Tewksbury Redmen Mites Run Win Streak to 3

(Editor's Note: The following information was submiktted by the coaches of the Tewksbury Redmen Mites Hockey Team.)

ran their win streak to 3 games
after recent wins against Groton and Stoneham.

On Saturday, Dec. 17, the Mites skated to a 5-2 win against Groton.  Once again, the Redmen received outstanding goaltending from Ben O'Keefe. Chants of "BENNY, BENNY, BENNY" could be heard throughout the rink.

The Redmen opened the scoring in the first period with goals by Jason Cooke, Andrew Della Piana, and Alex Pescatore.  The Redmen opened the 2nd period with a great chance by Timmy Sweeney only to be stopped by the Groton goalie.

Groton scored two to cut the lead to 3-2 but the Redmen had an outstanding 3rd period, getting goals from Jake McDonough and Jack Griffin.  Andrew Grieco continued his assist streak by adding 2 more assists.  The Redmen received great play from their defense, with Sean Murphy, Jade Owirka, Jason Cooke, and Maci Chapman blocking shots, deflecting passes, and keeping the quick and aggressive Groton forwards away from the Redmen net.

On Saturday, Dec. 24, the Mites completed a furious comeback against a tough Stoneham team.  Entering the 3rd period down 2-0, the Redmen started the period on a powerplay and connected quickly on a goal by Jake McDonough with assists to Alex Pescatore & Andrew Della Piana.  The Redmen kept constant pressure in the Stoneham zone with shots by Billy Doherty, Brady Chapman, and Conor Cremin.  A great effort on the blue line from Jason Cooke and Maci Chapman to keep the puck in the Stoneham zone led to Alex Pescatore scoring to tie the game at 2-2.  Pescatore, looking like Tyler Seguin, used his speed to break away from the Stoneham defense and beat the goalie with 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd period to give the Redmen a 3-2 lead.  

Andrew Della Piana completed the comeback by adding an empty net goal to secure the 4-2 win.

Mike