Varsity Hockey v. Deerfield Academy

On Wednesday, Eaglebrook took to the ice against Deerfield in the first game back from the winter break with no practices. Given the circumstances it was unclear how the team would respond. Eaglebrook came out strong, generating several scoring chances but not quite getting the puck past Deerfield's goaltender, Rhys Louis (Eaglebrook class of 2009). The game went back and forth with chances at both ends. In a game so tightly contested, it was clear the first team to score was going to be at a significant advantage. Unfortunately, that first goal belonged to Deerfield when a broken breakout attempt sent a Deerfield forward crashing in from the sidewall. His shot managed to find its way through traffic and Deerfield went up 1-0. Eaglebrook responded well, however, and just a few minutes later Joe Redfearn used his legs to weave through the neutral zone and break in on a two-on-one with Brendan O'Connell. Redfearn slid the puck across the net and O'Connell, ever so patiently, tucked the puck in to tie the score at 1. The ever-opportunistic Deerfield team then converted an odd-man rush, which put them on top 2-1. It looked to be that score going into the locker room between the second and third when a seeing eye shot from the point knocked off an Eaglebrook skate and into our own net. Deerfield took a 3-1 lead into the break. Eaglebrook came out with a bit more urgency in the third but unfortunately it was just not our night. Deerfield found themselves up 4-1 late in the third before Brenden Russ stormed in from the point, beating two defenders and tucking the puck in the net. It was a 4-2 defeat for Eaglebrook. We look to get back to the win column when we take on the Springfield Rifles on Saturday night.