Game Summary @ Philadelphia Freeze 2/4/24

The Dare Devils woke up at the crack of dawn and a caravan of 9 families made the trek south for an away game in Philadelphia. There was not a cloud in the sky as we were treated to the sunrise glistening off of the NYC Skyline to start our ride. However, the NJ Turnpike is not known for its scenery and the view quickly faded to smokestacks, oil containers, warehouses and barren trees until we arrived at the Tarken Rec Center Ice Rink, nestled amongst row homes, in Northeast Philadelphia for the 9am puck drop.

The Freeze lived up to their name as this was the coldest ice rink the Dare Devils have ever played in. I'm still rubbing my hands together as I type this game summary. But the cold had a positive impact as the Dare Devils came out of the gate flying and peppered the talented Freeze goalie with numerous point blank shots. They were not able to solve him until Owen Silverstein put home a breakaway by going top shelf about 5 minutes into the game. This game was close throughout and the Dare Devils were only able to seal the victory during the last shift of the game when James Cooney was rewarded for his strong back checking effort. James skated the length of the ice to thwart a Freeze scoring chance and passed the puck up ice to Shea Passikoff. Shea's shot was stopped by the Freeze goaltender but James buried the rebound to close out the game. The Dare Devils played a solid all around game, passing the puck throughout and putting in a strong defensive effort, led by Kory Wadleigh, Connor Hung and James Cooney.

All of the players made the box score led by Owen Silverstein with 6 goals, Shea Passikoff with 5 goals and 2 assists, Riley Chiselko Seickel with 2 goals and 2 assists, James Cooney with 1 goal and 2 assists, Liam Smith with 1 goal and 2 assists, Connor Hung with 1 goal, Sean Glassett with 1 assist, Ayden Duran with 1 assist and Kory Wadleigh with 1 assist.

The Freeze showed us why Philadelphia is known as the City of Brotherly Love with all of their generosity, sportsmanship and hospitality. Not only did they host us today but they also lent us their goalies and treated us to goodies in the lobby after the game. Thank you, Freeze - we can't wait to see you again at the Binghamton tournament!