Rinx Hockey 14U Silver – Skillman beat the Peconic Wildcats 14U Silver – Diaz 8-3 on Saturday at Peconic Ice Rink in the season opener for both LIAHL 14U Silver teams. Six different Rinx players scored, while Peconic’s Clark Beltram recorded a hat trick and accounted for all of his team’s goals.
The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period. Rinx outscored Peconic 3-0 in the second to take a 4-1 lead into the third. Both teams scored more often in the final period, with Rinx adding four goals and Peconic scoring two, both by Beltram.
Jake Totans and Luka Mazzarone each scored twice for Rinx. Brody Meyer, Camden Collins, Nicholas Pulice and Konstantinos Krokidis added a goal apiece. Rinx also took the bulk of the penalty minutes, with Aedan Dowling and Connor Scully each assessed four minutes and Pulice two. Cameron Haggerty and Regan Bossert each had two penalty minutes for Peconic.
Beltram’s three goals were the only points on Peconic’s scoresheet. Rinx opens the season at 1-0-0-0, while Peconic starts 0-1-0-0.
Peconic will look to build on Beltram’s performance in its next game, while Rinx aims to keep its balanced scoring going.
