We go Around The EShow to recap games from 9/25 to 9/28.
HAVERHILL, MA — Abby Leonard, Madison Ponticelli, and Ailish Murray take us Around The EShow for the first week of the season.
EHL
Sat, Sept 27, 2025
Bridgewater Bandits @ New England Wolves
The New England Wolves asserted their strength on the ice with a commanding 7-1 win over the Bridgewater Bandits. Cooper Wilson provided the lone bright spot for Bridgewater, scoring the Bandits’ only goal in the opening period. Meanwhile, Philippe Lepore, Alex Roy, and Zach Spicuzza each found the back of the net for New England, giving the Wolves an early 3-1 lead.
The Wolves continued to press in the second period, with Flavio Commussett and Felipe-Miguel Miron adding their names to the scoresheet to extend the advantage to 5-1.
New England kept their momentum through the third, as Jonathan Macintosh and Flavio Commussett each scored again, sealing the 7-1 win. – MP
East Coast Wizards @ Connecticut Nor’Easter
The East Coast Wizards continued their hot start to the season with an exciting 5–3 win over the Connecticut Nor’easter. Nick DiCioccio opened the scoring for the Wizards, answered quickly by Ethan Muroski, keeping the game tied early.
The action didn’t slow down! DiCioccio struck again, matched by Noah Parrelli, before Patrick Crawford and a shorthanded Cayden Miceli gave the Wizards a 4–2 edge. Victor Montez kept Connecticut within one at 4–3, setting up a thrilling finish.
Kyle Hart sealed the win with an early third-period goal, sending the Wizards home victorious and maintaining their undefeated record at 2–0. – MP
New Hampshire Avalanche @ HC Rhode Island
The New Hampshire Avalanche lit up the ice Saturday night, earning their first win of the season in dominant fashion against HC Rhode Island.
Patrick Cooley struck first in the opening period to give the Avs a 1–0 lead. Rhode Island answered in the second with Austin Haldane tying the game, but Ben Carfora quickly turned the tide, scoring two goals just 20 seconds apart to give New Hampshire a 3–1 edge by the end of the period.
The Avs kept the pressure on, firing 40 shots total. Despite some spectacular stops from Nor’easter goalie Eddie Leary, Alek Ravikovich sealed the 4–1 victory in the third, sending the Avalanche home with their first win of the season. – MP
Fri, Sept 26, 2025
New Jersey Bears @ Philadelphia Hockey Club
The Philadelphia Hockey Club came out strong as Marc Nicastro opened the scoring just 20 seconds into the game. Jaydon Jones followed up with back to back goals to make it 3-0. Liam Kansler added a fourth late in the first period to cap off a dominant period for Philadelphia. Francesco Donahue put the Bears on the board at 9:08 of the second, but David Cook responded quick for PHC. Denis Maliew added another for PHC before Oliver Bunjer netted the Bear’s second goal at 10:01 of the third period. Philadelphia took the win 6-2. Luc Beauparlant was solid in net with 32 saves on 34 shots for PHC. For New Jersey, Nicholas Mele and Keifer Mulvey combined for 29 saves on 35 shots. – AL
Philadelphia Little Flyers @ Pennsylvania Huntsmen
The Little Flyers struck first on a power play midway through the first period. At 10:07, Ross Temple redirected a shot from Tyler Alfano giving the Flyers a 1-0 lead. Treavor Stanley was also credited with assist on the play. Tadeas Bezdek earned the shutout for Philadelphia, stopping all 24 shots that he faced. For the Huntsmen, Albert Ancinec was also solid in net, stopping 39 out of 40 shots that he faced. The 1-0 score held through the final whistle. – AL
New Jersey 87’s @ New York Apple Core
After a scoreless first period, the Apple Core struck first in the second with a goal from Gage Winter at 5:33. The 87’s responded late in the period, as Ivan Kulagin tied the game 1-1 at 17:12, assisted by Alexander Haar. Kulagin struck again early in the third to extend the 87’s lead 2-1. Dominic Bertolino added the final goal at 13:57 to secure the 3-1 win for New Jersey. Goaltending was solid on both sides as Dallas Thompson had 23 saves for 24 shots for the 87’s and Josh Miscione had 22 saves for 25 shots. – AL
EHL Premier
Sun, Sept 28, 2025
New Jersey 87’s @ Pennsylvania Huntsmen
It was an action-filled game that allowed for a strong victory by the Pennsylvania Huntsman. The first goal of the game belonged to Xavier Painton, with his first goal of the year. The two teams battled to an even, 1-1 first period.
In the second period, the Huntsmen took the lead with a friendly bounce off an 87 defender. A quick response from the 87’s’ Daniel Novoselov tied things up again. Over halfway through the second period, the star of the game, Painton, scored, allowing for another Huntsmen lead. And finally as we reached the third, Huntsmen forward Matthew Martin, already with a pair of assists, scored the game winner, leading to a 4-3 Huntsmen win. – AM
Atlantic City Seals @ Union Jr. Thunder
With a similar start and finish, the game began with high energy from both teams combining for three goals in the first five minutes of this game. Radek Jeník opened the game with a goal in the first minute and a half, followed up by a pair of Atlantic City goals.
The energy carried into the second period with a second goal by Jeník and an assist as well. The Thunder’s offense was able to keep strong and score another two goals in the second period. As strong as their offense was their goaltending with Gavin Gray making impeccable saves. After a triumphant period, they persisted for a strong third. They expanded their lead to capture a 6-3 win over the Seals. – AM
Philadelphia Flyers @ New Jersey Bears
These two teams wasted no time finding the scoresheet. In just the first two minutes of the period, Brendan Crowley of the Bears and Michael Saglembeni of the Flyers secured a goal for their teams. We also got a nice show out from Brinson White of the Flyers and Jett Weatherred of the Bears, each scoring as well.
In the second, it was the Flyers’ Saglembeni again who was able to allow for a one goal lead through most of the second period. The period ended with three goals in the last five minutes, two belonging to the Bears’ Dominic Moushon to lead to a 4-4 tie.
Another early goal for the Flyers allowed for another lead in the beginning of the third period. It wasn’t long before the Bears responded with a tying goal with six minutes left in the game. And with the end of the game, Ryan Melrose and Troy Groski of the Bears scored to secure a 7-5 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. – AM
Sat, Sept 27, 2025
Seahawks Hockey Club @ Providence Capitals
The Seahawks and Capitals went head-to-head in a tight Saturday night matchup that had no shortage of drama. Mason Czaban opened the scoring for the Capitals, giving them a 1-0 lead after the first period. Czaban struck again early in the second, but the Seahawks responded quickly as Orynn Freedman cut the deficit to 2-1.
The third period saw the momentum shift when Devin Kelly took over, scoring twice to give the Seahawks their first lead of the night. His equalizer was the result of a full team effort, and his second goal put the Seahawks ahead late. But the Capitals weren’t done, Czaban completed his hat trick with less than a minute remaining to force overtime.
It didn’t take long in the extra frame for Providence to seal the deal, as David Han netted the game-winner to give the Capitals a thrilling 4-3 victory. – MP
Atlantic City Seals @ Philadelphia Little Flyers
It was a high-scoring Saturday night as the Atlantic City Seals battled the Little Flyers. The Flyers struck first with goals from Devin Bates and Dan Kephart, but the Seals responded with tallies from Rick Sandman and a shorthanded effort by Bailey Burgeson to even things up.
The deadlock didn’t last long in the second as Luc Rollet put the Flyers back in front. The Seals answered quickly, with Ben Meyer and Alex Burkley both finding the back of the net to make it 4-3.
In the third, Ryan Vanderhoff added to the Seals’ lead before Kephart struck again for the Flyers. Atlantic City closed the door late, with Sandman and Paul Lavigna each scoring to secure a statement win for the Seals. – MP
New Jersey Bears @ Union Jr Thunder
The Union Thunder battled to a thrilling 4–3 comeback over the New Jersey Bears in a tight, physical matchup.
Union opened strong with goals from Aiden McHugh and Simon Zavorka, but the Bears answered with Brendan Crowley and Troy Gorski to tie it 2–2. Early in the third, John Ruggiero gave New Jersey a 3–2 lead.
When it mattered most, Matej Denk and Simon Zavorka took over—Zavorka setting up Denk for the equalizer, then blasting from the point for Denk to redirect the game-winner, giving the thrilling victory for the Thunder. – MP
Fri, Sept 26, 2025
Connecticut Nor’Easter @ Providence Capital
The Capitals took an early lead with first period goals from David Han and Marumo Mothuloe, and added a third from Dakoda Langevain early in the second to extend the lead 3-0. The Nor’Easter responded with a strong third period performance when Colin Daigler scored twice on the power play to cut the deficit to one. Cameron Soucy tied the game 3-3 with a goal at 13:44. Han scored his second goal of the game on a power play 17:54 into in the third period, blasting a one-timer into the back of the net off a pass from Domino Costa to give Providence the 4-3 win. Both goalies were strong in net as Ryder Ness made 31 saves on 34 shots for PRC, while Mason Campbell made 29 saves on 33 shots for CTN. – AL