Yay nicholas!!!! : )
EHL AND EHLP TEAMS BATTLING THROUGH CHALLENGING YEAR
BURLINGTON, VT -- To date this season, the
Vermont Lumberjacks have seen their teams combine to play a total of five
games. While the overall number is probably smaller than the organization had
hoped for at this time, it truly shows just how challenging this year has been
for the teams in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and the Eastern Hockey League
Premier (EHLP). Through all the ups and downs, and constantly changing rules
and regulations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the EHL team is 3-0-0 and the
EHLP team is 2-0-0.
EHL
At the EHL level, it goes without saying that
the team's leader on offense is Egan
Schmitt. With five goals and two assists through his team's
first three games, the '01 native of Cambridge, NY is a lock for this year's
EHL All-Star Classic. Schmitt however, is not the only player contributing on
offense right now, as 11 other players have tallied at least a point so far this
year.
Shifting back between the pipes, and the expectations for David
Reduzzi were sky-high when the season began. Since then,
the 2000-born netminder won his first two starts and was named the Goalie of
the Month at the end of September. It's also worth noting that Cam
Isabelle is one of the latest success stories to climb the
ladder within the Lumberjacks organization, winning his first start since
moving up from the EHLP to the EHL.
EHLP
Speaking of the EHLP squad, who sits with a
perfect record through their first two games of the season, the Lumberjacks are
looking to pick up where things left off in March. Just like the EHL team, the
EHLP team was gearing up for the Second Round of the playoffs when the season
was cancelled. The only difference between the two teams however, is that the
EHLP team had just beat the defending champion New England Wolves to advance to
the point where they had reached.
As for the current season to date, the Lumberjacks won their first two and only
games of year, each of which were against the Walpole Express. Jackson
Collins leads the way with six total points to date, and
his productive series against Walpole helped him earn Forward of the Week
honors in the EHLP.
As for the goaltenders, Sam Fath made
21 saves to secure the opening day victory for his team, and then Nick
Digiacomo followed suit with 44 saves of his own in the
following matchup.
COMING
UP
Coming up this week for the Lumberjacks, each
team hits the ice for a pair of games. Today, the EHL and EHLP teams take on
the New Hampshire Avalanche, and tomorrow each squad will take on the Walpole
Express for the 3rd time this season.
