The Agawam Mite A Youth Hockey Team traveled to the Malden Ice Palace Saturday morning to battle league rival Stoneham to decide the League Championship.  Stoneham entered the tournament as the #1 seed while the Chiefs were the #3 seed. 

As was the case for their previous 5 contests, the game was hotly contested.  Stoneham opened the scoring early in the first period while Agawam countered with a top shelf wrist shot off the stick of Luc Moruzzi and a nifty breakaway goal from high scoring centerman Jimmy Ayers.  The game went back and forth from there with no team having more than a 1 goal lead.  Agawam struck 2 more times in regulation including a gorgeous tip in goal by Ayers off a Jack Erdmann shot from outside the faceoff circle.  Stellar defense the whole game by Chase Davis, Charlie Faldi, Dylan Cole and Drew Dolan as well as spectacular goaltending from Herbie Collins kept the Stoneham offense at bay for most of the contest.  

After 3 periods, the game was tied 4-4.   The overtime extra frame was highlighted by constant pressure from the Chiefs and ended with Ayers netting his 4th goal of the game wrisiting the puck over the Stoneham keeper's glove to secure the victory. 

On their way to the championship, the Chiefs beat a tough Amesbury squad as well as cross town rivals Cape Ann.  Emmett Harris registered points in all 3 games with linemates Erdmann and Moruzzi and excellent 2 way hockey was played by Sam Curtis (1 goal, 1 assist), Lucy Werner (2 goals, 1 assist) and Jack Curtis (2 assists).

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Agawam Youth Hockey is offering their summer Learn to Play Hockey Program again this year.   The program will be held on Monday nights from 4:30-5:30pm at the Pingree School rink in Hamilton.  It will run for six weeks beginning July 9th and ending on August 13th.
   

The program is geared towards children who have had some skating experience and wish to begin skating with hockey equipment and learning the fundamentals of the game while having fun.  All ages are welcome.  Cost is $125.00

For those who wish to continue with hockey at the end of the Learn to Play Hockey program, Agawam Youth Hockey offers two different instructional programs that begin in September and run through the hockey season.

Registration for this program will open on April 4th.  
To register, please go to www.agawamhockey.com.  

Click on HOME and REGISTER ONLINE.   For questions, please contact Kelly Cann at 978-468-4667 or via email at .

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Squirt 1 Division Championship

Agawam 5, Newburyport 2

In the Squirt division, two Agawam teams captured titles in their respective divisions.

The Agawam Squirt 1 team scored a 5-2 victory over heavy favorites Newburyport. After losing to the Clippers in tournament play 6-0, the Chiefs saved its best for this contest. Led by Henry Cabot, who put forth a solid performance in net, the Chiefs won the game through a staunch defensive effort by Michael Ayers, Clint Gourdeau, Aidan Cann and Cooper McNinch, consistently keeping the Clippers out of the offensive zone. The Chiefs received strong offensive contributions from goal scorers Colby Guyer, Will Jones and Billy Curtis, and from the unselfish passing of Cam Guyer, Conor Evers and George Gibson.

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Squirt 3 Championship

Agawam 4, Haverhill-Pentucket 3

The Squirt 3 squad completed the sweep sinking Haverhill-Pentucket 4-3. Representing the Squirt 3 team were: Brett Beaulieu, Jayden Morton, Kristen Bache, Michael Padellaro, Ethan Moynihan, Belle Dolan, Tyler Gillis, Matt Carter, Jonathan Sellers, Aidan Hammond, Owen Dorau, Alex Padellaro, Tatum Jobe, Grant Landon.

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