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posted 03/22/2012 The Hamden Girls U14 Hockey Team posted a 5-0 record on its way to winning the Connecticut Girls Hockey League Division 1 title. This is the team’s second state championship, having won the Division 2 crown last year. Game winning goals in the tournament were scored by Kailey McKeirnan, Kiley DeGrand, Christine Fracasso, Madison Bakos and Cara Kennedy. Sam Talmadge led all scorers in the tournament with 3 goals and an assist. Nikole Baker posted an amazing 1.00 goals against average for the tournament, which included a key shutout.
The team finished the season with the most successful record in the three years it has been in existence, going 23-8-5. The girls beat local rivals Wallingford and Guilford, as well as West Hartford and Danbury on their way to the championship, held in East Haven.
The team’s overall success included tremendous contributions from Emma Smyth, Tanner Berton, Isabella Mignosa, Colleen Straub, Madison Ricci, Nicole Wilkes, Emily Gotowala, Abbey Sullivan, Peri Sosensky, Rachel Kozak, Cece Bohan and Sam Cozzolino. The girls also received help and guidance along the way from their Hamden High Varsity player-coaches Mike Piasecki, Andy Varga and Ted Kennedy while the team is coached by Ted Kennedy, Kevin Baker and Matt Sullivan.
The team proved that they were the best U14 team in the CGHL this year and they are all thrilled that they were able to bring home another State Championship to add to long and impressive legacy of hockey in the Town of Hamden. Thanks for the effort girls and congratulations from the entire Hamden community!
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