Connor Friedman stopped all 36 shots he faced, and the PAL Soundtigers 16U Gold – Snow opened their season with a 3-0 road win over the Dix Hills Hawks 16U Gold – Bentrewicz on Friday night at Clark Gillies Arena (Dix Hills Ice Rink). The result was the first loss of the season for Dix Hills, which had entered the LIAHL 16U Gold matchup unbeaten.
Friedman’s shutout carried the opener. Dix Hills outshot PAL 36-26, but Friedman turned aside every attempt to keep the Hawks off the scoreboard for all three periods.
After a scoreless first period, PAL broke through with one goal in the second and added two more in the third. Jayden Cruz, Michael Lorenzo and Connor Walitt each scored once for the Soundtigers. Anthony Carabba, Cruz and Lorenzo each drew two penalty minutes for PAL.
Ethan Churneftsky made 23 saves on 26 shots in the loss for Dix Hills. Bryan Freisem was assessed four penalty minutes and Andrew Wetter two for the Hawks.
Dix Hills falls to 3-1-0-0 after a 3-0-0-0 start, while PAL begins its season at 1-0-0-0. The Soundtigers will look to build on the opening win in their next game.
