Post University (3) Mid-Atlantic All-Stars (5)
October 24th, 2024
Tyler Gobel (NYA) stands in the crease before scoring short-handed in the second period vs Post. (Photo: Gabby Anderson)
For the first time in league history, the EHL All Stars managed to take down two NCAA programs in the same season as the Mid-Atlantic All Stars defeated Post on Thursday night by a score of 5-3.
The All Stars got things going in the first period as Pennsylvania Huntsmen forwards John Manzi and Ryan Arendes combined for the game’s opening goal. Manzi won a faceoff to back to Arendes, who ripped a one-timer from the top of the circle to put the All-Stars ahead 1-0. Later in the period, a pair of H.C. Rhode Island forwards helped double the lead, as Austin Haldane slipped a pass to the slot for Mike Bianco, as he fired a shot home to make it 2-0.
Post responded with two goals early in the second, but the All-Stars regained the lead late in the period when New York Apple Core forward Tyler Gobel put away a rebound for a shorthanded goal.
Little Flyers forward Dominic Mascieri extended the lead early in the third period when he led a two-on-one rush up the ice and snapped a shot low blocker side. On a late power play, the All Stars added one final goal as Ryan Arendes fired a shot-pass right to the stick of Philadelphia Hockey Club forward Nick Vinson, who deflected the puck past the Eagles goaltender and sealed the win for the All-Stars.
Johnson & Wales (5) Mid-Atlantic All-Stars (1)
October 23rd, 2024
Ryan Arendes (PAH) takes a shot against Johnson & Wales University during the Mid-Atlantic All-Star Game. (Photo: Ian O'Brien)
The Wildcats opened the scoring in the first period, then broke out with three more goals in the middle frame.
Connecticut Nor’Easter forward Maciah Bascombe put the MidAtlantic All-Stars on the board as he scored on a breakaway. Cullen Hennessey, who played for a pair of EHL teams prior to college, scored two of the Wildcats’ goals in their victory.