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20th Annual UConn Hockey Classic Recap
On December 29th and 30th, 2012, UConn hosted the 20th annual UConn Hockey Classic. In the first game, No 18 Minnesota State played Brown college. Minnesota State scored a goal late in the first and half-way through the third period to build a 2-0 lead. Brown then scored a shorthanded goal with seven minutes left, but MSU scored an empty-netter to seal a 3-1 win and go to the championship. In the second game of the first round, UConn played rival AIC. Just over a minute into the game, Trevor Gerling scored for UConn, his third of the season, to put UConn up 1-0. Over ten minutes later, Brant Harris charged past the defensemen, and on a slight breakaway, deked around the goalie and scored. But 21 seconds into the second period, AIC scored to make it a 2-1 game. Nine minutes later, UConn’s Trevor Gerling scored again, to make it 3-1, and start a rally of three goals in a 6:52 span, to make it 5-1 going into the final period. In the third, Ambroisie and Harris scored to give UConn a 7-1 lead, leading them to a 7-2 victory, to advance to the championship to play Minnesota State. Matt Grogan earned his first start in almost two years.
In the consolation game, Brown played AIC. Only 15 seconds into the game, AIC scored to take a 1-0 lead. Twelve minutes later, Brown tied the game, and went on to score two power-play goals in the final two minutes of the period to gain a 3-1 lead. Seven minutes into the second, AIC got back with in one, on an even-strength goal. But not even a minute later, Brown scored again, to take a 4-2 lead over the Yellow Jackets. For the first twelve minutes of the third, the two teams battled to no goals, but in the next five minutes, Brown scored three goals, to seal a 7-2 win over AIC for Brown. AIC was handed their third straight 7-2 loss, as Brown claimed third place, and AIC came in last in their first appearance in the tournament.
In the Championship game of the classic, UConn took on Minnesota State. I went with my dad, friends Alex, and Seth and their dads Mr. Wearne and Mr Beecher. It was my friend’s Seth first time seeing UConn play. Just over ten minutes into the game, UConn suprisingly took the 1-0 lead. Sean Ambroisie took the puck over the blue line, and passed to Tyler Bouchard who shot it off the post and in, for his third goal in four games. I had gotten a cow bell for Christmas, and I was gald I got to use it when UConn scored. Despite the lead, UConn was outshot in the first 12-4. During the first intermission, Seth, Alex and I went to buy a snack, and in my opinion, brought back a meal (I got a big pretzel, Alex got a big platter of nachos and cheese, and Seth got two drinks, a big pretzel, and a huge bowl of popcorn!) In the first five minutes of the second, Minnesota State recorded two goals to take a 2-1 lead, going into the third period. It was to finally get to see both of my friends again, and during the second intermission, I shwoed my friends UConn’s trophies, and talked to them, then ate some more! Fun!!! During the third, UConn outshot MSU 7-6, but had to pull their goalie since they hadn’t scored. With 20 seconds to go, UConn stole the puck from a MSU player an shot the puck, and Billy Latta just over the crossbar! MSU went on to score an emptynetter, with 7 seconds to go, and claim the championship with a 3-1 win. UConn was represented on the All-Tournament Team by Brant Harris and Jacob Poe. We were all disappointed that UConn lost, but we all had a great time!
UConn Vs. Army; Huskies can’t afford to lose
On Friday night, December 7th, 2012, my dad and I went to see UConn play the Army Black Knights, in their final game before the holiday break. UConn had to at least get a point, because teams were closing the gap behind them in the standings. Early in the first period Army was out skating […]
UConn Hockey Weekend Recap: UConn Vs. Air Force
Storrs, Conn- During Thanksgiving weekend UConn took on the defending Atlantic Hockey champions Air Force. The second game was scheduled to be played at the XL center. On Friday afternoon, UConn played Air Force in the first game of the series. In the first period, Air Force outshot UConn 13-10, but the period ended at […]
Fat Chickens…And Eggs With Yogurt?
As my title says, “Fat Chickens…And Eggs With Yogurt?”, but this is actually something that is true! A chicken’s stomach is called it’s crop. When a chicken swallows something too big, or something gets stuck in it’s crop. Then the chicken gets something called an impacted crop. The chicken’s stomach will bulge out, if this […]
Mission: Beat No.8 Union!
On Saturday, October 27th, 2012, Uconn was playing No. 8 Union on their home opener. My dad, my friend Alex and I went to this game. There was a lot of people at the game, and the Husky dog was even there. The action started right away, as UConn almost scored early on, when the […]
“One Nation, Under God”
“We the People…”; This phrase is part the preamble of the U.S. Constitution. Politics today are much like the politics of the American Revolution. The government thinks that do what ever they want to do and have no concern for the people that they are supposed to be serving. The government is spending millions of […]
Captain America: A 1976 Puzzle
On Sunday, July 30th, 2012, my dad, my sister, and I were going through a box we had found in our basement, behind some other boxes. In it we found many of his childhood memories, and some of his favorite toys from his childhood. In this box, he also found an old puzzle from 1976; […]
UConn Hockey: The Good News and The Bad News
The Good News: To follow up on my most recent article about UConn Hockey (a thrilling playoff series for UConn Hockey), UConn did lose in the quarterfinals to Air Force. However, the put up a fight forcing a deciding game three. They lost game one 4-3, despite leading 1-0, and 2-1, and later tying the […]
The New York Yankees: Success and Injuries
It was May 21, 2012, and the Yankees had a problem. A big one. When people think of the New York Yankees they think of dominance. However, the Yankees had a 21-21 record, and were worried about keeping a winning record. They had lost their best closing pitcher, Mariano Rivera, to a torn muscle. The […]
Willington Vs. Ashford Game 2
On June 7th, 2012, my team Willington 2 played Ashford at River Road. We had only eight players, since some had gone to a school cocert, so we didnI started out pitching, and I had a man on second and first and one out. The ball was popped up in the infield, and Austin, who […]