Hartford Jr Wolfpack 08s

Hard to put into words what the past 4 years have meant to me. Coaching this team has truly been one of my most favorite things I have ever done and I will miss it. Thank you to all the players and parents who made this journey possible - I will always be rooting for your success

@RISaintMsHockey @NEDplayerdev @usahockey Congrats - good luck at Nationals - bring the hardware back to @NEDplayerdev 🏆

Champs!!!! 14s beat @Wolfpack08s 4-1 to claim the @NEDplayerdev Title and punch it’s ticket to @usahockey Nationals! #MountUp

4-1 loss in the finals to MSC. Boys battled hard to the end. I am so proud of these guys and so grateful to have been able to coach this group. It’s a tough way for the season to end but it was a season of great highs and lasting memories. Good luck to MSC at Nationals.

14s will take on @Wolfpack08s at 4PM in the @NEDplayerdev Final. Catch all the action on @LiveBarn #MountUp

Boys battle through a ton of adversity and punch ticket to finals with a shootout win vs SPA. 2-2 through OT and won 3-1 in shootout - so proud of the boys. Now they have to rest up and hydrate and get ready to play for a National bid vs MSC at 4pm!

5-1 loss in a penalty filled affair vs Mid Fairfield. Undisciplined. Turns out multiple 5 on 3s against is not a recipe for success. Have to get back to what makes us successful tomorrow morning vs either MSC or SPA.

Squeaked by Tri-City by the skin of our teeth - 5-4 win in OT. Not pretty. That said - we also clinched a cross-over spot so we’ll take it. Back at it vs MF tonight to see who wins the group - will have to play a lot better than that if we want to be successful against them.

4-0 win vs NH Avalanche to kick off NED Regionals. Not our best but found a way to win. Have to amp up our intensity and crisp up our execution if we want to go deep here. Now rest and recharge and get ready for Tri-City and Mid Fairfield tomorrow!

4-3 victory vs MF to win the CHC State Tournament. Great back and forth game - proud of the boys! Practice Wednesday and then we see if we can keep the train rolling up at NED Regionals next weekend!

Boys punch their ticket to NED Regionals with a 3-0 win vs ECHO. Good game overall but we have to ratchet up a few more notches if we want to skate with MF. Sunday at 3:30pm vs MF for the CHC State Championship - let’s go!!!

3-1 loss to relentless and well coached LI Gulls. We played well - good energy and engagement - just a couple lapses made the difference - but overall a good game and something to build on heading into CHC States in 2 weeks!

Game tomorrow vs Avs is off. No games this weekend :( Back in action next weekend vs the LI Gulls.

Not much to say about that one. 7-3 loss to Westchester Express. 10 skaters due to sickness / injury but even still we stunk. Outworked and just didn’t play the right way. Flush it and get back to work in practice to get ready for the Avs in 2 weeks.

6-2 loss to Avs. Battle level not where it needs to be. Outworked and next to zero physicality. Frustrating. Back to the lab for practice weekend next weekend and will look to sharpen up and get ready for Express in 2 weeks.

Sloppy (but clean!) game against Flyers Elite ends in 1-0 win. Not much to say about that one - wasn’t pretty - we need to get our legs going and amp up our mental engagement about 9 notches. Must-win vs Avs tomorrow morning - hopefully we bring it!

3-1 win vs Yale in a penalty-filled affair. Not generally one to complain about refs but these guys clearly didn’t like the cut of our jib. Still in this thing - big game this afternoon vs Flyers Elite!

1-0 loss to CP Dynamo. Better battle level / engagement but got into penalty trouble and just couldn’t generate enough quality chances against their high level goalie. Can’t dwell on it - have to flush and get ready to battle tomorrow vs Yale and Flyers Elite.

Outworked by relentless and skilled Boston Jr Eagles - 4-1 loss. No pep in our step. Gotta reload and get ready for CP Dynamo at 4:30pm.

Ran into the buzzsaw of the huge and super talented Toronto Jr Canadiens - 7-1 loss. The details matter vs teams that good and some puck watching and turnovers led to pucks in the net every time. Good weekend overall. Right back at it for Avs MLK tournament next weekend!

Lackluster effort results in 6-4 loss to Lambton. Just didn’t have it. Good news is we always had to win vs JRC tomorrow to make crossovers - so now we have to win and get a little tie-breaker help. Let’s see what we can do!