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for larger version       Greater New York Ice Hockey League – New York Stars Stars Peewee "B" Team Saturday, January 10, 2004 Things looked bleak for the Stars as they made their way to Freeport, NY.A0 They were missing 2 of their top scorers.A0They were on the road, facing the Arrows, who had beaten them earlier in the season and they were falling from play-off contention.A0But, despite the above and the loss of one of their defenseman to a major highsticking penalty during the game, the boys came through with what head coach Stan Monchinski called "a total team effort" and defeated the Arrows 6-4. The Stars took the lead 2:01 into the first period as power forward Chris Hayes found the net with a slap shot, assisted by forward T.J. Leonard.A0Two minutes later the Arrows tied it up, by beating Stars goalie David Benger, from the slot. The Arrows went ahead 1:31 later, again beating Benger, this time with a long high shot. Hayes made it a 2-2 game late in the period, with another slap shot.A0This time he was assisted by defenseman Danny Kaplan. It took the Arrows but 16 seconds of the middle period to take a 3-2 lead.A0Just under 3 minutes later, Hayes blast ed home another slapper, to tie the game.A0Center Sal Comodo assisted on the goal, which was a power play effort. Midway through the period the Stars took a 4-3 lead when on another power play, Leonard artfully defected a point shot home.A0Hayes and Kaplan assisted. The Stars made it 5-3 early into the final period, when Amendola and forward Michael Biagioni criss-crossed behind the Arrows net, leaving Biag ioni alone to ram the puck home. Benger stopped 24 of 28 shots, and the Stars scored on 6 of 26 tries. Sunday, January 11, 2004 The NYC Cyclones provided the opposition for the Stars, in Long Island Hockey League action, at the Abe Stark Sports Center. In a must win situation for the Stars, they came through, by bombarding the Cyclone goalie with 41 shots, en route to a 4-2 victory. The Coney Island boys opened the scoring 5:54 into the game, as forward Joey Calabrese hit the net, after taking a fine pass from forward T.J. Leonard. 56 seconds into the middle stanza the Stars nailed a power play goal of their own.A0 Forward Michael Biagioni got the goal, with defenseman Danny Kaplan earning the assist. The Stars took a 3-1 lead early in the final period, when center Nicky Amendola converted a nifty pass from forward Nicky Vukan. The Stars held the visitors to 13 shots on goal, displaying a fine defensive mind set. The victory gives the Stars a 9-4-1 league record and an overall 24-10-3 mark. Stars Bantam "B" Team Saturday, January 10, 2004 A third period goal by defenseman Danny Honovic lifted the Stars Bantam "B" team to a 3-1 victory over the PAL Blue Knights in a game play ed at the Abe Stark arena. Suffering from an apparent case of the post-holiday blues, the Stars and their fans suffered through a period of uninspired hockey. Seizing the opportunity, the Blue Knights went to work; forcing the Stars into numerous turn overs until, at the 9:14 mark, they converted one of their chances. Pinned deep in their end, the Stars defense coughed up the puck at the right face off circle. The PAL forward gathered in the puck, skated in on goaltender Rick Cibrano, and slipped the puck by his desperate lunge. Despite the goal, Cibrano was sharp in net, and his goaltending kept the deficit at one after the first period. The Stars got the game winner 1:28 into the third period on a play that began innocently as a Stars attempt to gain the PAL zone. Just before crossing center ice, Danny Honovic fired a slap shot toward the Blue Knights net. When his rising shot eluded the goaltender’s glove, the Stars had a 2-1 lead. The Stars got an insurance goal at the 9:49 mark, courtesy of the quick hands of Dmitry Zagorodnyk. Matt Gal leano skated into the PAL zone, and fired a cross-ice pass from the top of the face off circle to Zagorodnyk stationed to the goaltender’s left. Without hesitation, he unleashed a wicked wrist shot past the overmatched Blue Knights goalie. The victory tightened the Stars hold on third place in the LIAHL standings. Sunday, January 11, 2004 Behind the two goal performances of Alex Mitic and Charlie Gotard, the Stars Bantam "B" team defeated the visiting Red bank Generals 5-4. The Stars jumped on top nineteen seconds into the game when Tim Faroul skated in from the left hash mark and ripped a shot by the Generals net minder. Charlie Gotard got the first of his two goals at the 7:02 mark of the period. From his customary spot in front, he accepted Alex Mitic’s generous pass from the corner and deposited the puck in the net, giving the Stars a 2-0 lead after one. Thirty seconds into the second period, the Generals used their power play to get on the board. Set up in the Stars zone, the Generals worked the puck low for a shot from the face off circle. Stars goaltender Justin Perkins, solid in net turning aside 33 of 37 shots, made the initial save, but couldn’t stop the rebound. The teams exchanged goals early in third period. The Stars upped their lead to 5-3 when Alex Mitic (five points on the afternoon) took a Tim Faroul feed from the corner, and one timed it home. With 2:48 to go in the game, the Generals got to within one goal when the Stars couldn’t clear the zone. However, the Stars were able to withstand the Generals late flurry, and hang on for an exciting 5-4 victory.
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