Placid wins tourney despite loss
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — It wasn’t all that bad for the Lake Placid boys’ hockey team Sunday.
The Blue Bombers fell from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 1-0 loss to host Middlebury High School in the Skip Brush Tournament.
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Despite the loss, Lake Placid (7-1) won the tournament.
“Each team in the tournament won a game and we ended up winning based on a point system,” said Lake Placid coach Keith Clark.
The Blue Bombers’ first game in the tournament was a 3-0 victory over Brattleboro, Vt. on Friday. Brattleboro then posted a 2-1 win over Middlebury on Saturday.
The only goal in Sunday’s game came at the 11:43 mark of the first period. Keenan Bartlett tallied the game-winning marker, with Sawyer Hescock picking up the assist.
“They got the puck in the neutral zone and caught us in transition,” said Clark. “It was a good goal — for them.”
The Blue Bombers picked up their play in the second and third periods, but were unable to get the equalizer.
“We started out a little slowly, but it was a competitive up-and-down game,” said Clark. “I was pleased with our play in the second and third periods. We had a fair amount of chances, including after pulling our goalie.
“It was a good game.”
Lake Placid finished with a 22-21 advantage in shots on goal. Edgar Sherman was in net for the shutout with 22 saves and Jeffrey Smith turned aside 20 shots for the Blue Bombers.
“They were a physical team and there weren’t a ton of shots,” said Clark.
Out of the Blue Bombers’ eight games thus far, only one has been a Champlain Valley Athletic Conference contest.
Lake Placid will get a better idea where it stands when the Blue Bombers play at Beekmantown on Thursday.
“We have three CVAC games coming up in a row,” said Clark. “The CVAC has already established that it’s going to be a tight league this year.”
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Middlebury 1, Lake Placid 0
Lake Placid 0 0 0 — 0
Middlebury 1 0 0 — 1
First period- 1, Midd, Bartlett (Hescock), 11:43.
Shots: Lake Placid 22, Middlebury 21.
Saves: J. Smith, LP, 20. Sherman, Midd, 22.
Lake Placid 3, Brattleboro, Vt. 0
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The unbeaten Blue Bombers (7-0) continued their winning ways with a shutout of Brattleboro, Vt. in the opening round of the Skip Brush Tournament.
Following a scoreless first period, Connor Preston gave Lake Placid with lead at 9:50 of the second, with Ryan Damp and Shane McNierney assisting. Then, at 12:31, Troy Jacques made it 2-0 from McNierney and Lucas Strack.
Eddie Kane closed out the scoring at 11:07 of the third, with Elias Smith picking up the assist.
“We were sluggish at the start,” said Lake Placid coach Keith Clark. “But that could be expected after not practicing.
“We got better the second half of the game and were more consistent with our play. It was a good effort and I was happy with the result.”
Recording the shutout in net for the Blue Bombers was Tucker Angelopoulos, who finished with 14 saves. Greg DeSilva stopped 21 of 24 shots for Brattleboro.
Lake Placid heads back on the road on Sunday to play host Middlebury for the tourney title at 11:30 a.m.
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Lake Placid 3, Brattleboro 0
Lake Placid 0 2 1 — 3
Brattleboro 0 0 0 — 0
Second period- 1, LP, Preston (Damp, McNierney), 9:50. 2, LP, T. Jacques (McNierney, Strack), 12:31.
Third period- 3, LP, E. Kane (E. Smith), 11:07.
Shots: Lake Placid 24, Brattleboro 14.
Saves: Angelopoulos, LP, 14. DeSilva, B, 21.
