Training camp ends with a Blue Victory

The Boston Junior Rangers closed camp today with a victory from the Blue team 6-3. Both teams played a strong game with the score being 1-1 mid way through the first. The Blue team team struck late in the the first to go up 2-1 of a turn over in the corner and Greg Stoya picked up the lose puck and snapped the puck far side.

The Red team came out in the second determined to tie up the game but it was the Blue team that scored first off a 2 on 1 rush and Donaldson scored off a wrist shot over the goalies glove. Red came back and scored off a rebound goal from Dawson. 

The third period started off a little slow. Then blue struck off a beautiful feed from Theodoulou to Donaldson who banged the puck into the open net to make it 4-2. Red team struck again to score a rebound goal. It was Blue team that took control from this point forward. The line of Theodoulou, Stoya, and Donaldson took control and scored 2 more times. They should be a fun line to watch this year.  

With training camp coming to close the teams were divided into the EHL and MET clubs. Both teams will take a few days off and get pack at it with practice on Tuesday. Both teams will then head to Connecticut on Saturday to scrimmage the wolfpack. Then on Sunday the wolfpack head to Tewksbury to complete the home and home scrimmages. 

Day 4 ends with another Red Team win

The Red team continued its strong play with another win 5-2.  It did not look look good starting the game with Theodoulou, Stoya, and Donaldson almost scoring 30 seconds in to the game.  It took some great goaltending from Tyler Fay to keep the Blue team off the board.

The scoring started half way through the first half off a rush with Jordan Hollaway launching blast from the top off the circle putting it under the bar. The red team struck again off a goal from Tommy Royer in front  of the net off a rebound.  The red team wen into the break with a 2-0 win.

The Blue team came out with every intention of getting things rolling in the second half.  Austin Donaldson put the Blue team on the board.  He took a pass from Tyler Theodoulou and let slap shot go from the top of the circle beating the goalie to the far side.

The Red team came right back with a goal to put them back up by 2.  Devlin made rush and made a beautiful goal off a spin-o-rams in the slot and banged a shot past the goalie.  The red team struck again off a 2-1 with Derek Mecrones putting a shot under the cross bar.  The Red Team finished its scoring off a end to end rush form Ed Griffin.

The teams play again on Saturday morning at 10:30 am, the final day of training camp.  The coaching staff has been very pleased with the level play.  Coach Mario Martiniello said, "we are farther ahead of where we were this time last year at this time., we are very pleased at the progress we have this far."

Day 3 ends with a strong effort from the red team.

Day 3 was probably the fastest day of the camp. Both teams came out ready to play. The play started out up and down the ice, with very little stoppage of play. The goalies held both teams at bay until mid way through the period. The read team struck first with Michael Bears scoring off a nice feed from Jordan Holloway. 

The red team struck again a few minutes later. With Jordan holloway chipping a puck home from a shot from the point. The line of Datillio, Holloway, and Bears finished the day as line +6. 

The final score of the game was 8-2. With the red team scoring 4 goals in the last 5 minutes the to extend the lead out. 

The boys will get back after on Friday, lets see if the blue team can get even.

Second Day ends with a Big Win From Blue Team

UDay 2 started off again with 2 practices.  The players had a great skate and they started to learn the systems that both the EHL and MET teams will use this upcoming year. Today also saw the return of former Boston Bruin and current Radio Analyst Bob Bears join the team on ice to work with the defenseman.

The Scrimmage today did not got the Way the red team wanted from the start.  The blue team came out of the gate flying with the line off Theodoulou, Donaldson, and Stoya shredded the starting five of the red with a goal in the first minute.

It continued this way for most of the first half and the Blue led 5-0 at the end of the first half.  The 5 goal being scored very late on a laser slap shot from Garrit Otten.

The second period the red team tried to make a game off it with a beautiful goal from James Devlin on a nice rush up the ice, finishing with nice backhand up under the crossbar.  The red also received other goals form Michael Beers and Charlie Shepard.

The game finished 7-2.  The red team will look to bounce back on Thursday.

Day 1 Ends Successfully

The first day of camp started off with 1 morning skate each for the red and blue team. The potential for the teams was evident in the first skate of the morning and continued on to the second.  The pace and flow off the practices was not quite mid season forum, but was much faster than expected.

The day ended with a red vs blue scrimmage.  The compete level of the game was very high.  The red team jumped out midway through the first half on a goal from Andrew Standish who jumped in from the point to finish a rebound that was kicked up to the slot. About five minutes later the red team struck again with some excellent down low play from Holloway and Datilio.  With Holloway putting home a goal down low.

The blue team came out strong in the second half looking to get back in the game.  A few minutes in to the period the line of Theodoulou, Stoya, and Donaldson were buzzing around the zone. With Stoya picking up a loose puck in the high slot area and snapped a wrist shot home.

About 4 minutes later the red team tried to put the game away with a beautiful rebound goal off a James Devlin shot from Drew Dawson. A goal he has scored many times for Chelmsford High.

The Blue team game back with about 5 minutes to go on a goal from Nick Sorabella who drove the net and put a goal through the five whole off a pass from the wall.

The Blue team continued to push the pace but the goaltending from Aaron Lickwar at the end of the game held them at bay.  He robbed Tyler Theodoulou who thought he had an open net goal off a rebound of a Donaldson Shot.

The teams Skate again today in a scrimmage at 3 pm.

Training Camp Opens Today

Camp Schedule

Tuesday                      8/27

                  9:30 am & 11:00 am                         60 Minute Flow Practice

               

                  3:00 pm                                                     Scrimmage

Wednesday                 8/28

                  9:30 am & 11:00 am                         30 min flow, 20 min D-Zone coverage, 

10 min 1 v 1     battles

                 

                  3:00 pm                                                     Scrimmage

Thursday                     8/29

                  9:30 am & 11:00 am                         30 min flow, 20 min Fore-check , 10min Gretzky game

                 

                  3:00 pm                                                     Scrimmage

Friday                          8/30

                  9:30 am & 11:00 am                         30 min flow, 20 min Neutral Zone , 10min Meat & Potato’s

                 

                  3:00 pm                                                     Scrimmage

Saturday                     8/31   

      10:30 am                                                  Red/White Game

If your in the area stop down and check out the daily scrimmages.  Last year they were ultra competitive.  If they are anything like open skate the players had on Monday, it will not disappoint.