Boys’ hockey team beats North Attleboro, Stoughton
By Jay TurnerWhile the goals were somewhat hard to come by, the CHS boys’ varsity hockey team still managed to collect two more well-deserved wins last week, beating North Attleboro 3-0 at home and Stoughton 2-0 on the road to improve to 7-1-1 with five leage games remaining.
On Wednesday against the Red Rocketeers, the Bulldogs got off to a strong start and had several early scoring chances, but it was senior captain Frank Eckler who finally broke the scoreless tie, taking the puck end to end before firing a wrist shot past the NA goalie to make it 1-0.
Then, with about two minutes left in the period, Canton’s Pat Ward made it 2-0 with his first ever varsity goal — a goal that head coach Brian Shuman called the “biggest of the game.”
In the second quarter, three Canton penalties severely limited the Bulldogs offensively, but they were also able to keep North Attleboro in check before sealing the win with a third-period goal by senior captain Matt Buckley — his first of the season — assisted by senior Joey DiPillo.
Three days later, the Bulldogs traveled to Stoughton where the Knights, despite their inferior record thus far, played every bit as well as the score indicated, according to Shuman.
Although Canton controlled the pace of play all afternoon, Shuman said Stoughton’s defensemen did a good job protecting the net; as a result, the game remained scoreless until late in the second period, when the Bulldogs broke it open with two goals in less than 80 seconds, the first by Kevin Rooney and the second by senior captain Billy Duggan.
Canton (9-2-1) had a busy week this week with three games in six days: nonleague Pembroke on Monday, King Philip on Wednesday, and at Oliver Ames on Saturday.
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Posted by Jay Turner
on Feb 4 2010. Filed under High School, Sports.
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