The Rams Boys Ice Hockey squad continued their undefeated streak on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, winning an 8-0 onslaught on the West Essex Knights at SportsCare Arena in Randolph. With an impressive 10-0-1 season record, Randolph is now the No. 1 ranked team in the NJ.com Top-20 rankings.
At Wednesday night’s game, the Rams came out looking to continue their dominance, pouncing early when sophomore Keegan Melly found the back of the net just 55 seconds into the game. The offensive barrage took off for the Rams as they piled on three more unanswered goals, all coming off the stick of junior Andrew George to end the period up, 4-0.
“I just wanted to fire the puck,” George said, “and good things happen when you do that.”
We have a lot of good teams coming down the pipe; we have to clean up our game before it really matters.”
— Head Coach Rich Mclaughlin
The Rams remained restless as they continued to pummel shots into the middle frame where sophomore Vinny Crisafulli deposited his fifth goal of the season and fifth goal of the evening to give the Rams a 5-0 lead heading into the third.
“We know we have some big tests down the line,” junior captain Brian Cislo said. “We are trying to perfect our game, and we have to do it now, even against teams that might not be at our level.”
As the offense poured on another three goals to make it 8-0, senior goaltender John Krynicki collected his third shutout of the season.
“Everyone has been lights out in front of me,” Krynicki said. “The team has looked unfazed on the ice. We just have to want to win more than anything else.”
The Rams face off in their highly anticipated Mennen Cup Final rematch against division rival Chatham at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, at Mennen Arena in Morristown.
