Long Beach Lightning 16U T2 TB – Angst scored four goals in the third period to beat Pelham Hockey 16U T2 TB – Murphy 6-2 on Sunday at Long Beach Municipal Ice Arena. The Tier II 16U TB game was Long Beach’s first of the season.
Kelly Cardo scored twice for Long Beach. Ethan Epstein, Akio Therrien, Kyle Lenz and Cooper Gallow each added a goal. Long Beach led 1-0 after the first period and 2-1 after the second, then outscored Pelham 4-1 in the third.
Luigi Di Cristofano and Alexander Thewes scored for Pelham. Long Beach outshot Pelham 40-17. Brendan Mitnick earned the win in goal for Long Beach with 15 saves on 17 shots. Liam Robinson took the loss for Pelham, making 34 saves while allowing six goals.
The game included a combined 42 penalty minutes. Lenz had 12 for Long Beach, and Pelham’s George Gerrish and Ethan Shek Doona each had 12. Long Beach’s Justin Lobianco and Brayden Cunningham each served two minutes, as did Di Cristofano for Pelham.
Long Beach opens its season at 1-0-0-0, and Pelham drops to 1-1-0-0 as both teams move ahead in the LIAHL schedule.
