The Guilford boys’ ice hockey team faced East Catholic on Dec. 21 for the Grizzlies’ home opener. Guilford dominated the contest and came away with a 5-0 win.

The first goal of the contest for Guilford came at the 12:45 mark of the first period, with Logan Bertrand finding the net on assists from Nate Ponzio and Leo Hergan. At the 10:45 mark, Brady Raffone scored a goal, with assists going to Sean Melvin and Logan Bertrand.

Logan Bertrand continued his dominance in the second period, where he found the net at the 12:12 mark, with Leo Hergan being credited with the assist. Bertrand completed the hat trick shortly after that, recording his third goal of the game at the 10:20 mark, off of assists from Nate Ponzio and Mitchell Ward. Brady Raffone put the icing on the cake for the Grizzlies with a third period goal at the 4:48 mark.

Guilford had 27 shots on goal, while East Catholic had 22. Sean McSweet recorded 22 saves in net in the shutout.

“It was great for the team to win its first home game back in the Veterans Memorial DiLungo Rink after playing on the road for two years,” said Coach Russo. “We had some nice plays moving the puck at times especially on our first goal. Congrats to Logan on three goals and an assist, and to his linemates for some nice passing.”

“Sean was great in goal, turning away 22 shots. We all need to keep working on our offensive and defensive play....we have a lot of season and challenging opponents ahead of us. Next week we head to Maine to play two games. We welcome our hockey alumni back next week for their annual alumni game on Dec. 29 at 5:35pm at the Veterans Memorial DiLungo Rink in East Haven.”