Mr. Ice Hockey posted on March 06, 2017 23:28
Max Kuznetsov had four goals and one assist and Connor Riley had three goals and two assists as Eastern had little trouble in defeating Appoquinmink 11-3 in an opening round game in the Flyers Cup. Joey Arlotta added four assists as the Vikings jumped put to a 4-0 lead after one period. Steven Brodzik scored just four minutes into the game as the Vikings took control early and never looked back. Nineteen seconds after Brodzik scored Riley would get his firs of the night and the lead was 2-0. Kuznetsov would score twice in a three minute span late in the period and Eastern led 4-0 after one.
Goals by Riley and Constantine Roustas had the lead to 6-0 just five minutes into the second period. Johnny Schwarz, who scored twice for Appoquinmink got his first goal late in the period, but Kuznetsov got that one right back less than one minute later as the Vikings took a 7-1 lead into the third period. Schwarz scored a short-handed goal at the eight minute mark, but goals by Kuznetsov and Jacob Findley over the next ninety seconds had the lead to 9-2 with just less than six minutes remaining. Jack Andersen would get the last goal for Appoquinmink and Riley and Will Cowan scored to close out the Vikings line. Eastern moves into the semi-finals.
Written by Mike Costantino