UHL ROUNDUP – 6/8/25 Week 6 (Regular Season)

 

Patriots 5, Admirals 0

The goaltending tandem of Jack Murphy (11 saves) and Paul Kelly (16 saves) turned aside all 27 Admirals offerings while Josh Cruikshank scored twice, including a first-period, shorthanded tally, as the Patriots rolled over the Admirals. Brady Dunbar also netted a pair for the winners while Aiden Payette posted two assists. Goalie Mason Komasek provided the Admirals with an opportunity to stage a comeback over the game’s second half, entering the game at the midway point and stopping 15 of the 16 shots faced.

 

Ghosts 3, Huskies 3 (tie)

The Ghosts scored twice in a span of 31 seconds early in the second period to erase a one-goal deficit and recapture the lead they briefly held in the first. However, Huskies sniper Braden Amidon netted the equalizer just over three minutes later to cap all the scoring with nearly 22 minutes still to play. Netminders Collin DaSilvaneto (13 saves) for Westford and Luke Bettencourt (32 saves) for the Huskies stole the show the rest of the way. Ghosts forward Max Bannett and Huskies forward Ben Panzeri both netted a pair of goals in the draw.

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Team X 5, Tech 2

Team X’s balanced scoring continued to power the East Division leaders to victory, breaking open a 1-1 game with four goals in the third. Nolan Pelletier, Aiden Kenney, Ricky Broglio (game winner), Dane MacDavis and Josh Cruikshank each netted a goal for X while goaltender William McNeal (7 saves) and Keegan Hayes (11 saves) both surrendered just a goal apiece. Brody Simmons and Andrew Monahan accounted for Tech’s offensive output.

 

Phantoms 7, Crusaders 4

Reinforcements helped the Phantoms capture their first-ever UHL victory as alternate Leo Haridopolos scored their first five goals, including two on the power play, and fill-in goaltender Luke Bettencourt turned aside 43 of the 47 shots he faced. Haridopolos’ fifth goal and second with the man advantage broke a 4-4 tie with 6:32 remaining. Forwards Kaiden Coletti and Kieran Peterson added insurance goals later in the period to take the pressure off the young Phantoms. Rob Flynn posted a pair of goals and set up another for the Crusaders.

 

 

 

UHL ROUNDUP – 6/1/25 Week 5 (Regular Season)

 

Ghosts 6, Tech 5

Tech mounted a late comeback attempt, scoring three times in the final three minutes, but the advantage the Ghosts had built by the midway point of the game proved too much to overcome. Nick Kane’s two goals and assist powered Westford while Conor Boylen’s tally with 6:32 remaining, giving the Ghosts a 6-2 lead, ultimately proved the winning goal. Brody Simmon’s accounted for four of Tech’s five goals, including the last two 29 seconds apart in the waning minutes.

 

Crusaders 13, Huskies 3

The Crusaders put together their most impressive offensive performance in several season in overpowering the Huskies. Groton-Dunstable netted seven goals in the second period to break open a close contest thanks to a whopping 26 shots on overwhelmed Huskies netminder Dean Ouellette (51 saves). Brody Acucena led the winners with a career-high five goals while Owen Bernard and Will McBournie scored two apiece in the rout. Gavin Asimakopulos factored in all three goals for the Huskies, netting two and assisting on the other.

 

Team X 6, Patriots 2

Trailing 2-1 at the first intermission, Team X scored the next five goals unanswered to easily down the Patriots, much in part thanks to a nine-save shutout effort by relief goaltender William McNeal. North Middlesex held its one-goal advantage until past the midway point of the second on goals from Colton Pilsbury and Connor Flaherty. But Matt Sartell scored the equalizer with 7:24 left in the middle stanza and X produced two more tallies from Rowan McDonald and Ty McLaughlin three minutes apart before the end of the period to begin to pull away. Nolan Pelletier (3 points) scored his second of the game in the final minute for X shortly after Aiden Kenney’s team-leading seventh of the season put to end any hope for a Patriots third-period rally.

 

Admirals 14, Phantoms 0

Behind nine different goal scorers, the Admirals trounced the beleaguered Phantoms, powered by a hat trick from Conor Pruiner and a goal plus three assists from Brandon Ganas. Brandon Hiltz and Landon Briand posted two goals each for the victors while goaltenders Gavin Briand (8) and Mason Komasek (5) combined for the 13-save shutout.

 

UHL ROUNDUP – 5/18/25 Week 4 (Regular Season)

 

Phantoms 5, Patriots 5 (tie)

The Phantoms took their first lead of the game on Jake Sheridan’s goal with just under four minutes remaining, set up by Kieran Peterson’s second assist of the third period. But Brady Dunbar’s rebound tally with 1:33 left, set up by Aiden Payette’s second assist of the day, pulled the Patriots even, giving both clubs a point in the West Division standings for their first regular-season contest of the season. Substitute goaltender Jack Murphy turned in a stellar performance for the Phantoms, stopping 52 of the whopping 57 shots faced. Josh Cruikshank netted a pair of goals for the Patriots, while alternate Brady Lavery scored twice and set up two others for the Phantoms.

 

Ghosts 8, Admirals 2

The Ghosts broke open a close contest with four goals in the third, including Ethan Murphy’s third of the game completing a hat trick, to pull away with a convincing victory over the Admirals. Murphy led Westford with five points, while Nick Kane scored twice and added an assist. Chris Bozza and Brandon Ganas posted the two goals early in the second period for the Admirals, who were stymied the rest of the way by Ghosts goaltender Colin DaSilvaneto, who turned aside all 11 shots he faced for his first UHL shutout.

 

Team X 7, Huskies 5

A pair of Ben DiCarlo goals in the third period snapped a 5-5 tie after 30 minutes of play and lifted Team X, who only managed 15 shots on net, to the efficient victory. Braden Amidon’s second goal of the day with 1:18 remaining in the second drew the Huskies, who led 4-3 after the first, even entering the final period. But X goalie William McNeal stopped all 12 shots he faced in the third, including a pair of brilliant stops with under five minutes left, to preserve the win. Forward Ryan Hoagland posted a goal and assist for the winners.

 

Crusaders 5, Tech 2

Tech forward Andrew Monahan cut the Crusaders’ lead to one with 9:13 left in the game, but Rob Flynn added an insurance goal for Groton-Dunstable less than three minutes later to halt any thoughts of the Vikings completing the comeback. Anthony Pukaru deposited an empty-net, shorthanded tally with 1:17 remaining to ensure the win for the Crusaders, who were backstopped by a 17-save effort from goaltender Cam Grasso.

 

UHL ROUNDUP – 5/10/25 Week 3 (Parity Round)

 

Ghosts 2, Team X 2 (tie)

The Ghosts erased a one-goal, first-period deficit with a pair of tallies less than a minute apart in the second off the sticks of Ryan McKean and Murphy McLeod. But Dane MacDavis’ goal early in the third pulled Team X even, while Westford goaltender Collin DaSilvaneto’s 11 saves over the final 15 minutes assured the Ghosts would prevent a perfect parity round for X with a 2-2 tie. Aiden Kenney opened the scoring for X just 3:18 into the contest. DaSilvaneto turned aside 24 of 26 shots faced while X netminder Keegan Hayes stopped 15 of 17.

 

Tech 10, Phantoms 3

A five-goal first period was all Tech needed to notch its second decisive parity victory. Brody Simmons posted a hat trick for the Vikings, while Nick Dagoumas scored twice and set up another for Tech. Goalie Declan Farrell only faced eight shots from the Phantoms, who were led by a pair of assists from Kieran Peterson.

 

Crusaders 2, Admirals 1

Unassisted goals from Alex Presti and Owen Bernard in the second period held up for the Crusaders thanks to an outstanding 30-save effort from goalie Cam Columbus. Dylan MacLeod’s tally less than two minutes into the third spoiled the shutout bid for Columbus, who was busy contending with 25 Admirals shots over the final 30 minutes of play. Alvirne-Milford goalies Gavin Briand (3 saves) and Mason Komasek (7 saves) each gave up a goal in the loss.

 

Huskies 14, Patriots 4

Slick puckhandler Leo Haridopolos netted a league-best seven goals, which began with a natural hat trick in the opening period, leading the Huskies to their second straight victory of the parity round. Both defenseman Hunter Therrien and alternate Kaiden Coletti posted a goal and two assists for the Huskies, while goalie Cooper Kirshner turned aside 17 shots. The Patriots were led by a pair of goals by Brady Lavery, while goaltender Paul Kelly was tested with 29 Huskies shots, including 14 in the first period.

 

UHL ROUNDUP – 5/4/25 Week 2 (Parity Round)

 

Team X 8, Phantoms 0

Team X continued to prove it’s a squad to be reckoned with at the top of the league standings in 2025, receiving balanced scoring from all three lines in a rout of the Phantoms, who went scoreless for the second straight game to start their UHL tenure. Eight players netted goals for X with five more registering at least a point. Zach Fortier and Nolan Pelletier led the winners with a goal and set up another, while Josh Cruikshank posted a pair of assists. Goalies Keegan Hayes (1 save) and William McNeal (2 saves) combined for the shutout victory, while counterpart Colin Heneghan managed to turn aside 43 of the whopping 51 shots he faced in the Phantoms net.

 

Huskies 6, Ghosts 5

In an exciting up-and-down-the-ice contest, Leo Haridopolos’ third goal of the day with just under nine minutes remaining proved to be the game-winner for the Huskies, who were backboned by an outstanding effort in the crease from fill-in goaltender Colin Heneghan (31 saves). Max Bannett’s power-play goal with 5:43 left pulled the Ghosts back within a goal, but they couldn’t deposit the equalizer despite goalie Collin DaSilvaneto being pulled for the extra skater over the final 1:10. Ethan Murphy posted a goal and assist for Westford as did Brady Girardi for the Huskies.

 

Crusaders 3, Patriots 2

The Patriots believed they had earned at least a point in the parity standings on Will Graves’ goal with 4:07 left, knotting the score at 2-2. But Jonas Carpenter’s first of the season just 1:28 later produced the Crusaders’ third one-goal lead of the game, which would hold up behind the 16-save effort from goalie Cam Grasso. After a scoreless first period, Owen Bernard and Brody Acucena gave Groton-Dunstable leads in both the second and third periods, respectively, but Josh Cruikshank and Graves eventually drew the Patriots even. Patriots defenseman Brady Dunbar and Crusaders forward Griffin Southwick both posted a pair of assists for their clubs.

 

Admirals 5, Tech 1

The Admirals received goals from five players, including an unassisted, shorthanded tally to open the scoring from Brandon Callahan, to outdistance Tech. Forward Sal Arena scored the equalizer less than a minute after Callahan’s snipe, but Tech couldn’t crack either Gavin Briand (9 saves) or Mason Komasek (7 saves) in the Admirals crease the rest of the way. Conor Pruiner led the Admirals with a goal and two assists, while Dylan MacLeod and Brandon Ganas both tallied and set up another goal in the victory.

 

 

UHL ROUNDUP – 4/27/25 Week 1 (Parity Round)

 

Tech 10, Huskies 2

Bolstered by the addition of former Lions players, Tech broke open a close contest with six third-period tallies, including a pair from Brody Simmons to complete a hat trick, on the way to routing the Huskies. Logan Piasecki scored his first of the season to go along with three assists for winners, while Thomas Sartell chipped in with a pair of goals and assists for four points. Tech goaltender Declan Farrell denied 30 of 32 shots from the Huskies, who scored both their goals in the opening five minutes off the sticks of Leo Haridopolos and Brady Girardi.

 

Admirals 10, Phantoms 0

The newcomer Phantoms received  a UHL baptism by Admirals firepower, surrendering 45 shots on busy goaltender Alex Jayasinghe while generating only six of their own in their league debut. Brandon Callahan led the Admirals with four goals and five points, while Landon Briand posted four points behind a hat trick alongside an assist. Goalie Gavin Briand recorded the shutout victory without facing a shot the entire third period.

 

Ghosts 7, Patriots 1

A second-period natural hat trick from Colten Carmichael extended the Ghosts’ lead to four goals and two more later from Ethan Murphy ultimately led Westford to the dominating victory. Goalie Cam Hoagland stopped the five shots he faced as the Ghosts starter, but Collin DaSilvaneto (16 saves) proved to be much busier in relief during his UHL net debut. Brady Lavery’s goal with exactly nine minutes remaining proved to be the only Patriots tally, spoiling Hoagland-DaSilvaneto’s combined shutout bid.

 

Team X 4, Crusaders 1

Defending Northeast Division champion Team X proved themselves to be a seasoned squad in 2025 right off the bat, riding a pair of goals apiece from Aiden Kenney and Dane MacDavis to down the Crusaders. The score was tied at 1-1 at the second intermission until Kenney netted the eventual game-winner just over three minutes into the third, and MacDavis added his two insurance goals late in the contest. In the final minute of the second, Owen Eastman scored the lone Crusaders goal against X netminder William McNeal, who turned aside 15 of the 16 shots he faced.