{"id":32628,"date":"2023-02-16T19:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=32628"},"modified":"2023-02-16T19:41:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:41:15","slug":"shattuck-st-marys-school-shuts-down-sac-saints-during-phc-weekend-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/shattuck-st-marys-school-shuts-down-sac-saints-during-phc-weekend-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Shattuck St. Mary\u2019s School shuts down SAC Saints during PHC Weekend Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a PHC battle between the #1 Prep School in the USA and the #1 Prep School in Canada, Aurora hockey fans were treated to fast-paced, entertaining hockey at Le Brier Family Arena this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shattuck-St.Mary\u2019s School from Fairbault, Minnesota improved its PHC record to 11-3-0 with a weekend sweep of St. Andrew\u2019s College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minnesota \u201cHockey Factory\u201d, whose alumni include Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, and Zach Parise, defeated the Saints 6-2 and 5-3 on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, respectively, at La Brier Family Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAC\u2019s Captain Jonathan Castagna\u2014who notched a power play goal versus SSM on Friday night\u2014analyzed succinctly his team\u2019s challenging weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a tough one. We had some unlucky bounces in both games and SSM is an opportunistic team.  We needed to put forth a more mature effort and needed better mistake management. The games were closer than the scoreboard would indicate, but we needed to create more chances to score.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the spirited rematch on Saturday afternoon, Castagna felt the Saints \u201cplayed a better game\u201d and battled through a scoreless first period with Shattuck-St.Mary\u2019s.  SSM broke the deadlock with an unassisted goal by Hunter Anderson at 11.41 of the middle frame and Samuel Crane expanded Minnesota\u2019s lead at 3.16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saints struck back quickly 23 seconds later when Dean Letourneau notched his 7th goal of the PHC season \u2013 assisted by Jack Pridham and Francesco Dell\u2019Elce \u2013 to lift a spirited Saints\u2019 team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, SSM\u2019s forward Hunter Anderson continued to be a thorn in the side of the Saints when he scored his second goal of the game with 57 seconds left in the period. It was Anderson\u2019s fifth goal of the weekend series after registering a hat-trick on Friday evening in SSM\u2019s 6-2 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Pridham cut SSM\u2019s lead to 3-2 with a nice finish of Dell\u2019Elece\u2019s pass three minutes into the third period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Pridham\u2019s 11th goal and Dell\u2019Elece\u2019s 14th assist of the PHC season for the highly-productive Saints duo. SSM restored its two-goal lead on Aidan Park\u2019s marker at 12.35 of the final frame and Daniel Shlaine delivered the back-breaker with an unassisted short-handed goal at 8.20 that deflated the big crowd gathered at La Brier. Nevertheless, the Saints worked doggedly until the final buzzer and Jared McNeil\u2019s power play goal with nine seconds left in the game \u2013 assisted by Tyler Chiovetti and Dean Latourneau \u2013 was a morale booster for the home team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letourneau was a big presence for the Saints all afternoon and his performance was applauded by his Head Coach David Manning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDean had a great weekend. He played with a ton of pace. He\u2019s a big, long player so when he plays fast, he uses it to his advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Manning regretted that his players \u201cshot themselves in the foot a few times\u201d versus SSM and felt the Saints \u201cneeded to manage mistakes better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The veteran Head Coach also acknowledged the number of Saints on crutches and in casts in the corridor of La Brier Family Arena after the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a tough time of the season, but the three ankle injuries have created opportunities for other players to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saints\u2019 next game is on Thursday, February 16 versus the Bishop Kearney Selects at 4 p.m. at La Brier Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAC\u2019s PHC record fell to 7-6-1 with the weekend losses to SSM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSM\u2019s Hunter Anderson finished his impressive road trip to Aurora with 5 goals and 1 assist in the weekend doubleheader with SAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Jim Stewart<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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