

Fans got their first look at the 2009-2010 Kennett Eagles Saturday night at the Ham Arena when the young Eagles took to the ice against the Kennett Hockey Alumni, and the 148 fans who attended had to like what they saw. While the Eagles eventually fell to the Alumni 4-1, if Saturday night is what kind of play we can expect from the Eagles, fans will be entertained.

Senior Ricky Gaudreau started in net and was spectacular as usual, keeping the Eagles in the game early. At 6:59 of the first period the Eagles got on the board when Bryan Lamontagne skated the puck over the blue line and released a wicked snap shot that hit just under the cross bar. Kevin Murphy picked up the assist on the goal. The Alumni tied the game at 9:54 off a face-off. Mark Lane won the face-off right to Garrett Meador who snapped a shot past Gaudreau to make it 1-1. That is how the teams would go the dressing room.

Nick Kevlin took over for Gaudreau in the 2^nd. The Eagles began to get their skating legs and had some good scoring chances, but just couldn’t beat Chris Kevlin. With five minutes to play, Jonny Parkhurst relieved Kevlin in net and was greeted rudely by the Alumni. Mike Skelton came down the right hand side and snapped a bad angle shot that beat Parkhurst to make it 2-1. Less then thirty seconds later Parkhurst got caught out of the net and Justin Clements made him pay, scoring to make it 3-1 headed to the locker room.

The third period was even once again, with solid plays at both ends of the ice. The fourth and final goalie for the Eagles John Bishop came into the game with ten minutes to play and was solid. With 3:31 to play Bishop made the save of the night, unfortunately one of his players was sliding into him as he made the glove save and his glove went into the net. Overall coach Lane liked what he saw in all aspects of the game. “I was really pleased with the way the young kids played. We have only had three practices, and have had no work on our breakout or power play, so given that, it was a good start.” The Eagles will practice four times this week before heading to the Dover Jamboree Saturday where they will face Lebanon, Somersworth, Laconia and Dover.

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Eagles look solid in Jamboree

The Kennett Eagles had what coach Mike Lane described as a “solid performance” on Saturday night at the annual Dover Jamboree, but stressed to his players after the night “there is a lot of work still to do.” Thirteen teams participated in the jamboree including three other Division III squads, Somersworth, Portsmouth and Laconia. Other teams included Division II teams Dover, Spaulding, Keene, Alvirine, Winnacunette, Lebanon, Oyster River and Division I teams St Thomas and Lononderry.

The Eagles opened up action against Division II semi-finalist a year ago Lebanon. Coach Lane started sophomore John Bishop in net and the youngster did not disappoint, making seven saves in the 0-0 tie. The Eagles seem to carry play for the first half of action (games are twenty minutes running time), but go into penalty trouble late. Captains Griffin Meador and Taylor Cyr led the offensive with a couple of scoring chances each.

In game two of the night the Eagles met division rival the Somersworth Hilltoppers. Nick Kevlin started in net and played well. With 7:50 remaining in the period the Hilltoppers got on the board off a rebound in front of Kevlin. The Eagles would tie the game with one minute remaining when Logan Spoor stepped in from the blue line and ripped a snap shot past Kate Peterson. The Eagles would net the eventual game winner just twenty seconds later when Kevin Murphy found Meador streaking down the left side. The senior captain made no mistake beating Peterson high to the stick side. That’s the way this one would end, but coach Lane praised the Hilltoppers who were playing without one of the most talented players in the division Jaret Canney. “They are a very good squad as always, the thing that sticks out this year is they are very balanced. They are going to be there at the end just like every season.”

The Eagles received a surprise just five minutes before they took the ice versus Laconia as the schedule was switched and they would play division II Keene. The surprise didn’t affect the Eagles who came out flying. Jonny Parkhurst was in net and stopped the only shot he saw in the period. Freshman Connor Todd moved up to play with Murphy and Meador and scored a goal with 4:45 remaining. The Eagles held onto the lead and won 1-0.

The Eagles closed out the night against Division II power house Dover and had to fight for everything. Shorthanded for eleven of the eleven minutes, senior captain Ricky Gaudreau was spectacular in net making 16 saves in the 0-0 tie.

Overall coach Lane was happy with the teams effort and is looking forward to their final pre-season test, a trip north to Berlin to meet Division I Berlin. “This should be a good test for our team. We certainly can skate with any team in the Division, the question is can we play at a physical level. There is not better way to find that out then playing Berlin.”

The Eagles open the season Monday (December 14^th) when they travel to Nashua to meet Souhegan.

At Tri-Town Arena Pembroke, Bedford, Hollis Brookline, Souhegan, Belmont-Gilford and Monadnock participated in the Pembroke jamboree. Reports show Bedford may be the team to beat, but all six teams had great showings. 

Eagles drop a close one to the Mountaineers; Set sights on Souhegan

The Kennett Eagles closed out the pre-season Tuesday night with a trip north to Berlin to face division one Berlin and had a very solid showing, falling in the end 3-2. Nate Bisson scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 11:48 remaining in the third, beating Nick Kevlin blocker side for the game winner.

Senior Captain Ricky Gaudreau started between the pipes and once again proved to be one of the best in the state turning away all 22 shots he faced in the first period. “Ricky is special, I probably sound like a broken record, but the kid is just special,” said Head Coach Mike Lane. At the other end of the ice the Eagles didn’t have nearly as many chances but took advantage of the ones they did have. Logan Spoor banged home a power play goal off a rebound from a Griffin Meador shot to make it 1-0 with 6:28 to go in the first period. That’s how the teams would go their locker rooms after one period.

In the second the Eagles turned to sophomore John Bishop and the rookie was sparkling in net early on, making many key saves. Berlin got to the rookie with 8:34 to go on a power play. The Eagles got caught running around in their own zone and left Shane Bertnard wide open in front of the net, he put the puck just under the cross bar to tie the game 1-1. The Eagles would take the lead with 2:00 minutes remaining in the second when their scrappy “blue” line worked a perfect breakout, dump and chase and that turned into a goal. Cody Richard hit a streaking Justin Munck who got the puck deep. Munck followed by getting the puck and finding Chris King. King swung around the high slot and found Bryan Lamontagne who ripped a shot over the goalies shoulder. Berlin would answer just over a minute later when the Eagles turned the puck over in their own zone. Bisson came from behind the net and beat Bishop to make it 2-2 after two. Bishop made 18 saves in the period.

In the third the Eagles went to Kevlin in net. The junior was solid in net, only allowing one hiccup, allowing a shot to beat him blocker side. Kevlin made 9 saves before giving way to Jonny Parkhurst who made 5 saves. The Eagles spent much of the third period in the penalty box. Overall, Coach Lane was happy with the results. “This was a good opportunity to play everyone, and see what everyone had. I was happy with the effort, especially from the blue and green lines (all sophomores and freshman). I thought they skated well. I thought our defense played well too.”

The Eagles will have today off due to the weather and get back to work tomorrow as they eye a State Championship re-match with Souhegan Monday in Nashua. “The kids are excited. Souhegan is going to be a good test for us. A lot of people think they are going to be down because they lost that first line, but they are very well coached and they return two of the best defenseman in the league in Carroll and Rafferty. As long as I have been playing in high school and coaching, in all sports, Souhegan is good!” The puck is set to drop at the Conway Arena at 5:20 p.m.

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Eagles 7 Souhegan 4

Eagles Raise Banner; Beat Somersworth 5-1

The Kennett Eagles officially closed the door on 2009 Saturday night with a ten minute pre-game ceremony where they unveiled their State Championship Banner.  Following the ceremony, the Eagles hosted Somersworth in a battle of 1-0-0 teams, and the boys from Conway came with  high intensity; scoring two first period goals en route to a 5-1 win at the Ham arena.

Banner Night photos by John Eastman

Returning Players- (L-R) Michael Skelton & Frank Hayes representing the 2008 team, Peter Hall & Steve Blaser representing the 2004 team and long time coach Jim Terry, Justin Umlah and Todd Frechette representing the 2003 team. These former players and coaches prepare to unveil the runner-up banners.

Falling Banners- The runner-up banners are unveiled.

Runner-Up- The Runner-up banners, forever in the rafters at the Ham Arena.

Andy- The Kennett Eagles present trainer Andy Trowbridge with an honorary championship ring.

Championship Banner- The 2009 State Championship Banner, forever in the rafters at the Ham.

Championship- Every member of the 2009 State Championship team was on hand. Here they are shown just after the unveiling of the banner, done by captains, Justin Clements and George Weigold.

Senior Griffin Meador got the Eagles on the board first at 4:17 of the first.  Meador found a loose puck in front of the Somersworth goal and slid it home to make it 1-0. Meador doubled the lead to 2-0 less then two minutes later with a power play goal. Dillon Smith hit Meador, who was streaking down the left side.  Meador snapped a shot through the five hole for the goal.  “Griff was flying tonight,” said head coach Michael Lane.  “He really set the tone tonight with his skating legs.”

In the second period, the Eagles lost senior defenseman and Captain Bryan Lamontagne to a knee injury.  The Eagles were forced to mix and match defensemen throughout the period.  “Losing a kid like Bryan is tough,” said Lane.  “He is involved in every aspect of our game;  -power play, short handed, five on five; so losing him obviously affected us for a bit; but the kids did a good job of adjusting.” 

In the third the Eagles extended their lead to 3-0 when Josh Potter worked hard in the corner and slid a fine pass across to Kevin Murphy.  Murphy slammed it home just under the cross bar.  Somersworth didn’t quit though, and less then three minutes later on the power play. Carl Anderson took a snap shot from the point which beat Gaudreau between the legs.  Gaudreau never saw the shot.  Forty two seconds later on a power play of their own, the Eagles regained the three goal cushion.  Taylor Cyr took a shot which was stopped, but Logan Spoor was right there to bang home the rebound to make it 4-1.  Less then two minutes later, again, on the power play, the Eagles made it 5-1. Meador and Dillon Smith set up Cyr who roofed a back hand shot for the goal.

“I have not slept much this week,” said Lane.  “This was a special night with the ceremony, but I wanted to make sure they stayed focused on Somersworth.  They are a great team who we respect a lot.  The kids did a great job of enjoying the ceremony, but then focusing on the game.”

The Eagles will have Sunday off before returning to action Monday when they travel to Laconia to meet rival Sachems.  “This should be another good test for us; hopefully we continue to improve,” said Lane.  The puck drops at Laconia Ice Arena at 8:00 p.m.

Eagles skate into Christmas Break at 3-0; Beat Sachems 8-1

The Kennett Eagles skated into the Christmas break Monday night just how they wanted to, unbeaten.  The Eagles improved to 3-0 on the young season with an 8-1 win over the Laconia Sachems Monday night at the Laconia Ice Arena.  Eleven different Eagles registered a point and sophomore John Bishop picked up his first career win in net making five saves.

The night did not start out very well.  Just fifty three seconds into the game, the Eagles turned the puck over in their own zone and Tom Missert walked in alone and beat Bishop high glove side for a 1-0 lead.  The lead was short lived however, as less then two minutes later the Eagles answered when freshman Connor Todd picked up his first career goal, banging home a rebound of a Justin Munck shot.  Dillon Smith picked up the second assist on the play. The Eagles have started a trend of answering goals quickly.  Of the six goals allowed this season by the Eagles, three of rhem have been scored within the next two minutes, including twice within one minute.  Just over five minutes into the period, on the power play, Dillon Smith snapped a shot off from the point.  Sachem goalie Nolan Canfield never saw the shot and it beat him blocker side for a 2-1 lead.  Later in the first, just after a Laconia penalty had expired, Chuckie Smith dug the puck out of the corner and fed Kevin Murphy.  Murphy slid a pass across the crease to Logan Spoor, who one timed it home for a 3-1 lead.  With ten seconds remaining in the period, the Eagles got caught in the offensive zone and Ian Bastray broke down the right side on a semi breakaway.  Bishop stood tall and made a fine save to send the Eagles to the locker room up 3-1.

In the second, the Eagles extended their lead to 4-1 on a nice rush by Chuckie Smith. Smith beat the defenseman wide to the right side and put a beautiful snap shot just under the cross bar.  The Eagles made it 5-1 later in the period on the power play when Griffin Meador worked a fine give-and-go with Dillon Smith; the freshman weaved to the front of the net and beat Canfield blocker side.  Just over a minute later, Munck picked off a cross ice pass and snapped it by Canfield blocker side to make it 6-1.  The goal was Munck's first career goal.  That’s the way the teams headed to the dressing room.

In the third Chuckie Smith Scored his second of the game with a fine rush down the left hand side of the ice.  He slid it between the goalies legs to make it 7-1.  Taylor Cyr and Chris King got the assists on the play.  The Eagles closed out the scoring with twenty three seconds remaining when freshman James Gallo raced down the right side and slid a shot through Canfields legs for an 8-1 final. The Eagles held the Sachems to just two shots over the final two periods. “We played very well after the first five minutes,” said Head Coach Michael Lane. “In the first we didn’t move the puck; we were trying to be too cute with the puck, but as the game went on, I was very happy with the effort. You can see a huge improvement on all of our first year players through the first three games.”

The Eagles will take some time off to enjoy the Christmas Holiday. They return to the ice Sunday to practice and prepare for the Maine High School Hockey Invitational.  The Eagles are one of four New Hampshire schools attending (Spaulding D 2, Berlin D 1 & Hanover D 1).  The Eagles will play Monday at 10 a.m. in Biddeford against Edward Little High School.  Tuesday they play at USM at 10 a.m. against Westbrook High School and close out the tournament Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. when they play Deering High School. The Eagles return to league play when they travel to Hollis Brookline January 2^nd.  Including the Christmas Tournament, the Eagles are in the midst of a six game road trip. They do not return to play at home until January 9^th when they host John Stark.   

Eagles shut-out Cougars  5-0

Gaudreau earns 13^th career shut-out; Cyr nets 50^th career goal

The Kennett Eagles made the three hour plus trip to Winchendon Massachusetts to face the Conval Cougars worth it Monday night, shutting out the Cougars 5-0, moving to 4-0-0 in Division III play.  Ricky Gaudreau made 19 saves to earn the shut-out while Griffin Meador scored three goals and Taylor Cyr scored his 50^th career goal.  Logan Spoor netted the other goal in the win.

The Eagles got on the board at 8:33 of the first period when Cyr went behind the Cougar net, dug the puck out, circled off the left face-off circle and snapped a shot home for a 1-0 lead. “That was a Taylor Cyr goal,” said Head Coach Michael Lane.  “Hard work in the corner, leading to a goal, great to see.”   That’s the way the game would head into the first intermission.

In the second period it became the Griffin Meador show for nineteen seconds. The senior captain scored just 2:42 into the second off a beautiful feed from freshman Dillon Smith. Smith made a no look pass to a wide open Meador who beat the Cougar goalie blocker side.  Nineteen seconds later Meador scored again, this time off a nice feed from Kevin Murphy.

In the third the Eagles put the game out of reach quickly on the power play. At just :51 seconds of the period Spoor picked up a rebound of a Meador shot and banged it home, Terry O’Reilly style, for a 4-0 lead.  Cyr picked up the second assist on the play. At 4:11 of the third Meador picked up the hat trick, taking a Cyr pass and beating the goalie low blocker side for a 5-0 lead.  Bryan Lamontagne picked up the second assist.  Gaudreau preserved the shut-out late in the third with two key saves on a Conval power play.

“Another good team win, everyone played a lot,” said Lane.  “All four lines saw ice time and contributed to the win,” he continued.  The Eagles finally return home Friday to host the John Stark Generals at the Ham Arena, the puck drops at 4:40.  “We are all looking forward to coming home and playing in front of a home crowd,” said Lane.  “John Stark should be a good test for us.”

2nd Period lift Eagles past Generals 7-0

The Kennett Eagles scored four goals in the first two minutes and seven seconds of the second period Saturday night and cruised to a 7-0 win over the John Stark Generals at the Ham Arena in Conway.  Ricky Gaudreau made 18 saves for his second straight shut-out while Bryan Lamontagne scored three power play goals.  “I really thought we played well Saturday,” said head coach Michael Lane.  “The kids did a good job of beating the hard fore-check that John Stark ran.”

The Eagles got on the board at 7:37 of the first on the power play.  Taylor Cyr won the face-off to Griffin Meador.  Meador slid the puck to the point where Lamontagne snapped a shot off through a screen.  The Generals goalie never saw it and it beat him five hole for a 1-0 lead.  The game would stay that way headed to the dressing room.