As the Alvirne-Milford Admirals hockey squad makes its way through the halfway point of the Division II season, they were able to get their season record to 8-3 with two more wins last week.
The victories over Merrimack-Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield (MHBD) Warhawks and the Nashua South-Pelham Kings, the Admirals started the month February working off a three-game winning streak.
All three games of the streak took place on the team’s home ice, at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, with the latest wins finishing at 4-2 and 5-4.
In the 4-2 victory over the Warhawks on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, the Admirals started their scoring in the first period with a goal by Milford senior forward Braydon Atwood, assisted by Alvirne senior Ryan Ricard.
The 1-0 home-team lead held until 3:41 in the second period, when MHBD’s Caleb May put one past Admirals goaltender, Alvirne sophomore, Mason Komarek, tying the game through two periods.
In the third, at 12:27, Milford senior, Bryce Larco broke the tie with a short-handed goal from juniors Brandon Callahan and Landon Briand.
Five-minutes later in the third, Atwood got his second of the game, at 7:27, from junior Mason Tomkins and Larco, making it a 3-1 lead for the home team.
With just under six minutes left to play, Atwood got his third goal of the game, for the Hat Trick and a commanding 4-1 lead for the Admirals.
With just over a minute left in the game, Colin Hamlin scored the only other goal for the Warhawks.
Starting Admirals goaltender Mason Komarek made 23 saves on 25 MHBD shots made in the game. The Admirals had 37-shots on the MHBD goaltender.
The Alvirne-Milford squad had five penalties called against them, while the Warhawks were put in the box for just two.
Three days later, the Admirals pushed their season record up to 8-3 with a 5-4 victory over the Nashua South-Pelham Kings at home.
The team is scheduled for two road games this week, starting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Admirals will play the 0-11 Timberlane Regional High School Owls.
On Saturday, Feb. 8, the team is scheduled to face Bishop Brady-MV for the second time this season. The first game between the two teams ended in a 6-3 Alvirne-Milford victory.