The Boston Jr Rangers EHL team start off the season with a Sunday Matinee with the Connecticut Wolfpack at home in Tewksbury. It was not the game that the team was expecting to have.
The Jr Rangers started the game off with a tough first period giving up 22 shots to the Wolf Pack. The Jr Rangers did start the scoring the firsts goal with a beautiful rush up the left side by Drew Dawson. He blew around the defense of CT and scored walking in alone. The rest of the period was not as good for the Jr Rangers. They took 6 minutes in penalties. The Wolfpack scored on the first one with a shot from the point and then scoring on the rebound.
Then a few minutes later the Wolfpack scored on centering pass from the corner that was scored on the back door.
The Jr Rangers tied the game in the third off a shorthanded goal from Michael Beers. Beers put pressure on the defense of the Wolfpack that turned it over to Beers, and he raced in on a breakaway putting the puck under the cross bar.
The game did not remain tied for long as the Wolfpack scored on a rush were the Jr rangers defense lost track of a Wolfpack forward going to the net scoring a n empty net goal.
"We need to do a better job in front of our goal," said coach Mario Martiniello, "all three goals were scored in the slot area."
The Junior Rangers look to get in the win column on Wednesday when they host the Cyclones at 1pm at Breakaway
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