Blake Cooney scored four goals, and the Peconic Wildcats 12U Silver – Ierna beat North Park Hockey 12U Silver – Hamby 6-1 on Sunday at Peconic Ice Rink. Peconic remained unbeaten at 3-0-0-0.
Cooney’s four-goal hat trick accounted for most of the Peconic offense in the LIAHL 12U Silver matchup. Dominick Cipriani and Ethan Sturm each added a goal to round out the scoring for the Wildcats.
The first period was the closest stretch of the game. Peconic held a 2-1 lead after one, with Ian Feng scoring North Park’s only goal. The Wildcats added a goal in the second period and then pulled away with three in the third.
David Coiscou earned the win in goal for Peconic, stopping 20 of 21 shots. North Park used two goaltenders. Leo Horowitz took the loss after making 21 saves on 23 shots and allowing two goals. Milo Kalemba stopped 24 of 28 shots and allowed four goals.
Easton Petroro was assessed 4 penalty minutes for Peconic, and Kajetan Zywiec drew 2 penalty minutes for North Park. North Park fell to 0-2-0-0 and will look for its first win of the season, while Peconic will try to keep its perfect start going.
