Friedland lifts Esmark Stars 18U over Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U, 3-0
Ben Friedland was all over the ice for Esmark Stars 18U, as he tallied two goals in Esmark Stars 18U's 3-0 win over Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U.
Friedland found the back of the net 13:09 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Esmark Stars 18U and again while 3:46 into the third to make the score 2-0 Esmark Stars 18U.Esmark Stars 18U's penalty kill excelled, as Esmark Stars 18U gave up zero goals despite allowing seven power plays.
Esmark Stars 18U stifled Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Esmark Stars 18U's offense rang up 48 shots on Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's net.
Beau Heakins also scored for Esmark Stars 18U. More assists for Esmark Stars 18U came via Cole Barney and Brendan Johns, who contributed one each.
Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U stifled Esmark Stars 18U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Esmark Stars 18U's defense shut down Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U's forwards for much of the game, and Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U got off only 14 shots during the contest.
Esmark Stars 18U's Joseph Hubert stopped 14 shots out of the 14 that he faced. Esmark Stars 18U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Joseph Giacobbo recorded 45 saves for Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U. Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U ended with 33 minutes in penalty time with four minors and one major. For Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U, Ryan Lauk was ejected from the game.
