The Chagrin Falls Tigers hockey team won three games in a row Jan. 12, 13 and 14 to extend its winning streak to nine.
The Chagrin Falls Tigers hockey team won three games in a row Jan. 12, 13 and 14 to extend its winning streak to nine.
First, the Tigers defeated the Mayfield Wildcats, 4-3, on their home ice at The Pond.
A day later, they traveled to Mentor to take on NDCL, who they defeated, 8-2.
Then, Jan. 14, back at The Pond, the Tigers defeated the Brooklyn Hurricanes, 11-1.
During a post-game interview after the final game of the week, Chagrin Falls Head Coach Craig Hoberman talked about his team’s successful week of hockey.
Having success in all three games over the week was very important, he said, because the Tigers were able to gain points in the league standings.
Additionally, he said the game against the Wildcats on Jan. 12 was a very competitive contest similar to the teams’ first meeting earlier in the season on Dec. 9, which the Tigers won, 4-2.
After a scoreless first period against the Wildcats last week, the Tigers scored four goals in the second period to take a 4-2 lead, then held on.
“Everyone played really well (against Mayfield),” Hoberman said. “It was a really hard fought game.”
Against the NDCL Lions, the Tigers got out to an early 2-0 first-period lead. Like the day before, the Tigers again scored four second-period goals, making it 6-2, then added two more goals in the third period.
Finally, the Tigers followed their win over NDCL with a decisive victory over Brooklyn.
Against the Hurricanes, the Tigers scored four goals in the first period to take a 4-0 lead.
Chagrin Falls was led by Henry Cimperman, who had three first-period goals. Anton Flach also scored for the Tigers in the first period.
The Tigers then increased their lead to 9-1, scoring five goals in the second period. Second-period leaders were Cimperman and Josh Baraona, both with two goals. Also, scoring for the Tigers in the second period was Chris Barth.
The Tigers added two goals in the final period to end the game.
With the three victories, the Tigers earned a 11-3-1 record on the season, not having lost since Nov. 26. During this nine-game winning streak, they have outscored their opponents 60-18.
Contributing many goals during the winning streak have been sophomore forwards Cimperman and Baraona.
For the season, Cimperman leads the Tigers with 37 goals; Baraona has 21.
Also contributing to the team’s goals for the season were Aiden Cabic (14 goals), Flach (9), Finn Johnson (3), Barth (1) and Matt King (1).
Leading the Tigers in assists for the season were Baraona (28), Cabic (21), Flach (21), Cimperman (16), Johnson (7), Barth (4), Erin Burchard (3) and King (3).
Junior goalie Nathaniel Newton has had an excellent season. He has saved 354 shots on goal for a 92 percent save percentage.
The Tigers will try to extend their winning streak to 10 games on Jan. 19, Senior Night, against Bay at The Pond.
