Rome Red Squirts, led by Head Coach Dan Pylman and Assistants Mic Occhipinti and
Rob Kopek, are the Northeast Regional Silver Stick Champions. Rome Red Squirts
went undefeated in the Silver Stick Tournament, beating Troy Titans, Central
Outlaws, Bethlehem, and Rome White.
Rome Red faced the Central Outlaws for a second time in the Championship Game on
Sunday.
Rome Goals:
Period 1 – 4:28 Drew Kopek, assisted by Alyssa Nardslico and Andrew Murray
Period 1 – 2:20 Andrew Murray, assisted by Alyssa Nardslico
Period 1 – 33.5 sec Andrew Murray
Period 2 – 6:39 Carmen Orton, assisted by Michael Occhipinti
Period 3 – 10:47 Andrew Murray, assisted by Jacob Swavely
Central Outlaws Goals:
Period 1 – 6:32 Henry Jackson
Period 2 – 6:10 Henry Jackson
Period 3 – 9:47 Noah Kissiloff, assisted by Liam O’Connor and Henry Jackson
Rome Goalie Justin Rosinski had 7 saves, while Central Outlasw had 17 saves.
Rome Squirt will go on to compete at the International Silver Stick Finals
January 24 – 26, in Forest, Ontario, Canada.
Other Scores:
Bantam:
Other Rome Teams, Rome Bantams defeated Bethlehem 7-0 on Friday evening. They
lost to the Central Outlaws on Saturday nigh 4-3, and lost in the Cross Over
game against Onondaga 3-1.
Onondaga defeated Oswego in the Championship game 2-1 on Sunday evening.
Pee Wees:
Rome Pee Wees lost to New Hartford Friday morning 6-4 and Tonawanda Friday night
5-1. Rome defeated Binghamton 2-0 on Saturday.
New Hartford Pee Wees defeated Tonowanda 2-1 in the Championship Game on Sunday
evening.
Squirts:
Rome White:
Loss vs. Troy 3-2 (Friday 10:30 am)
Loss vs. Rome Red 7-1 (Thursday 6:00 pm)
Win vs. Bethlehem 2-0 (Saturday 3:10 pm)
Loss vs. Central Outlaws 6-0 (Sunday 9:20 am)
Squirt House:
Rome:
Loss vs. Salmon River 6-0 (Thursday 7:00 pm)
Loss vs. Oswego 5-0 (Friday 2:00 pm)
Loss vs. Valleg 3-0 (Sunday 7:00 am)
Valley won the Championship Game on Sunday over Oswego 4-3 in Overtime.
Kristin Fleet Haag, CPA
Treasurer, Rome Youth Hockey Association
