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Going To The Show

Newington-Berlin hockey earns a shot at CIAC Division III State Title. Redcoats will play Northwest Catholic in finals Saturday at 10 a.m. at Yale.

 

The Newington-Berlin ice hockey team was the top seed in the Division III state tournament and after avoiding an upset early in the tournament, they played stellar hockey to earn a shot at the state championship.

Newington-Berlin beat NFA-St.Bernard-Bacon 4-1 in the CIAC Division III semifinal game played at Ingalls Rink at Yale University.

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The championship game will be played Saturday, March 17 at 10 a.m. at Ingalls Rink again against Northwest Catholic.

Berlin beat Northwest 6-3 during the regular season in theor only meeting.

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Newington-Berlin got two goals from Brandon Ralph and one each from Jeff Smolicz and Brendon Richard. Goalie Drew O'Leary played well in goal making 17 saves on 18 shots.

Newington-Berlin Roster

1     Cameron Criniti          9           
2     Dante Gugliotti          9           
3     Matthew Bollacker     F     11           
4     Michael Davies     D     10           
5     Alexander Ericson     F     12           
6     Nicholas Waznia          10           
7     Scott McLeod     F     11           
8     Brendon Richard     F     11           
9     Justin Pratte     D     11           
11     Hunter Blais     F     11           
12     Tyler Aldieri     F     11           
13     Brandon Ralph     F     12           
14     Tyler Mangiafico     F     10          
15     Timothy Ouellette     F     12           
16     Marco Dipaola          9           
17     Kevin Landau     F     10           
18     Nicholas Briganti          12           
20     Jeffrey Smolicz     D     11           
21     Matthew Carlson     D     12           
22     Daniel McLeod     F     10           
25     Anthony Latina     G     10           
27     Jeff Rossman     D     11           
29     Drew O'Leary          11           
34     Timothy Lynch     G     12           
37     Mitchell Pitkin          9    


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