T1ER / T1EHL Invitational Day 1 Recap

We kicked off the T1ER / T1EHL Invitational with plenty of action across the 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U levels, a great start to an awesome weekend. For the full day of scores be sure to visit the T1ER Game Center  - nat1hl.com/game-center/menu. 

18U:

The 18U division was quiet today with only one game played between North Star Christian Academy and CarShield. Missouri’s Mason Grinnell scored the first goal of the game, the lone goal of the period and a recent NAHL tender to the St. Cloud Norsemen. CarSheild’s Brandon Catalano would go on to score the only goal of the 2nd period to tie things up, making things interesting as we headed into the final 17 minutes of play. North Star would eventually score a pair of goals in the final frame to claim victory, coming off the sticks of Quayden Silcox and Ian Christian. 

16U: 

The Danbury Hat Tricks picked up their sixth win of the T1ER after defeating the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights by a final score of 4-0. Three players on Danbury’s roster were able to register two points during the contest, including Riley Schmitz who found the back of the net not once but twice, including the game winning goal. Between the pipes, ‘08 netminder Luke Moforis earned his first shutout of the season after turning away all 23 shots he was faced with. Not only was this his first shutout, it was also his second consecutive victory as he picked up right where he left off after last weekend’s T1ER event in New Jersey. 

After coming up short against the New Jersey Titans, the Lincoln Stars were able to cap off day1 on a high note as they got back in the win column after defeating Philadelphia Hockey Club by a final score of 5-3. The Stars were able to pull from depth scoring as all five goals were tallied from various players. Johnathan Foster and Camden Clark were the two players to record both a goal and an assist, Foster notching the lone assist on the game winner. It is worth noting that despite being down 5-1 entering the final period, PHC had a valiant comeback effort as they cut their deficit by scoring a pair of goals during the third.

15U:

Philadelphia Hockey Club began the December event with a set of wins over CarShield and the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights. During their first game with CarShield, things were tied up after one, making things an extremely close contest. Scoring opened up a bit more in the second as a total of 3 goals were scored, two coming from PHC. After scoring three unanswered goals, PHC would come away victorious by a final score of 4-2. Their second game of the day was a higher scoring affair as they took down Vegas by a final score of 6-2. A total of six different players found the back of the net, impressive depth scoring from PHC. Throughout the contest, PHC scored five consecutive goals, including three in the middle frame. 

The Philadelphia Little Flyers picked up a pair of wins after defeating the Tri-State Spartans and West Dundee Leafs. During game one against Tri-State, Philadelphia scored the first four goals of the contest as four different players found the back of the net, Dane Gamble being the lone player with multiple points. Looking at game two, Springfield, PA native Rocco Trivarelli was the biggest contributor on offense, netting a pair of goals, one on the man advantage while the other was scored shorthanded. 

14U:

CarShield and the Pittsburgh Stars had quite an exciting first game as CarSheild came away with a 5-4 victory to start the weekend. The star of the show on offense was easily the 6’2” 2010 forward “Jake Meyer. Not only did Meyer open up scoring for the Missouri squad, he was able to tally one goal per period, the only player during the game to net a hat trick. Of his three goals, his most important tally came at the 9:37 mark of the third period where he scored the game winning goal on the man advantage. 

Tri-State had an amazing second game of day one as they took down the Danbury Hat Tricks by a final score of 6-2. When taking a look at the scoresheet, there were two standout players for the Spartans, Tanner Wurth and Marek Jas. Wurth netted a hat trick, including one goal on the power play and also dished out an assist. Meanwhile, Jas scored a goal of his own while assisting on two other goals.