![]() ![]() Powers advanced to Saturday’s D3 state championship game at 3 p.m. That’s 18 years of coaching experience (from me) saying that.” “I’m not sure we’ve ever had a hockey team built quite like we did this year. I hope that when the sting of this loss wears off, they are able to look back and see all the wonderful things they’ve done. ![]() “They have given so much to this program. “You can say a lot about these eight four-year senior varsity players,” DeSana said. In the postseason, Richard won its sixth consecutive regional title and then topped Ann Arbor Richard 6-1 in the quarterfinals. The experienced Pioneers finished the 2022-23 season with a 20-8-1 mark overall, including an undefeated run through the Metro League East. Richard goalie Ryan Rainey finished with 23 saves on the afternoon. The Chargers in the win displayed their depth, seeing six different players score a goal and five different players tally an assist. (Kurtiak) played well and he started to gain some confidence.” “Once you start getting a ton of quality chances and it doesn’t go in, you start to wonder if it will ever go in. “The biggest backbreaker is that we had chances and couldn’t cash in,” DeSana said. Richard, however, was responsible for seven of those infractions and it resulted in three powerplay goals for the Chargers.ĭespite the lopsided final score, the Pioneers were only outshot 29-25. The two teams cleaned that up some, combining for 10 penalties. Special teams were also a factor in that first meeting at the showcase as both teams then combined for nearly 20 penalties in what was a 4-3 win for Powers. We had some extremely good chances but you have to give (Powers goalie Nicholas Kurtiak) a lot of credit, he played extremely well.” “One team gains confidence and the other team loses its confidence. “It means a lot in these kinds of games to get out to a quick start,” DeSana said. The Chargers then scored twice in the second, just 21 seconds apart, and the two-goal lead quickly became a 4-0 advantage.
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