The Iroquois Varsity Boys Hockey team lost twice during the games over the Christmas holidays. They lost 6-1 to St. Joe’s on December 22nd and to the Cheektowaga Warriors 4-2 on December 28th. During the game against St. Joe’s, the only Chiefs goal was scored by Steven Kaufmann off an assist from Aiden Abraszek. While the entire Chiefs team struggled to gain some momentum against Joe’s, defensemen Richard Karalus and Andrew Wilson performed well.
The December 28th game against Cheektowaga started strong with the Chiefs jumping out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Sasha Hawkins and Andrew Takac, with assists from Mark Morganti and Patrick Stenzel. The Warriors then showed why they are undefeated this season as they continued to apply pressure and eventually scored 4 goals over the next two periods for the win. Chiefs goalie Robert Bauer was outstanding in the game, making many spectacular saves to keep his team in the game as long as possible.
The next Chiefs game is Friday, January 3rd in Jamestown.
