Eric Esquivel scored four goals, and Brewster 14U T2 NTB – O’Connell beat the PAL Soundtigers 14U T2 NTB – Rank 9-3 on Saturday at Brewster Ice Arena for its first win of the LIAHL Tier II 14U NTB season. Brewster entered the game 0-2-0-0 and improved to 1-2-0-0.
Esquivel’s four-goal hat trick led an offense that got goals from five players. Maddox Alfano added two goals, and Bauer Richardson, Quentin Gannalo and Dominic Wuestenhoefer scored one apiece. Brewster led 4-2 after the first period, then outscored PAL 4-0 in the second to take an 8-2 lead into the third.
Kyle Moore scored twice for PAL, and Cooper Goldman added a goal. The Soundtigers split time in net. Luke Walters made 11 saves on 16 shots, and Colin Johnston stopped 10 of 14 and took the loss. Vincent Maysa earned the win for Brewster with 19 saves on 22 shots.
The game was physical. Wilder Frost of Brewster and Adam Rank of PAL each finished with 12 penalty minutes, and Goldman had 10. Brewster’s Beau Guarino added two penalty minutes.
PAL fell to 0-4-0-0 and is still looking for its first win, while Brewster will try to build on its first victory.
