NBMC hockey team rolls with Hedlund, Ranger

Feb. 22—Sam Hedlund and Kilian Ranger were a potent combination for NBMC co-op boys hockey team on Saturday.

Hedlund and Ranger each had two goals and an assist as NBMC downed E.O. Smith/Tolland 5-2 in a CCC game at the South Windsor Arena.

The Bucks (1-4-0) got on the board first when Conor O'Brien scored with assists by Sam Walikonis and Cam Sterling. NBMC tied it 1:10 later as Ranger struck with an assist by Evan Howard.

NBMC (3-0-1) took the lead for good as Thomas Quirk and Hedlund scored in a 21-second span. E.O. Smith/Tolland got back within one on a goal by Keegan Hodgkisnon, but Hedlund, assisted by Braeden Humphrey and Ranger, restored the two-goal edge with four seconds to go in the period. Ranger, with assists by Hedlund and Humphrey, iced it with 2:30 remaining in the game.

Andrew Fogarty made 19 saves for NBMC, which plays at Hall-Southington on Wednesday. The Bucks take on South Windsor Wednesday.

NBMC 1 3 1 — 5

EOS/TOLLAND 1 1 0 — 2

First period: 1. EO/T — Conor O'Brien (Sam Walikonis, Cam Sterling), 6:02; 2. NBMC — Kilian Ranger (Evan Howard), 7:12.

Second period: 3. NBMC — Thomas Quirk (Mike Deegan), 5:42; 4. NBMC — Sam Hedlund (Kilian Ranger), 6:03; 5. EO/T — Keegan Hodgkinson (Sterling, Pat Brennan), 7:58; 6. NBMC — Hedlund (Braeden Humphrey, Ranger), 14:56.

Third period: 7. NBMC — Ranger (Hedlund, Humphrey), 12:30.

Goaltenders: NBMC — Andrew Fogarty (19 saves); EO/T — Unavailable.

WOODSTOCK 3, NE SHAMROCKS 1. At the Bolton Ice Palace, Nick Chubbuck's two third-period goals provided to be decisive as Woodstock improved to 2-0 by beating the Northeastern Shamrocks.

Kiyan Pourmaleki, assisted by Travis Hook, gave the Shamrocks (0-4-0) the lead early in the second period. Guerin Favreau tied it for the Centaurs with a short-handed goal. Chubbuck broke the tie with 5:58 left and then added an insurance goal with 3:42 to go.

Zach Holm recorded 35 saves for the Shamrocks.

WOODSTOCK 0 1 2 — 3

NE SHAMROCKS 0 1 0 — 1

First period: 1. No scoring.

Second period: 1. NES — Kiyan Pourmaleki (Travis Hook), 3:32; 2. W — Guerin Favreau, 6:23.

Third period: 3. W — Nick Chubbuck (Alex Wojciechowski), 9:02; 4. W — Chubbuck (Zach Girard), 11:18.

Goaltenders: W — Colin Ligcomb (29 saves); NES — Zach Holm (35 saves).