Daniel Friers made seven saves for the shutout and eight different players scored as the PAL Blue Knights 14U T2 TB – Friers beat LI Edge 14U T2 TB – Galati 10-0 on Saturday at Aviator Sports Center. The Tier II 14U TB matchup was the season opener for both teams.
The Blue Knights scored six goals in the first period and held a big lead before the first intermission. They added one goal in the second period and three more in the third to finish with double-digit scoring in their first game.
Peter Osullivan and Brodie Rowe led the offense with two goals each. Jack Orth, Madden Catalanotto, Liam Wohlgemuth, Colton Fritzen, Gavin Delaney and Andrew Stefanucci each added one goal. Friers stopped all seven shots he faced and finished with a 1.000 save percentage.
LI Edge used two goaltenders. Jack Bedford made 28 saves on 35 shots and took the loss, while Max Higbee stopped nine of 12 shots. Connor Webster had four penalty minutes and Benjamin Grzan had two for LI Edge. Austin August served two penalty minutes for the Blue Knights.
PAL starts the season 1-0-0-0, and LI Edge is 0-1-0-0 as it looks to rebound in its next game.
