11/30/25 Summary - NYC Central Park Classic Skills, Drills and Scrimmage

On this rainy Thanksgiving Sunday, several Dare Devils players and coaches hopped in their cars, crossed the George Washington Bridge, descended down the Henry Hudson Parkway, traversed 125th Street past the famed Apollo Theater and hung a right on Lenox Avenue. What were the Dare Devils doing in Harlem? Heading to the Gottesman Rink at the Davis Center in Central Park to participate in the ASHA Central Park Classic Skills, Drills and Scrimmage along with our friends from the Central Park North Stars, Woodbridge Warriors and the Philadelphia Flyers Youth program. 

The Dare Devils were represented by Max Baranowski, James Cooney, Taylor Esposito, Charles Gao, Shea Passikoff, Owen Silverstein and Liam Smith. Despite the rain, the players had a great time at the event. The North Stars recently moved back to Central Park (after a few years in Prospect Park, Brooklyn) and it was a treat to see the newly renovated Gottesman Rink at the Northern tip of the Park. There was a beautiful locker room and viewing area, and more importantly, a perfect sheet of ice to play on.

The event started with a free skate where the players were joined by New York Rangers legend (and Hell's Kitchen's own), Brian Mullin. The North Stars coaches than ran the players through a gauntlet of power skating, passing and shooting drills before splitting the teams up for scrimmages. The Dare Devils skated as a unit and everyone played brilliantly. All of the Dare Devils scored goals, passed the puck, blocked shots and played strong defense. The highlight of the scrimmage was Liam Smith taking a lead pass from Brian Mullin and burying the puck past Taylor Esposito.

After almost two hours on the ice, the rain soaked players made their way to the locker room area, where they quickly changed into warm street clothes and enjoyed pizza, cookies and drinks with their friends. A special thank you goes out to the North Stars, ASHA and Brian Mullin for making today a memorable outing for our players.

Hopefully the players equipment drys out in time for the in-between-periods game at the Prudential Center tomorrow.