1/30/04
Beauregard Stymies St. Seb’s, 1-0
Needham, Mass. -- “We were outplayed,” said Thayer head coach Larry Rooney, leaning against a wall outside the Thayer locker room after this evening’s game. “We were outshot. It was our worst game of the season. But I’ll take the W.”
“Dan Beauregard,” Rooney added, “won it for us.”
Actually, both goalies played well, as St. Seb’s had a few defensive breakdowns in their own end and looked to senior Mike Coskren to come up with the big save. However, when it was all over, Beauregard was the one with the string of zeros next to his name.
The winning goal came with about two minutes left in the second period and Thayer just starting a 5-on-3 advantage. Off the draw the puck cameback to junior defenseman Anthony Aiello at the point. Aiello slid it over to senior RW Jimmy Russo who was above the left faceoff circle on the umbrella. Russo let one rip, giving Thayer the only goal they needed.
After two minutes of 4-on-4 hockey, the Arrows spent the final 33 seconds of the game on the power play and pulled the goalie for the two-man advantage. Senior Tom Maregni had a couple of good chances, especially his second one, as the clock wound down, but St. Seb’s couldn’t convert.
The game’s first period was sloppy as the kids were a bit overamped. In the second, things settled down a bit and a few more successful plays – mostly by St. Seb’s -- were completed, though hardly a ton. The game never really developed a good two-way flow, though it was physical and competitive..
#3 Thayer, which tied St. Paul’s on Wednesday, meets Gov. Dummer in a road game tomorrow night. #10 St. Sebastian’s doesn’t play again until Wednesday.
