The Squirrels won their first summer league championship on Sunday, defeating the top-seeded D.C. Shooters 5-3 to finish their most successful calendar year in their 14-year history.

Jon Danziger got the scoring started in the first shift of the game, sending a floating shot that somehow found the net. A few minutes later, Don Marks put the Squirrels up 2-0 with a deflected shot up the middle on the power play.

The Squirrels kept up the momentum in the second period, as Brent Machado’s centering pass from the right boards found its way into the back of the net. Danziger scored again to put the Squirrels up 4-0, but the Squirrels weren’t at all comfortable with the lead. Though the D.C. Shooters were down, they had frequent momentum and plenty of chances in the Squirrels’ zone, but were frequently stifled by the Squirrels’ defense and goaltender Merritt Lyon. They finally scored just 13 seconds after Danziger’s goal to cut the lead to 4-1, but Neil Shah struck right back to give the Squirrels a 5-1 lead going into the third period. The D.C. Shooters even called a time out in the second period after that.

Desperation set it for the D.C. Shooters in the third as they threw everything they had at the net, scoring twice to cut the lead to 5-3 with plenty of time remaining. Even at that point, the Shooters’ fans were on their feet and chanting, but the Squirrels fought hard in the waning moments to seal the victory.

What made the loss even worse for the D.C. Shooters was that it was their only regulation loss all season, as they earned 27 of 28 points in the regular season while beating the Squirrels twice, once in a shootout.

In 2014, the Squirrels won two ice championships and fell short in their roller championship to a team that originally signed up for a higher division. The Squirrels are now gearing up for the winter season, where they’ll be promoted to the Bronze 1 division.

The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 7:56pm
	DC Shooters 3	Squirrels 5

 

Game Details
Scoring	Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total DC Shooters 0 1 2 3 Squirrels 2 3 0 5	DC Shooters 23 Squirrels 25

 

Scoring Summary

Period 1

Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Neil Shah) , 0:29

Squirrels – Donald Marks (power play) (unassisted) , 3:50

Period 2

Squirrels – Brent Machado (unassisted) , 4:45

Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (unassisted) , 9:29

DC Shooters – Matt Miller (Ryan Morse) , 9:42

Squirrels – Neil Shah (Jonathan Danziger, Brent Machado) , 12:20

Period 3

DC Shooters – David Clifford (Ryan Henson, Dave Bloom) , 6:52

DC Shooters – Curt Veilleux (Matt Miller) , 8:38

 

Penalties

Period 1

DC Shooters – Ryan Henson (Tripping), 2 min , 2:46

Period 2

(no penalties)

Period 3

Squirrels – Brent Machado (Interference), 2 min , 9:28

 

Rosters
DC Shooters	Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves Anton Bouzykanov 45 25 20	Name Min Shots Saves 37 Merritt Lyon 45 23 20
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG 03 Karim Salmi 0 0 0 0 0 07 Matthew Kaufman 0 0 0 0 0 7 Dave Bloom 0 1 1 0 0 8 Matt Miller 1 1 2 0 0 11 Rob Lawson 0 0 0 0 0 17 Jim Catts 0 0 0 0 0 25 Michael Page 0 0 0 0 0 34 Ryan Henson 0 1 1 2 0 41 Ryan Morse 0 1 1 0 0 56 Alex Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 63 Dave Chandrasekaran 0 0 0 0 0 77 Curt Veilleux 1 0 1 0 0 78 Jonathan Sudduth 0 0 0 0 0 90 David Clifford 1 0 1 0 0	# Name G A PTS PIM GWG 2 Donald Marks 1 0 1 0 0 4 Chi Pham 0 0 0 0 0 07 Neil Shah 1 1 2 0 0 7 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0 9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0 10 Brent Machado 1 1 2 2 0 18 Robert Myers 0 0 0 0 0 19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0 25 Jonathan Danziger 2 1 3 0 1 61 Tero Moberg 0 0 0 0 0

 

Other facts

Referee Default Referee, Keith Raygor, Thomas DemersScorekeeper Tikyra Williams

 

 

The Squirrels lost their second game in a row Sunday, also 7-6, falling to 4-2 on the season. Down 3-1 in the second, the Squirrels rallied, tying the game 4-4 early in the third. But the Squirrels gave up three unanswered goals, while only scoring twice more down the stretch, including one with 9 seconds remaining.

The Squirrels went 3-for-5 on the power play.

 

The Gardens IH – Patrick      Sun, May 18, 2014 at 5:53pm
	Squirrels 6	DC Shooters 7

 

Game Details
Scoring	Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total Screaming Squirrels 1 2 3 6 DC Shooters 3 1 3 7	Squirrels 24 DC Shooters 25

 

Scoring Summary

Period 1

DC Shooters – Alex Ortiz (Travis Bui) , 0:32

DC Shooters – David Clifford (Jim Catts) , 3:33

Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (power play) (unassisted) , 9:26

DC Shooters – Ryan Henson (Jim Catts) , 14:03

Period 2

DC Shooters – Travis Bui (unassisted) , 5:09

Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Doug Winters, Robert Myers) , 9:57

Screaming Squirrels – Paul Kobernick (power play) (Robert Valdes) , 11:54

Period 3

Screaming Squirrels – Benjamin Sumner (power play) (Mark Tessar, Vivek Pinto) , 1:38

DC Shooters – Travis Bui (Matt Miller) , 3:34

DC Shooters – David Clifford (Jim Catts) , 5:02

DC Shooters – Curt Veilleux (Alex Ortiz) , 6:31

Screaming Squirrels – Benjamin Sumner (Doug Winters, Vivek Pinto) , 14:07

Screaming Squirrels – Brent Machado (Doug Winters) , 14:51

 

Penalties

Period 1

Screaming Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Slashing), 2 min , 5:38

DC Shooters – Rob Lawson (Holding), 2 min , 5:38

DC Shooters – Travis Bui (High Sticking), 2 min , 9:11

Period 2

Screaming Squirrels – Robert Myers (Hooking), 2 min , 5:09

DC Shooters – Dave Bloom (Tripping), 2 min , 10:26

Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Body Checking), 2 min , 13:53

Period 3

DC Shooters – Rob Lawson (Holding), 2 min , 1:17

DC Shooters – Zack Wilson (Hooking), 2 min , 8:16

 

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels	DC Shooters
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves 0 Ryan Griffiths 45 25 18	Name Min Shots Saves 29 Daniel Bryan 45 24 18
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG 5 Robert Valdes 0 1 1 0 0 7 Doug Winters 0 3 3 0 0 8 Vivek Pinto 0 2 2 0 0 9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0 10 Brent Machado 1 0 1 0 0 16 Mark Tessar 0 1 1 2 0 18 Robert Myers 0 1 1 2 0 19 Benjamin Sumner 2 0 2 0 0 25 Jonathan Danziger 1 0 1 2 0 50 Paul Kobernick 1 0 1 0 0 61 Tero Moberg 1 0 1 0 0	# Name G A PTS PIM GWG 7 Travis Bui 2 1 3 2 0 8 Matt Miller 0 1 1 0 0 11 Rob Lawson 0 0 0 4 0 17 Jim Catts 0 3 3 0 0 25 Michael Page 0 0 0 0 0 56 Alex Ortiz 1 1 2 0 0 63 Dave Chandrasekaran 0 0 0 0 0 71 Dave Bloom 0 0 0 2 0 74 Ryan Henson 1 0 1 0 0 77 Curt Veilleux 1 0 1 0 1 78 Jonathan Sudduth 0 0 0 0 0 90 David Clifford 2 0 2 0 0 96 Zack Wilson 0 0 0 2 0

 

Other facts

Referee Default Referee, , Jay Lach, Justin Wade Scorekeeper John Oneill