Eagles kick off season with loss

The Northland Pines boys hockey team kicked the season off with high hopes, but couldn’t find their scoring touch in the season-opening 3-0 loss to D.C. Everest last Thursday.
Despite the loss, the Eagles had plenty of opportunities, as they outshot the Evergreens
36-22.
“It’s always disappointing taking a loss, but overall, I was happy with our boys,” stated new Pines head coach Zach Otto. “Everest is a well-coached team with good depth. We had many opportunities to put the puck in the net and it just didn’t work out.”
After the two sides skated to a scoreless first period, Everest got on the board at 4:58 of period two. They scored again at 8:56 and the 2-0 lead held into the third period.

The Evergreens iced the win by scoring a final goal with 1:05 left in regulation.
Pines had three penalties to four by the Evergreens and neither team could convert on the power play.
“Like always, we will learn from the good and the bad. We’re excited to watch the growth of our players as they continue to learn what we as coaches are expecting from them,” stated Otto. Pines was scheduled to play Shawano-Bonduel on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Crawford Center in Shawano.
The Eagles open their Great Northern Conference season at the Mosinee Recreation Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.