The Great Neck Wolverines Hockey team, sponsored by Great Neck PAL, moved to 12-2-2 with a 7-4 win against Sewanhaka last week.
It was a heart-pounding game with a lot of energy from both sides.
Great Neck came out fast, as they did the night before in their 5-0 win vs. Massapequa. They took a 3-0 lead on Sewanhaka early in the first period.
Late in the period the lead was cut to 3-1. The Wolverines came up big in a crucial time of the game when they were down two men to start the second period for a full two minutes.
Sewanhaka brought everything they had, but the Wolverines penalty killing was spectacular, and they managed to escape the shorthanded time still with a 3-1 lead.
From there, Great Neck was able to fend off Sewanhaka to come out with a 7-4 win. The Wolverines also played a game this past Monday, Jan. 31 at Parkwood, go to Facebook, Great Neck Wolverines, for game results.
The Wolverines now have a week off as they prepare for the remainder of the season.
With one significant goal already achieved, the chance to play for a state championship in Ithaca in March, the Wolverines are concentrating on two other major goals.
The first is to win the regular season of the High School Hockey League of Nassau County, JV division,.The other is to do well in the playoffs and win the league championship.
The Wolverines know neither will be an easy task. The team continues to keep its collective eyes on the prize. They plays each game as if it were the last, full of passion and energy. They have become well disciplined, and are not easily distracted.
Their core philosophy stems from their experience in the fall league, before the games even counted. They have been building all year for this moment. They have been planning on playing big games in March 2011, and we are almost there. The Wolverines need to keep up the intensity and not let up. All the teams in their league are solid, and compete hard.
Come out to Parkwood on Monday Feb. 14 and cheer on your Wolverines as they take on our neighbors of Roslyn.
Great Neck holds a 2-0 lead in the season series. Both games have been tough, hard fought, close scoring affairs. This one should be no different.
Hockey town is abuzz these days as the season moves into playoff time.
The Wolverines look forward to seeing Great Neck at Parkwood on Feb. 14 as they keep the momentum building all the way to the state tournament.
Go Wolverines!
