The ‘02 Squirt Minors started the weekend off with an EHF match up with the Minuteman Flames on Saturday morning at the Ristuccia Arena.  This was a well matched game with the action going up and down the ice the entire game.  Both teams had many chances, but the game remained scoreless after the first period.  The Flames struck first at the 11:19 mark of the second period.  Just 90 seconds later Jack Canto put a wrist shot past the Flames goalie to even it up at 1-1.  CJ Petrie feedCanto with a nice pass earning an assist on the goal.

The second period ended with the score still tied 1-1.  The Shamrocks took the lead at the 11:38 mark of the third period when Anthony Cuozzo scored off his own rebound.  Canto got his second of the game just 90 seconds later for an insurance goal.  Storm Davis and Kyle Inglis were credited with the assists on Canto’s goal.  The Shamrocks held on for the 3-1 win.

Several hours later the Shamrocks faced the North Shore Comets at the Ristuccia Arena for a Mass Selects game.  The Comets beat the green and white 9-2 earlier in the season and would once again skate away easily with a 10-1 victory.  The Shamrocks only goal came with 1:30 left in the third period when Alex Ver Colen found a way to beat the Comets goaltender.  Shamrocks goalie Kenny Dunne was peppered in this one and made many great saves. However, the Shamrocks could not generate any offense against a very fast Comets team.

On Sunday morning the Shamrocks headed out west to Cushing Academy for their fourth game this season against the Central Mass Outlaws.  Having lost the first three games by scores of 7-3,7-1 and 7-1 the Shamrocks were hoping to have a better result this time.   The first period ended with the Outlaws up 1-0.  The Shamrocks, having one of their best games of the season, held the Outlaws scoreless in the second period. 

At the 12:27 mark of the third period Cuozzo found the back of the net and evened this hard fought game at 1-1.  Davis earned the assist on the goal.  The Outlaws struck back three minutes later and recapture the lead at 2-1.  The Shamrocks evened it up at 2-2 when Chris Fabbo poked one past the Outlaws goalie at 7:23 of the third period.  Robbie Courtney and Harry Serounian were credited with assists this time.  The Outlaws scored two quick goals a minute apart giving them a 4-2 lead with only 2:48 left in the game.  The green and white attacked with all they had but just didn't have enough to make another come back and the game ended with a 4-2 win for the Outlaws. Once again Dunne was super in net keeping this a close game.

On Saturday afternoon the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks arrived at the Skate 3 Arena in Tyngsboro for an EHF battle with the Dual State Huskies. Storm Davis would get the train rolling when he scored a power play goal. Both CJ Petrie and Jack Canto set this goal up with perfection. About five minutes later Nolan Vigeant would find the back of the net unassisted. Just two minutes into the second period, while short handed Alex Ver Colen would put his team up 3-0 when he capitalized off of a pass from Harry Serounian. Six minutes later Robbie Courtney would bang home the fourth goal of the game when his line mates Anthony Cuozzo and Ver Colen gave him the sweet set up. Canto would give his team a 5-0 lead when he scored a power play goal with 3:36 left in the second period. Davis and Vigeant each getting an assist on the goal.

Two minutes into the third period, Serounian would send Vigeant in on the breakaway, in which Vigeant scored his second of the game. With this game well in hand Cuozzo would score for the Shamrocks, this being the teams second short handed goal of the game. Serounian would earn the helper. Davis would finish off the scoring in this one when he scored the Shamrocks third power play goal of the game off of Kyle Inglis's rebound. For seven and a half minutes of this game the Shamrocks played short handed and were able to hold on to the shut out by getting the puck out of their zone. Kenny Dunne also preserved the big zero on the board by keeping everything that came his way in front of him, this is his fifth shut out of the season. 

On Sunday afternoon the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks met up with the Rhode Island Stars at Mount St. Charles in Rhode Island for a Mass Selects game. The Shamrocks, who lost to this team back in December, knew this was going to be a close battle. With 8:38 left in the first period the Shamrocks got a lucky bounce off of the Stars defenseman when Vigeant shot the puck from behind the Stars net. Vigeant was credited with the goal and the Shamrocks had the 1-0 lead. Three minutes later the Stars evened it up at 1-1. Four minutes into the second period Cuozzo put the green and white back on top when he found the back of the net. Courtney and Aiden Grenham each received an assist on the go ahead goal.

The remainder of the second and the first half of the third periods would remain scoreless with each team having many scoring chances. The fast paced action made for a great game, keeping the fans on the edge of their seats. With 8 minutes left to play in the third the Stars struck again making it a tie game once again this time 2-2. The determined Shamrocks didn't wait long to jump back on top. Just 75 seconds later Vigeant would get his second of the game when Chris Fabbo handed him a great pass. Twenty seconds later Cuozzo would put the icing on the cake with his second goal of the game. Ver Colen was credited with the assist. The Shamrocks would hold on for the 4-2 victory in an important Mass Selects Game. Once again Kenny Dunne was great in between the pipes, along with some solid defensive efforts from the guys on the blue.

On Saturday the Shamrock Mites defeated the Manchester Flames 4-2 in a tight game that was not settled until an empty netter in the final 10 seconds. James Fisher filled in as goaltender and played very well in earning a win in his first Shamrock game between the pipes. The offense was led by Peter Kourkoutas with 2 goals, Christian Ferrara with a goal and assist, and Joey O'Brien with a goal. In addition to their offense, Ferrara and O'Brien back-checked ferociously all game as did Cole Trainor. Gannon Ricci hustled all game and had a couple of good scoring chances. The defense of Conor Peterson, James Kourkoutas, and Shea Clark were outstanding in keeping the Flames at bay for most of the game.

The ‘97 Bantam Majors (White) had their hands full as the New England Hurricanes came to town this weekend.  Shamrocks forward Ryan Desmarais scored his first of two goals on the night on a nice feed from Zac Martino.  Bobby Lombardi took to the goal first and thwarted a steady flow of Hurricanes’ offense making several spectacular stops.  Desmarais scored his 2^nd goal of the night taking the puck in his own end and went end to end finishing with a top-shelf wrist shot.  The teams were tied at 2 and continued to battle late into the game. The Shamrocks pulled out all the stops in the last final minutes trying to break the tie, and in the final minute of regulation Corey Paolillo intercepted a break-out pass and chipped the puck over to Wil Bethune who wasted no time scoring on a short-side shot giving the Shamrocks a 3-2 win with 54 seconds left in the game.

On Saturday morning the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks played the New England Predators at the Ristuccia Arena in Mass Selects play. The Shamrocks quickly jump on the board when Alex Ver Colen found the back of the net unassisted just 49 seconds into the game. Mark Guglietta made it 2-0 when his shot from the blue line found its way past the Predators' goalie with Nolan Vigeant earning the assist. With just under 8 minutes to play in the first period Jack Canto scored off of a nice pass from CJ Petrie. The Predators struck next making it a 3-1 game. Storm Davis got this goal right back when he crashed the net from the point. Petrie and Harry Serounian earned the helpers this time. Kyle Inglis found the back of the net next off of a pass from Serounian for the only goal of the second period.

Going into the third period with a 5-1 lead the Shamrocks wanted more. Ver Colen struck again about half way through the third period for his second goal of the game. Davis got the helper on this one. With just over 5 minutes left in the third Vigeant snuck a shot past the Predators goalie after a nice pass from Joey Callahan. Twenty-six seconds later Petrie made a great move in on a breakaway to give the Shamrocks a commanding 8-1 lead. Inglis got the credit for sending Petrie on his way. Two minutes later Inglis went in on a breakaway himself and grabbed his second goal of the game. Thirty-five seconds later Anthony Cuozzo became the eighth different Shamrocks goal scorer when he scored the Shamrocks tenth goal of the game. Aiden Grenham got the helper this time. Ver Colen would wear the hat when he finished up the scoring getting his third goal of the game. The second place Shamrocks move to 11-6-0 in Mass Selects Play with the 11-1 win.

A couple of hours later the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks made their way to Bavis Arena in Rockland for an EHF match up with the Boston Jr. Terriers. The Terriers struck first with just over 8 minutes left in the first period. Two minutes later Chris Fabbo made a smooth move to even the game at 1-1 after Petrie gave him a nice pass. Just a minute later Serounian buried home the rebound of Vigeant's shot to put the Shamrocks up 2-1 after one period.

Thirty seconds into the second period Serounian sent Vigeant in on a breakaway in which he put the puck top corner making it a 3-1 game. Two minutes later Cuozzo buried home the puck to put his team up by 3. Canto and Grenham each earned an assist. A few minutes later Cuozzo struck again for an unassisted goal for his second of the game. Canto kept the goals coming for the Shamrocks when he found the back of the net with 5:25 left in the second period with Petrie getting his second assist of the game. Fabbo got his second goal of the game when he tapped in the rebound of a Davis shot from the blue. With just over a minute to play in the second the Terriers were able to strike again making it a 7-2 game.  

Five minutes into the third period Petrie found the back of the net with Fabbo lending the help. One minute later Ver Colen got himself on the score sheet with a goal of his own. Robbie Courtney and Grenham getting the assists. Finishing off the scoring in this one would be Petrie tipping home the rebound of a Courtney shot from the point. The Shamrocks goalie Kenny Dunne once again played two great games keeping the house clean between the pipes. The first place Shamrocks win their tenth in a row and move to 20-1-0 in EHF play.

The ‘97 Bantam Majors (White) played the New England Predators this weekend and put up an 11-0 victory.  Wil Bethune (3 goals, 1 assist) netted a hat trick, Steve McInnis (2 goals, 2 assists) and Zac Martino (2 goals, 1 assists) both scored 2 goals.  Ryan Desmarais (1 goal, 2 assists), Chris Napolitano (1 goal, 1 assist) , Eric Giguere (1 goal, 1 assist), Johnny Perella (1 goal, 1 assist) all scored in the decisive victory.

On Saturday the ‘03 Mites played the Andover Warriors and won 7-1. The Shamrocks were led by an outstanding 5 goal performance by Peter Kourkoutas who was simply unstoppable in this game. His line-mate Christian Ferrara had a goal and 3 assists in true playmaker fashion. James Fisher had the other goal for the Shamrocks as he continues to make his case for the team's Most Improved Player award. James Kourkoutas played great defense and assisted on one of his brother's goals. Conor Pederson fit into the Ferrara line quite well with an assist and several point blank chances. Shea Clark had two assists consistently hitting his forwards on the tape with breakout passes that led to odd-man rushes and breakaways. Cole Trainor played one of his best games of the year, using his blazing speed to create several good scoring chances.

On Sunday the ‘03 Mites visited the North Shore Ice Hawks and tied 4-4 in an exciting game that could have been a lopsided Shamrock win if not for the stellar play of the Ice Hawk goalie. Peter Kourkoutas led the way again with two goals, including the tying goal with about 1 minute left after great fore-checking by Ferrara and Gannon Ricci. Ferrara added a goal as did Joey Pastore. CJ Cadigan played his best offensive game of the year with an assist on Pastore's goal and several point-blank chances that were denied by the Hawks goalie. Ryan Moriarty played well, especially in the 3^rd period, to spark the comeback.

On Saturday morning the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks hoped to keep their EHF winning streak alive. The team faced-off against the Boston Jr. Terriers for the first time this year. The Shamrocks dominated this game from beginning to end with a 12-0 victory. The green and white had 8 different goal scorers in this one. The leader of the pack was Nolan Vigeant with 5 goals. Chris Fabbo was next up with 1 goal and 4 assists, Anthony Cuozzo and Robbie Courtney each had a goal and 2 assists, CJ Petrie and Mark Guglietta each had a goal and an assist. Jack Canto and Alex Ver Colen each had a goal to finish up the scoring in this one. Storm Davis and Joey Callahan each had 2 assists while Kyle Inglis chipped in with an assist as well. Aiden Grenham and Harry Serounian had a great game protecting the blue line and keeping the puck in the offensive zone. Kenny Dunne was perfect in the net stopping everything that came his way earning his fourth shut out of the season.

On Sunday morning the ‘02 Shamrocks were right back at it with another EHF match up at the Ristuccia Arena.  This time against the Salem Saints. Once again the Shamrocks dominated from beginning to end. Courtney would wear the hat in this one with 3 goals. Canto chipped in with 2 goals and an assist, while Callahan and Petrie would add a goal and an assist each. Ver Colen also had a goal. Cuozzo and Davis had 2 assists each, while Fabbo and Serounian each had an assist in this one. The highlight of this game was when Aiden Grenham capitalized on a great pass from Canto to find the back of the net, scoring his first goal of the season. Grenham also got his second goal of the game to finish off the Shamrocks scoring in this one. Once again the team was backed up by a strong performance in the net with Dunne making it look it easy. The 10-1 victory gives the first place Shamrocks their 9th straight win in EHF play and a 19-1-0 record on the season.

The ‘97 Bantam Majors (W) kicked off 2012 with a decisive home win by defeating the New England Stars 12-2. The line of Chris Napolitano (3 goals/1 assist), Joe Panetta (4 assists), and Eric Giguere (1 goal/2 assists) combined for 11-points in the victory. Corey Paolillo (3 goals/1 assist) netted a hat-trick of his own. Steve McInnis (2 goals/ 2 assists) tallied 4-points. Mike Carroccino (2 goals/1 assist), Ryan Desmarais (1 goal/2 assists) and Wil Bethune (3 assists) each scored 3-points. Defensemen Brian Senier (2 assists), Devin Doucette (1 assist), and Justin Panetta (1 assist) also got in on the scoring. Goaltenders Nick Russo and Bobby Lombardi continue to build upon their lead leading goals allowed. The Shamrocks goaltending duo has allowed a modest 19 goals in 18 games.

Traveling to Cushing Academy to face the Central Mass Outlaws, the ‘00 Pee Wee Minor Shamrocks were looking for their first win against this tough opponent. First period action was back and forth. The Shamrocks had multiple chances to get the scoring started only to be thwarted by a stingy Outlaw defense. The Shamrock defense, anchored by goalie Alec DeGregorio and defensemen Timmy Bridges, Sean Loescher, Ryan Chambers, Jacob Pineau and Nick Bisconti did an excellent job of taking care of the puck in their own end, but the Outlaws were able to net the first tally of the game late in the first period.

The second period continued good play from both sides. The Shamrocks knotted a goal late in the second period when Sean Casey won an offensive zone draw back to the right point and Loescher blasted a shot on net. The Outlaw goalie made the initial save but Sky Cummings banged home the rebound to tie it up at 1-1. The second period would end with the score at 3-2 in favor of the Outlaws after the teams traded goals. The Shamrocks second goal came from Bryan Govostes on assists from Dom Murray and Loescher.

The third period saw the intensity get ratcheted up with stellar efforts from Shamrocks Anthony Nasta, Dante Centrella, John Keaney, Dan McNamara, and Jason Haggarty. The Outlaws managed to get one more score in the third, but were turned away on other chances by some fine goaltending from Ryan Vogel. Down by two entering the last few minutes of the game, the Shamrocks pulled Vogel for an extra skater and buzzed the Outlaw goalie with some tenacious pressure. They were finally rewarded when Casey struck for an unassisted tally with 47 seconds left on the clock. On the ensuing faceoff, the Shamrocks took possession of the biscuit and drove it deep into Outlaw territory. With Cummings and Nasta crashing the offensive zone, Vogel again raced to the bench for the sixth attacker. The Shamrocks were able to pin the Outlaws deep in their own end and Casey again found himself in a position to pounce on the puck and bury it in the net. The Shamrocks tied it on Casey's second strike of the game with only 24 seconds left to play. It was a well deserved 4-4 tie for a Shamrocks team that kept digging from start to finish.

On Saturday afternoon the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks headed to the Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire for an EHF match up with the Saints. The Shamrocks dominated this game from beginning to end and earned an 8-3 victory. Both Joseph Callahan and CJ Petrie had two goals in this one. Nolan Vigeant and Kyle Inglis each had a goal and an assist. Jack Canto and Robbie Courtney each had a goal to finish up the Shamrock scoring in this one. Aiden Grenham, Storm Davis and Chris Fabbo all had one assist each.

On Sunday morning the team pulled into the Ristuccia Arena for another EHF match up, this time with the Bay State Breakers. This game was a nail biter right into the middle of the third period. About ten minutes into the game the Shamrocks got on the board first when Canto found the back of the net off a nice pass from Petrie. With 22 seconds left in the first period the Breakers were able to even it up at 1-1.

The second period would remain scoreless thanks to a tremendous effort by Shamrocks goalie Kenny Dunne. The four defensemen of Grenham, Inglis, Mark Guglietta and Harry Serounian also played a super game helping to get that puck away from the net. Just two minutes into the third the Breakers would strike again and take a 2-1 lead. Anthony Cuozzo tied it at 2-2 four minutes later with a strong shot from out front. Inglis and Courtney were responsible for the assists. Three and a half minutes later Vigeant turned on the jets and scored on an unassisted breakaway to give the Shamrocks a 3-2 lead. Twenty seconds later Alex Ver Colen and Cuozzo would set up a breakaway for Courtney who found the five hole and give the Shamrocks an insurance goal and a 4-2 lead. The Breakers were not about to quit. They pulled their goalie and turned it up a notch. But Cuozzo would find the empty net and put the lid on the 5-2 victory. Courtney got the helper on this one. Callahan, Davis and Fabbo all played a great game with many chances of their own. The win gives the first place Shamrocks a 17-1-0 record in EHF play.

On Saturday the ‘03 Mites lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Boston Stars. The winning goal was scored with under one minute to play. The line of Christian Ferrara, Peter Kourkoutas, and Gannon Ricci was outstanding in this game. Each had a goal and an assist and dominated play during their shifts. James Fisher added a nice assist on Ferrara’s goal and was a fore-checking menace all game long. Ryan Moriarty made one of his best saves of the year and kept the game close with his excellent netminding.

The Shamrocks tryouts for the 2012-2013 season will be held at the Boston Bruins Practice and Training Facility, the Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington, Massachusetts on:

• 3/13 5:00pm & 3/18 8:00am- Mites (2004-2006 d.o.b)
• 3/14 5:00pm & 3/17 8:00am- Squirt Minors (2003 d.o.b)
• 3/12 5:00pm & 3/15 5:00pm – Squirt Majors (2002 d.o.b.)
• 3/14 6:00pm & 3/18 9:00am - Peewee Minors (2001 d.o.b.)
• 3/12 6:00pm & 3/17 9:00am - Pee Wee Majors (2000 d.o.b.)
• 3/12 7:00pm & 3/17 10:00am - Bantam Minors (1999 d.o.b.)
• 3/12 8:00pm & 3/13 9:00pm - Bantam Majors (1998 d.o.b.)
• 3/12 9:00pm & 3/15 9:00pm – U-16 Team (1997-1996 d.o.b.)

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The ‘97 Bantam Majors (W) dropped their first league game of the season 4-2 to the Minuteman Flames. Joe Panetta potted 2-goals in the losing effort. His first goal was an unassisted effort while Zac Martino picked up an assist on Panetta‘s second goal. The Shamrocks didn’t waste any time getting back to business as they took to the road to face the New England Stars on New Year’s Eve and picked up an 8-0 victory. Defensemen Chris Nasta, Devin Doucette, and Justin Panetta all scored in the winning effort with Nasta and Justin Panetta picking up their first goals of the season. Chris Napolitano put in a strong effort with 2 goals and an assist. Wil Bethune added a goal and an assist. Ryan Desmarais added 3-assists with Brian Senier and Johnny Perella (2 assists) also picking up points in the win.

On Saturday morning the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks took to the ice at the Ristuccia Arena for a game against the New England Predators. Coming off a two week holiday break the Shamrocks were ready to end 2011 on a winning note. Storm Davis got the scoring started with just over 3 minutes played into the first period. Jack Canto and CJ Petrie earning the assists. 68 seconds later Kyle Inglis found the back of the net giving the Shamrocks an early 2-0 lead. The helpers on this one went to Robbie Courtney and Anthony Cuozzo. Two minutes later Nolan Vigeant scored the next Shamrocks’ goal with help from Chris Fabbo and Mark Guglietta. Before the first period was over Alex Ver Colen would find the back of the net giving the Shamrocks a 4-0 lead heading into the second period. Cuozzo got the assist on the goal.

The white and green quickly made it 5-0 when Davis scored his second of the game 36 seconds into the second period. Once again Petrie and Canto earned the assists. With a little more then 8 minutes left in the second the Predators would break the ice and score their first goal. Getting the goal right back for the Shamrocks was Courtney from Aiden Grenham. With 2:26 left in the second period Ver Colen scored unassisted for his second goal of the game. With just 17 seconds left in the middle frame Inglis also scored unassisted for his second goal of the game.

The Shamrocks had this game well in hand with an 8-1 lead going into the third. The Predators just could not get anything started. The Shamrocks played great attack the puck type of hockey. Cuozzo scored a goal in the third to make the final tally 9-1. Courtney and Ver Colen getting the assists on this one. Harry Serounian played a strong game on defense while Shamrocks’goalie Kenny Dunne made it look easy.

On Saturday morning the ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks faced off against the Saints from Salem, New Hampshire at the Ristuccia Arena. The Saints struck first for an early 1-0 lead. Jack Canto evened the game back up at 1-1 with 4:33 left in the first on a pass from Nolan Vigeant. With just 42 seconds left in the first period Vigeant gave the Shamrocks a 2-1 lead when he lifted the rebound of Storm Davis' shot past the Saints goalie.

At 1:12 into the second period Joseph Callahan found the back of the net giving the Shamrocks a two goal lead. Aiden Grenham and Alex Ver Colen both earning the assists this time. Just a minute later Kyle Inglis went end to end and scored his first goal of the game unassisted. Two minutes later Inglis did the same and scored his second unassisted goal of the game. Great defensive effort from Mark Guglietta, Grenham, Inglis and Harry Serounian kept the puck out of the Shamrocks zone for just about the entire second period. The green and white went up 6-1 when Callahan netted his second goal of the game. Ver Colen and Robbie Courtney got the assists on the goal. Canto got his second goal of the game a minute later when he buried home the rebound of a Davis' shot. Both Davis and Vigeant were credited with the assists. Forty-five seconds later Inglis finished off the hat trick giving the Shamrocks a 8-1 lead. Courtney and CJ Petrie got the assists on the goal. The flurry continued as Vigeant scored his second goal of the game just 10 seconds later. Harry Serounian was credited with the assist this time. With just a little more then five minutes to play in the second period Petrie grabbed a goal for himself with Inglis getting the helper.

The Saints scored 2 goals in the last five minutes of the second period making it a 10-3 game heading into the third period. Quickly into the third the Saints would get one more to close the gap to 10-4. Shamrocks goalie Kenny Dunne shut the Saints down after that to lock up the 10-4 victory. The win gives the first place ‘02 Squirt Minor Shamrocks a 15-1 record in EHF play.

The ‘97 Bantam Majors (White) collected two more wins over the weekend. In EHF play, the Providence Capitals came to town on Saturday afternoon hoping to derail the Shamrocks. The Capitals came ready to play and opened the scoring in the first period for an early lead. The Shamrocks got things going in the second period when Mike Carroccino scored with Joe Panetta and Andrew Lobao earning assists. Eric Giguere scored a big unassisted goal in the third period to give the Shamrocks the lead. Johnny Perella put the game away minutes later scoring with Zach Martino and Wil Bethune chalking up assists for the final 3-2 win.

The ‘97 Bantam Majors (White) took to the road on Sunday for a non-league tilt with the New England Predators. Joe Panetta, Martino, Bethune, and Perella lit the lamp for the Shamrocks, while goalie Bobby Lombardi had an impressive game in goal and earned the 4-1 win.