Generals travel to New Hampshire to end month of March

Published on Apr 1, 2024 via nahlgens.com

The Generals rounded out the month of March with a road game on Tuesday, March 26, falling to the New Hampshire Mountain Kings 6-4.  

 

The Generals got the jump first in the matchup, with forward Joseph McGraw potting his 20th goal of the season just under eight minutes into the game to make it 1-0 Northeast. New Hampshire came storming back quickly however, potting two of their own 12 and 13 minutes in to make it 2-1 in favor of the Mountain Kings. McGraw, who is committed to play hockey at West Point Army Academy, tied the game up at 2-2, 17 and a half minutes in, before New Hampshire took back the lead again with less than a minute remaining in the first to make it 3-2.

 

New Hampshire scored the lone goal in the second period to make it 4-2 six and a half minutes in, before defenseman Matthew DeSpirit fired in his fifth of the season to make it 4-3 only 43 seconds into the final frame. The home sided Mountain Kings responded again with two, this time eight and nine minutes in, to make it 6-3, before forward Jacob Wilson scored his 15th of the season 17 and a half minutes in to make it 6-4, which stood until the final buzzer in the defeat. 

 

Goaltender and Air Force Academy commit Toby Hopp got the start on the road, stopping 12 of the 16 shots he saw before being lifted in the second. Goaltender and Canisius College commit Peter Wickström Stumer stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced in relief of his duo. Forward and Long Island University commit Sixten Jennersjo led the team in scoring with four assists, adding a helper on each Generals goal.

The Generals have only three games left on their 2023-24 regular season schedule, with the Gens hosting the Danbury Hat Tricks for the final time of the season on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:00 PM EST. The Generals final series of the regular season will be at home against the Rochester Jr. Americans on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 in a possible post season matchup. Both of those games will be at 7:00 PM EST.