The LI Gulls 14U T2 NTB – Peace earned their first win of the season Friday night at Islanders Iceworks, scoring twice in the second period to beat the PAL Soundtigers 14U T2 NTB – Rank 3-1 in LIAHL Tier II 14U NTB play. Dean Ciccone, Keith Kern and Daniel Bruno each scored for the Gulls, who improved to 1-1-0-0.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, with Kyle Moore scoring the Soundtigers’ only goal. The Gulls took control in the second with two unanswered goals, and neither team scored in the third.
The Gulls outshot the Soundtigers 35-18. William Chero made 17 saves on 18 shots for the win, a .944 save percentage. Luke Walters stopped 32 of 35 shots for PAL in the loss.
Discipline also separated the teams. The Soundtigers took 16 penalty minutes, with Gustavo Astaiza, Jaxon Reedman and Cooper Goldman each serving four minutes, and Brody Schifrin and Jack Gimbel two apiece. The Gulls had six penalty minutes, two each for Charles Dorfman, Devin Greene and Francisco Lechmann.
PAL opens its season at 0-1-0-0, while the Gulls look to build on their first win.
