STONEHAM, Mass. – Watertown defeated Wakefield, 3-1, in a Middlesex League clash at Stoneham Arena on New Year’s Eve. The matinee game featured a rare goaltending duel between a pair of southpaws. Watertown junior Casey Williams was tremendous for Watertown in the victory while Domenic DeAngelis tended the crease at the other end for Wakefield....
STONEHAM, Mass. – Watertown defeated Wakefield, 3-1, in a Middlesex League clash at Stoneham Arena on New Year’s Eve.
The matinee game featured a rare goaltending duel between a pair of southpaws. Watertown junior Casey Williams was tremendous for Watertown in the victory while Domenic DeAngelis tended the crease at the other end for Wakefield.
Senior defenseman Nathan Master scored the first goal of the game to give Watertown a 1-0 lead. The power play tally was assisted by junior defenseman Jack Dickie and junior center Aidan Campbell.
On another Watertown power play, Wakefield evened the score when Joe O’Brien finished a breakaway with a backhander. That turned out to be the only puck to beat Williams.
The score remained 1-1 heading into the third period. Just a few minutes into the final stanza, Watertown junior right wing Daniel Tattrie gave the Raiders the lead for good. On a two-on-one, he took a feed from senior left wing Michael Cormier and buried it. Junior defenseman Mauricio Souza added an empty net goal to seal the victory in the final minute.
Top performers
Casey Williams
Watertown, 1/1/05, G, catches right
Williams was the difference in this game. The first huge save he made was going laterally on an odd man rush in the first period. Moving left to right, he snagged a huge glove save that wouldn’t have been possible had he caught lefty like most goalies. He made another big stop on an odd man rush midway through the third period.
Jack Dickie
Watertown, 1/1/05, D, left shot
Dickie is a mobile defenseman who does a good job defending with his feet and jumping into the rush. His gaps were solid and he stopped a few rushes right in their track with an active stick on pokechecks. Offensively, he’s able to facilitate the breakout and can quarterback a power play.
Joseph O’Brien
Wakefield, C, right shot, 5-11/177
O’Brien had the shorthanded goal and was Wakefield’s best player by far. He has size, strength and the ability to power his way to scoring areas at this level. He’s certainly taken a step since last season when it comes to playing with the puck on his stick. He needs to refine his details and become a more disciplined player in order to take the next step in his game.
Watertown lines
Andrade - A. Campbell - Erickson
Banosian - C. Campbell - A. Venezia
Cormier - D. Venezia - Tattrie
Wolff - Cosco - B. Campbell
Dickie - Souza
Moynihan - Master
Williams
Wakefield lines
Elwell - O’Brien - DeFeo
Hogan - Pellegrino - Rossini
Leone - Mailhot - Martin
Colliton - Simoneau
Parent - Purcell
McNeill - Burns
DeAngelis
