Milan Mandenberg made 12 saves for a shutout, and the PAL Blue Knights 14U T2 NTB – Hedquist beat North Park Hockey 14U T2 NTB – Lewis 3-0 on Saturday at Islanders Iceworks. It was the season opener for both teams in the LIAHL Tier II 14U NTB division.
Matthew Novotny, Chase Lawniczak and Joseph Grgas each scored for PAL, which got one goal in each period. The Blue Knights outshot North Park 33-12.
Mandenberg stopped all 12 shots he faced. North Park used two goaltenders. Victor Colon made 20 saves on 22 shots and took the loss, while John Taylor stopped 10 of 11.
Both teams were whistled for four minor penalties. Grgas, Vincent Levien, Matthew Davidson and Matthew Neale each served two minutes for PAL. Jasper Steinberg, Micah Hines, Lukas Hamrak and Charles Bederman did the same for North Park.
PAL moves to 1-0-0-0, and North Park starts its season 0-1-0-0 as both teams look ahead to their next games.
