We go Around The EShow to recap games from 1/20 to 1/26.
HAVERHILL, MA — Abby Leonard, Madison Ponticelli, Ailish Murray, Tessa Pofahl, and Mathew Fortin take us Around The EShow to recap Week 17.
EHL
Tue, Jan 20, 2026
Bridgewater Bandits @ Seahawks Hockey Club
The Seahawks Hockey Club earned a 7-3 win over the Bridgewater Bandits. The Bandits struck first with a pair of power-play goals in the opening period. Nathan Holland opened the scoring at 7:09, followed by Brandon Borges at 10:07 to give the Bandits a 2-0 lead. The Seahawks responded when Jacob Roberts cut the deficit to one at 17:24 before Will Auger tied the game 2–2 to close out the first period.
The Seahawks took control in the second period when Connor Evans scored at 13:21, and Danny Kehoe followed at 14:50 to give the Seahawks a 4–2 lead. In the third, Cody Tatar scored at 2:25 for Bridgewater, but the Seahawks quickly regained momentum. Adam Quinn netted two goals at 3:06 and 15:04, while Roberts added his second of the night at 16:08 to secure the win. Jordan Dumont made 34 saves on 41 shots for the Bandits, while Silas Streed made 22 saves on 25 shots in net for the Seahawks. – AL
New York Apple Core @ Philadelphia Hockey Club
Philadelphia Hockey Club skated to a 4–2 win over the New York Apple Core. Philadelphia opened the scoring in the first period when Joseph Buschmann found the back of the net, and Jaydon Jones added a goal at 17:52 to give Philadelphia a 2–0 lead after one.Sheldon Wilson extended the lead early in the second period with a goal at 1:52.
In the third period, Declan Quinn scored on the power play at 8:49 and Drew Cornatzer followed at 11:38 to cut the deficit to one for the Apple Core. Philadelphia answered late, with Ryan Fleischauer scoring at 15:54 to secure the win. AJ Frankaitis stopped 50 of 54 shots for the Apple Core, while Lorenzo Rossi stopped 37 of 39 shots for Philadelphia. – AL
Wed, Jan 21, 2026
New York Apple Core @ Pennsylvania Huntsmen
The New York Apple Core pulled a third-period comeback to earn a 7–4 road victory over the Pennsylvania Huntsmen. After a scoreless first period, Pennsylvania opened the scoring on the power play at 9:27 of the second, as Mario Dewees tallied off a feed from Thomas Hickey.
New York answered at 12:34 when Braedon Gallante tied the game on a goal assisted by Gage Winter and Declan Quinn. The Huntsmen responded with back-to-back goals late in the frame. Hickey scored on the power play, assisted by Will Saunders, and followed up just over two minutes later with his second of the night, again set up by Saunders, giving Pennsylvania a 3–1 lead after two.
The Apple Core stormed back in the third with six goals. Isaac Walker struck on the power play starting the period, assisted by Winter and Gallante, before Gallante added another power-play marker a few minutes later to tie the game. Declan Quinn then gave New York the lead at 7:24, finishing a play set up by Gallante and Matthew Kymer. Pennsylvania briefly halted the run when Will Saunders scored, assisted by Adam Wiley, but New York responded quickly.
Gage Winter scored on the power play, assisted by Kymer and Gallante, before Kymer and William Kelly added empty-net goals in the last two minutes of the game to seal the win. Brandon Smith made 27 saves on 31 shots between the pipes for the Apple Core. Gallante led all skaters with two goals and three assists, while Winter recorded a goal and three helpers in the Apple Core’s 7–4 victory. Will Saunders and Thomas Hickey each finished the night with three points in the loss. – MF
East Coast Wizards @ Valley Jr. Wariors
The Valley Jr. Warriors used timely scoring and strong goaltending to get themselves a 5–2 win over the East Coast Wizards. The Wizards opened the scoring midway through the first period, when Cayden Miceli buried his 16th of the season off assists from Adam Ellegood and Evan Roy. Valley answered back at 13:30, as Andrew Duval finished a play set up by Sonny Christian for his 10th of the year to knot the game at 1–1 after one.
Valley took control in the second period, starting at 2:12 when Preston Wheeler scored, assisted by Alexey Myasnikov and Christian. The Wizards briefly tied the game at 9:25, with Collin Rowe finding the back of the net off feeds from Cooper Joscelyn and Patrick Crawford. From there, the Warriors popped off. Brody Murray scored his first of the season, assisted by Duval and Christian, before Mark Rosa added a shorthanded goal with a great individual effort to give Valley a 4–2 lead heading into the third. The third period remained scoreless until late, when Duval sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:52, his second of the night, assisted by Christian. Josh Hope was solid in net for the Warriors, stopping 39 of 41 shots. Sonny Christian led all skaters with four assists, while Andrew Duval recorded two goals and one helper as Valley closed out the 5–2 victory. – MF
Seahawks Hockey Club @ Bridgewater Bandits
The Seahawks Hockey Club picked up a tight 3–1 road win over the Bridgewater Bandits, featured by great performances from each goaltender.
The Seahawks struck first l ate in the opening period, when Adam Quinn scored his 25th of the season, finishing a play set up by Nicky Degeorge and Colin Duffy to give the visitors a 1–0 lead after one. Bridgewater responded midway through the second period. At 9:58, Ryan Hammer found the back of the net for his fifth of the season, assisted by Nathan Holland and Joe McManus, tying the game at 1–1. However, the tie did not last long, as the Seahawks regained the lead at the end of the second when Cameron Morin scored his first of the season, with assists from Jacob Roberts and Jack Micus, sending the Seahawks into the third period up 2–1.
The Bandits pushed late, but Degeorge sealed the game with an empty-net goal with four seconds left, his 21st of the year, to lock in the 3–1 victory. Braden Clifford turned aside 17 of 18 shots for the Seahawks, while Jordan Dumont was busy all night for Bridgewater, making 45 saves on 47 shots in the loss. Nicky Degeorge picked up a goal and an assist in the win. – MF
Thur, Jan 22, 2026
New York Apple Core @ Philadelphia Little Flyers
The Philadelphia Little Flyers earned a hard fought win over the New York Apple Core 2-1. Matthew Kymer of the Apple Core was able to find the back of the net in the first period.
The Little Flyers knotted things up in the second period with a goal scored by Chase Krtanjek.
The game remained tied for most of the period as the two teams battled for victory. Ultimately, with minutes to spare, Tyler Ferguson found the back of net for the Little Flyers to defeat the Apple Core 2-1. – TP
Philadelphia Hockey Club @ New Jersey 87’s
The New Jersey 87’s defeated the Philadelphia Hockey Club 5-3 in a solid win. There was high scoring in the first period with two Philadelphia goals scored by Jaden Jones and Ryan Suchy. The 87s quickly answered by with Alex Haar scoring two back to back goals and Chris Erasmus scoring shortly after to take the lead.
Chase Chalfin of the 87s opened up scoring for the second period. His goal was answered by Philadelphia as Ryan Fleischauere was able to find success.
The 87s were able to secure one final goal in the third period scored by Jack Napieralski before the end of regulation. – TP
Connecticut Nor’Easter @ Providence Capitals
The Connecticut Nor’ Easter won an exciting game against the Providence Capitals 4-2. Josh Hauser scored first for Connecticut at the start of the game. Providence answered back in the second period with a goal scored by Thomas Dell.
Scoring sounded off in the third period with Nolan Quirk and Josh Hauser each scoring for Connecticut. The Providence Capitals answered one final time with a goal scored by Cole Mollica.
Briggs Beam would close out scoring for Connecticut and end the game 4-2. –TP
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
Bridgewater Bandits @ Valley Jr. Warriors
The Bridgewater Bandits beat the Valley Jr. Warriors 3-2. At the 16th minute mark, Mark Rosa opened the scoring for the Huntsmen on the power play. The Warriors extended their lead 2-1 when Lucas Arnold scored at 5:39, but Bridgewater responded later when Brandon Borges found the back of the net at 14:58.
The Bandits tied the game at 10:47 when Verners Veinbergs made it 2-2, and Christian Bauer scored the game-winner for the Bandits at 14:06. Jordan Dumont made 47 saves on 49 shots for Bridgewater, while Josh Hope stopped 28 of 31 shots for the Warriors. – AL
Pennsylvania Huntsmen @ New Jersey Bears
The New Jersey Bears took a 5-3 win over the Pennsylvania Huntsmen. Adam Wiley opened the scoring for the Huntsmen on the power play at 9:07 of the first period. The Bears responded in the second when Garrett Carvounis scored at 1:19, followed by goals from Devon Ward at 1:45 and Oliver Bunjer at 19:58 to give the Bears a 3–1 lead.
In the third period, John Danks extended the Bears lead 4-1 at 4:07 before Tyler Newby answered for the Huntsmen at 4:23. Nicholas Malli added another for the Bears at 8:03, and Jacob Chow scored late for Pennsylvania at 15:48 to make it 5-3. Thomas Pulhalla made 60 saves on 65 shots for the Huntsmen, while Kahne Bettison stopped 13 of 14 shots and Kiefer Mulvey turned aside 25 of 27 for the Bears. – AL
New Hampshire Avalanche @ East Coast Wizards
The East Coast Wizards skated away with a 2-1 win over the New Hampshire Avalanche.
Kyle Hart put the Wizards on the board first at 6:52 of the first period, and Adam Ellegood added another at 17:15 to give them a two-goal lead. The Avalanche responded in the second period when Colden Lawrence scored at 5:57, and no goals were scored in the third period. Pierson Haislet made 36 saves on 37 shots for the Wizards, while Nick Hussar stopped 32 of 34 shots for the Avalanche. – AL
Express Hockey Club @ Seahawks Hockey Club
The Express Hockey Club took a 3–2 win over the Seahawks Hockey Club in overtime. The first period ended scoreless before Erik Bjornson got the Express on the board at 3:06 of the second period. Danny Kehoe responded for the Seahawks at 10:05 and tied it up 1-1.
Adrien Proulx gave the Express the lead in the third, but Connor Evans scored with 16 seconds remaining to force overtime. Sam Steinman netted the overtime winner to give the Express the 3–2 victory. Lukas Toth made 44 saves on 46 shots for the Express, while Braden Clifford stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Seahawks. – AL
Philadelphia Hockey Club @ New Jersey 87’s
The New Jersey 87s beat Philadelphia Hockey Club 2–1 in overtime.
At 2:41 of the first period, Ivan Kulagin scored for the 87s at 2:41 of the first period, and then Liam Kansler tied it up for Philadelphia at 18:22The game remained tied through the second and third periods, sending it to overtime. Troy Mulholland scored the overtime winner at 1:24 to secure the win for the 87s. Carson Fowler made 37 saves on 39 shots for Philadelphia, while Dallas Thompson stopped 35 of 36 shots for the 87s. – AL
Connecticut Nor’Easter @ Philadelphia Little Flyers
The Philadelphia Little Flyers took a 3-2 win over the CT Nor’Easter in overtime.
Chase Krtanjek opened the scoring for the Little Flyers at 13:29 of the first period. The Nor’Easter answered in the second with goals from Josh Hauser at the eight minute mark and Samuel Strand thirty seconds later, before Colton Miller tied the game for Philadelphia at 13:46. The third period was scoreless and pushed the game into overtime when Braylen Tuff scored just 56 seconds in to secure the win for the Little Flyers. – AL
Sat, Jan 24, 2026
Providence Capitals @ Hockey Club Rhode Island
As the schedule thinned due to the approaching weather, the Providence Capitols and HC Rhode Island faced off in the first of two games on the day. Rhode Island wasted no time getting on the board, as Elliot Viens struck early to give his team a quick 1–0 lead. The Capitols’ defensive unit tightened up for the remainder of the opening period, holding Rhode Island scoreless, but Providence was unable to find an equalizer of its own.
The second period saw the momentum swing firmly in Rhode Island’s favor. A string of penalties against the Capitols opened the door for the Hawks, and Jack Fraser capitalized with a power-play goal to extend the lead. Aidan Forcier followed shortly after, pushing the advantage to 3–0 and giving Rhode Island full control of the game.
Between the pipes, Angelo Evangelista was locked in, turning aside every shot he faced and carrying the shutout effort into the third period. Rhode Island continued to apply pressure offensively, with goals from Donovan Burke, Julian Rosenberg, Elliot Viens, and Nick Karpovich sealing the outcome.
With a dominant performance in all three zones, HC Rhode Island secured a convincing 7–0 victory over the Providence Capitols. – AM
East Coast Wizards @ New Hampshire Avalanche
To close out a short day in the EHL, the East Coast Wizards went head-to-head with the New Hampshire Avalanche in a tough, competitive matchup. From the opening minutes, it was clear both teams brought their A-game, setting the tone for an exciting contest.
Strong defensive play dominated most of the first period, limiting scoring chances on both sides. The lone breakthrough came on an impressive power-play sequence, as Patrick Crawford buried a goal to give the Wizards a 1–0 lead heading into the intermission.
The intensity carried into the second period, with both teams hungry to find the back of the net. The Avalanche found their response when Ryan Sember, a new addition to the roster, netted a goal to tie the game and set up a tightly contested finish.
With the game on the line in the third period, both teams peppered the net with shots. Adam Ellegood appeared to deliver the deciding moment, scoring late to give the Wizards the edge. However, the Avalanche answered back in the final five minutes, as Noah Rogers found the back of the net to tie the game and force overtime.
The drama continued into OT, and with just one minute remaining, Cayden Miceli sealed the win on a breakaway, lifting the Wizards to a thrilling victory on the night. – AM
EHLP
Tue, Jan 20, 2026
Connecticut Nor’Easter @ New Hampshire Avalanche
The Seahawks Hockey Club earned a 7-3 win over the Bridgewater Bandits.
The Bandits struck first with a pair of power-play goals in the opening period. Nathan Holland opened the scoring at 7:09, followed by Brandon Borges at 10:07 to give the Bandits a 2-0 lead. The Seahawks responded when Jacob Roberts cut the deficit to one at 17:24 before Will Auger tied the game 2–2 to close out the first period. – AL
Thur, Jan 22, 2026
Seahawks Hockey Club @ New Hampshire Avalanche
The Seahawks Hockey Club won a thrilling game in overtime against the New Hampshire Avalanche 4-3. Christian Johnson of the Seahawks secured a goal in the first period, followed by his teammate Jastin Mooney. The Avalanche were able to answer back late in the period with a goal scored by Jake Hutchins.
Hutchins would score again to open the period for the Avalanche. That goal was then followed by another Avalanche goal scored by Dan Morrison. The Seahawks found success once more thanks to Carson Low
There would be no scoring in the third period and the game would go into overtime.
Keith Clement’s would be the one to find the back of the net and win the game for the Seahawks in this exciting overtime game. – TP
Seahawks Hockey Club @ New Hampshire Avalanche
The Seahawks would defeat the Avalanche in Game two with a score of 5-3. The Seahawks sounded off in the third period with goals scored by: Orynn Freedman, Carson Low, Cameron Morin, and Carl Anthony.
Ilya Krivosheev, David Wood, and Connor Carey all scored for the Avalanche in the second period. The Seahawks scored one final time before the end of the period with a goal scored by Ian Laib.
There was no scoring in the second period and the Seahawks would win 5-3. – TP
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
Connecticut Nor’ Easter @ Providence Capitals
The CT Nor’Easter earned a 4-2 win over the Providence Capitals. At 2:52 of the first period, Marumo Mothuloe scored first for the Capitals. The Nor’Easter struck in the second period with goals from Wade Larson at 1:02, Christian Shugars at 2:04, and Colin Daigler at 5:38 to take control of the game.
In the third, Domino Costa scored a shorthanded goal for the Capitals at 6:51, but Cameron Soucy sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 19:22. Mason Campbell had 55 saves on 57 shots for the Nor’Easter, while Trey Cantu had 33 saves on 36 shots for the Capitals. – AL