Mites: The Gateway Mites earned their first win of the season over Lower Cape Coyotes by a score of 17-13. Gateway was ready to play from the drop of the puck. Jarrod Frates opened the scoring in the first minute of the game on a great wrist shot from almost half ice. Gateway went up by two goals before Lower Cape tallied one of their own. It was a tight first period with both teams trading goal for goal, ending with Gateway up by two. In the second period, Gateway came out flying, passing and back checking, resulting in scoring goal after goal. It was a total team effort and all their hard work in practice finally paid off. Frates lead the team with eight goals. Pat Tripp had a season high five goals on the night. Thomas Clavell, Ben Hebble, Brayden Cannon and Bree Killion all had a goal apiece. It was Killion’s first goal of the season. Paxton Jones helped in the win by playing a great game on defense. Charlie Carroll played another solid game, ending with forty saves including four of five penalty shots, helping to seal the win. The Gateway Mites are back in action next Saturday looking for their second win against the South Coast Panthers at 11:30 am at the Falmouth ice arena.
Squirts: Gateway Squirts took home another win on Saturday 6-2 versus Lower Cape White. They came out showing some great passing which kept LCW unsure where the puck would go next. Osvaldo (Juni) Suarez scored two goals, Matthew Quinlan secured a hat trick and Tyler (TY) Ribeiro scored his first career goal. Assists were credited to Suarez, Joe Urnek and Thomas Leger. Squirts will play Franklin next Saturday.
Pee Wees: The Gateway Youth Hockey Pee Wee team continues to improve their season and their gameplay. Gateway had a decisive win over the Lower Cape Coyotes by a score of 7-1. Goalie Ryker King made some great stops, and with the support of the entire team, Gateway was able to put significant pressure on the Coyotes. Stephen Old started the scoring with back-to-back goals in the first period and would earn a hat trick by the end of the game. Other goal scorers included Chris Cogan, Jack Martins and Zachary Barris.