The PeeWee Major ‘02 team would travel to Stamford, Conn. this weekend for a tournament.

The club would open up against the Wheatfield Blades, and outshot them 56-16.  The Gulls would come out on top with a 6-2 victory.

They would play the CT Oil Kings in the second game and took a 1-0 lead, which held up until late in the third period.   The game would end in a 1-1 tie and we would lose in a shoot out.

The third game was against the New York Aviators and the Gulls won 6-3, advancing to the semi-finals.

In the semis, the Gulls faced off against Aviator, again, and would go down 2-0 early.  The players never quit and stormed back to take a 6-3 victory.

The Gulls would play the Oil Kings in a rematch for the finals.  It was a fast paced game back and forth, as both teams were evenly matched.  Both goaltenders would make some key saves for both teams.

The Gulls would score halfway through the first with a nice backhand shot by Val Aleynik.  The Oil Kings would come back and tie it at 1-1 at the end of the first period.

The Oil Kings would take the lead 2-1 late in the second period.

“We told the players we have plenty of time left to get two goals,” said Gulls head coach, Mike Quigley.  “They would continue to work hard and never give up.  We seemed to get stronger as the game went on.”

At the 7:32 mark of the third period, Joe Quigley put home a rebound to tie the game at 2-2.

The Gulls drove to the net and with 3:13 remaining in the game, Quigley buried the puck for the eventual game winner, 3-2.

“Our goalies continued to play strong with some big saves by Chris Stoffers and Justin Porrino,” said Quigley.

“The coaching staff is very proud of the team.  Every player worked hard and contributed to the big win.  We are very excited with this team and will have a lot of success this year.”

The Long Island Girls 14U team had a great weekend winning both games.

They defeated the Northern Lights Silver, 3-1 and Montclair Blues, 4-0.