Elijah Shifrin scored three goals, and LI Edge 14U Gold – Kavanagh beat North Park Hockey 14U Gold – Reid 6-4 on Saturday at City Ice Pavilion. The road victory was LI Edge’s first of the season and lifted the team to 1-0-1-0.
Shifrin’s hat trick accounted for half of LI Edge’s offense. John Drouzas added two goals, and Matteo Tan had one. LI Edge led 2-1 after the first period and then outscored North Park 3-1 in the second to build a 5-2 lead entering the third.
North Park won the final period 2-1, but the deficit was too large. Anthony Pasquin, Oliver Feltman, Warren Liang and Isaiah Vance each scored for North Park, which fell to 0-3-0-0. The game was physical, with Samuel Waldron of North Park and Tan of LI Edge each finishing with 15 penalty minutes.
LI Edge outshot North Park 43-30. Padraig Baron earned the win with 26 saves on 30 shots, while Jake Stosuy made 37 saves on 43 shots in the loss for North Park.
LI Edge will try to build on its first win, while North Park continues to search for its first result of the season.
