The Eastern Hockey League

rage game day for an Eastern Hockey League team, specifically the Connecticut Nor’E

By Zoe Hare

In this article, I will be taking you through an average game day for an Eastern Hockey League team, specifically the Connecticut Nor’Easters. I had the opportunity to attend one of their home games at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. Using photos I took and the cameras available at the rink, let’s take you through an average game day for this team.one

of their home games at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut. Using Before any game, the team must practice! Here is the team the day before their big game against the Providence Capitals (one of their rival hockey teams). You can see the team in their practice jerseys listening to the man at the bottom of the photo in a striped beanie. That man is Nielsson Arcibal, or as the team calls him, “Archie.” He is the head coach of the Connecticut Nor’Easters. His job is to help guide and shape players to be the best they can be. I

tookBefore a hockey game starts, players remove their helmets and face the American Flag as they play the National Anthem. While most of the team is off the ice, you’ll see that five players are on with their sticks in hand. These are our starting lineup players, in order from left to right: #31 Dylan Newton (Goalie), #2 Johnny Blase (Defense), #12 Victor Montez (Defense), #22 Samuel Strand (Forward), #16 James Caeran (Forward), and #11 Ethan Muroski (Forward)

an.d the cameras available at the rink, let’s take you through

n Here is a photo I took from the stands during the game. We have the Connecticut Nor’Easters #34 Austin Luciani and #18 Joshua Hauser. Between them is Providence Capitals’ #8 Josh Giguere. Both #34 and #18 are forwards, which in hockey is used to describe players whose main goal is to play offensively and score the puck into the other team's net. #8 on the opposing team plays as a defensive player whose goal is to get the puck away from his own team's net and stop forward players from scoring. This is the foundation of hockey, and if you understand these basic outlines, you’ll have a more enjoyable experience watching the game!  forward players from scoring. This is the foundation of hockey, and if you understand these basic outlines, you’ll have a more enjoyable experience watching the game!

Photo 4: Connecticut Nor’Easters and Providence Captials are two teams that have had some bad blood for quite a while now; most of their games against each other have multiple

Connecticut Nor’Easters and Providence Capitals are two teams that have had some bad blood for quite a while now; most of their games against each other have multiple occurrences of yelling, name-calling, trash-talking, pushing, shoving, and roughing penalties. Things went to a whole new level in this game when, during the final few minutes of the game, Providence Captials’ #38 Luke Zabriskie and Connecticut Nor’Easter’s #2 Johnny Blase engaged in a physical altercation. You can see in the aftermath photo Captials’ #38 (left, without his helmet) getting held back by referees and Nor’Easter’s #2 (right, without his helmet) getting led off the rink by another referee. Both players received a 5-minute penalty for “Major-Fighting” and were both immediately disqualified from participating in the rest of the game. of yelling, name-calling, trash-talking, pushing, shoving, and roughing penalties. Things went to a whole new level in this game when, during the final few minutes of the game, Provi

dence Captials’ #38 Luke Zabriskie and Connecticut Nor’Easter’s #2 Johnny Blase engaged in a It’s customary at the end of a hockey match to show sportsmanship by shaking the hands of all the players on the opposite team. After a 4-0 win against the Capitals, Connecticut Nor’Easters #18 Joshua Hauser, who had one assist for his team’s second goal of the game, shook hands with Providence’s #15 Dakoda Langevain. A sign of maturity, sportsmanship, and mutual respect in the game of hockey. If you ever feel enticed to watch the Nor’Easters or any EHL hockey game, for that matter, you’ll find that you might just enjoy your time. altercation. You can see in the aftermath photo Captials’ #38 (left, without his helmet) getting held back by referees and Nor’Easter’s #2 (right, without his helmet) getting led off the rink by another referee. Both players received a 5-minute penalty for “Major-Fighting” and were both immediately disqualified from participating in the rest of the game.

Photo 5: It’s customary at the end of a hockey match to show sportsmanship by shaking the hands of all the players on the opposite team. After a 4-0 win against the Capitals, Connecticut Nor’Easters #18 Joshua Hauser, who had one assist for his team’s second goal of the game, shook hands with Providence’s #15 Dakoda Langevain. A sign of maturity, sportsmanship, and mutual respect in the game of hockey. If you ever feel enticed to watch the Nor’Easters or any EHL hockey game, for that matter, you’ll find that you might just enjoy your time.