Dylan Haase scored twice and added two assists, and Smithtown/Hauppauge Red (FR) opened its season with an 8-0 shutout of Ward Melville (FR) on Wednesday night at The Rinx – North Rink. Seven different players scored for Smithtown/Hauppauge Red, and 11 finished with at least one point.
Reid Maliszewski opened the scoring with 10:43 left in the first period, finishing a feed from Michael Napolitano for what stood as the game-winner. Brodie Rowe made it 2-0 with 7:42 remaining in the period on a backhand, with Haase and Gray Hoffmann assisting. Smithtown/Hauppauge Red then took control in the second with four goals. Dominick Shao scored off a Haase pass with 10:53 left, and Ryan Lynch followed with 6:30 remaining on a setup from Madden Catalanotto. Haase scored his first goal with 4:50 left, assisted by Rowe, and Gavin Delaney made it 6-0 with 52 seconds remaining in the period, assisted by Maximus Scotti and Vincent Duignan.
Catalanotto picked up his second assist in the third when he set up Scotti with 6:35 to play. Haase closed the scoring with an unassisted goal with 4:44 remaining. All eight goals came at even strength. Rowe and Scotti each finished with a goal and an assist. Ward Melville did not score on either of its two power plays, which came on an interference minor to Antonello Nicoletta in the first period and a tripping minor to Hoffmann in the second.
For Ward Melville, Anthony Todaro allowed three goals. Elijah Cicero Trested allowed five and took the loss. Smithtown/Hauppauge Red starts the season 1-0-0-0, and Ward Melville is 0-1-0-0.
Ward Melville is scheduled to face Middle Country on Sept. 26, and Smithtown/Hauppauge Red takes on West Islip on Oct. 3.
