West Hartford Wolves Squirt A1 Youth Hockey Wins State Tournament

The West Hartford Wolves Squirt A1 youth hockey team traveled to Bridgeport last weekend for the CHC Patrick Division tournament.

They played against four teams from the southern part of the state and one team from Pawling, NY.

After suffering a heartbreaking loss to New Canaan to open the state tournament, the West Hartford Wolves came back to win their next three games. Included in that run was a thrilling rally from a 3-0 deficit in a must-win situation against Stamford's Squirt A1 team.

Winning the three games allowed them to advance to the championship game.

The Wolves played their championship game against Darien Squirt B and won 4-3. They finished first in the tournament and extended their overall record for the season to 22 wins and 9 losses with 4 ties.

The West Hartford Wolves Squirt A1 Team is now ranked as the state's number one squirt team in the open division.

“Our coaches are so proud of this team," Head Coach John Lewis said. "Every kid always put team goals ahead of the pursuit of individual accomplishment. They simply refused to allow themselves to get outworked and never quit which demonstrated that this team had the heart of a champion." 

Coaches: John Lewis, Jim Nardi, Scott Boyd, Jim Alissi. Players: Mason Woods, Nico Mazzocca, Colum Flaherty, John Lewis, Ethan Penn, Troy Harwell, Luci Alissi, Nate Loitz, Sam Kerrigan, Ben Boyd, Cole Berko, Sam Kursman, Jonathan Ford (captain), Tommy Nardi, Jack Livingstone, and Peter Steinle.