The NYC Cyclones 14U T2 NTB – Repensky erased a first-period deficit and scored twice in the third to beat the North Park Hockey 14U T2 NTB – Lewis 3-1 in a LIAHL Tier II 14U NTB matchup Saturday at City Ice Pavilion. Zachary Haiken led the Cyclones with two goals, and Shamis Flannery added one as the visitors opened their season with a win.
North Park struck first. Micah Hines scored the team’s only goal, which came in the first period, and the hosts carried a 1-0 lead into the second. The Cyclones tied it in the middle frame and then pulled away with two goals in the third.
The Cyclones outshot North Park 37-15. Victor Colon made 34 saves on 37 shots for North Park and took the loss. At the other end, Oliver Faltischek stopped 14 of 15 shots to earn the win for the Cyclones.
Penalties were spread out. Shane Willard, Matthew Williams and Zaiv Carver each served two minutes for the Cyclones, and Mateo Helman was North Park’s only player with penalty minutes, at two.
The Cyclones move to 1-0-0-0, while North Park falls to 0-4-0-0 and is still looking for its first point of the season.
