After a long summer and 3 fall practices, the Nichols Fall Development Team traveled to the Leisure Rinks in Orchard Park and defeated the West Seneca U-18AAA team by a score of 6-1. Andrew Poturalski paced the offense with two goals, while four others found the back of the net.
Nichols fell behind early as West Seneca found the net on their first power play of the game. Ryan Stayner countered with a power play goal of his own to even the score before the first period would end. As Nichols continued to improve their play, Poturalski would convert a 3-on-1 to break the tie, and Jack O'Connor put the lead to 3-1 before the end of the second period. Jordan Berninger put the game away with his first goal of the fall, and Poturalski added a shorthanded goal to make it 5-1. Another Berninger shot found the net after it deflected off of Patrick Thompson's leg to finish the scoring. Peter Borgesi and Brandon Mueller split the game in net, and both played very well.
Nichols assistant coach Scott Hurd had these comments. "The team played very well and probably exceeded our expectations. For our first effort with minimal preparation, the guys responded well and improved with every shift. There were a lot of players who got better today. It will be important to see how they progress during the week to prepare for Rochester."
The Vikings will host the Rochester Americans at Dann Arena this Saturday, September 27. The puck drops at 5:45pm.
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