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2020 Showcase Review
2020BOYS MAJOR SHOWCASE REVIEW Mass. West Rolls To Championship
Cruise To 8-1 Win In Title Game
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Mass West took home the 2020 HNIB Boys Major Showcase title with an 8-1 win over Middlesex.
Mass West and Middlesex met for the third straight year in the finals of the 2020 HNIBBoys Major Showcase.
The previous two title games were barnburners both not decided until the second overtime. Mass West won in 2018 and Middlesex returned the favor in 2019.
This time, it wouldn’t be nearly as close.
MassWest put the finishing touches on a perfect 6-0 run, scoring four goals in each half en route to a convincing 8-1 win to secure the Showcase championship.
The winners showed off their outstanding team depth, with seven different players scoring a goal.Tournament scoring champion Ben Zimmerman was the only Mass.West player with a pair of goals.
Mass West jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first half. Will Holland got things going on the scoresheet, and he was followed by Evan Phaneuf, Logan Dapprich and Zimmerman.
BrandonSpauldingincreasedtheleadto5-0earlyinthesecond half before Reid Malatesta would score the only goal for Middle sex
Zimmerman’s second of the day made it a 6-1 game before Joe Lucien and Brennan Horn rounded out the scoring.
Ben Zaranek and A.J.DiChiara split time in goal for Mass West.
2020 HNIB SHowcaSe
ScorINg LeaderS
G A Pts
1. BenZimmerman(MassWest) 9 9 18 2. BrandonSpaulding(MassWest) 5 9 14 3. BrennanHorn(MassWest) 3 10 13 4. JonSurrette(Middlesex) 4 7 11
DomChasse(EastCoast) 5 4 9
EvanPhaneuf(MassWest) 5 4 9
ColinNorton(RI/SEMass) 3 6 9
MattPelletier(MassWest) 1 7 8 5tiedwith7pts
LOFARO DIVISION
PP G SO AVE
W L T Pts
NewEngland 4 0 0 8 Essex 3 1 0 6 Conn/NY 1 2 1 3 NorthShore 1 3 0 2 Suburban 0 3 1 1
PRIOR DIVISION
W L T Pts
Middlesex 3 0 1 7 GreaterBoston 2 0 2 6 SouthShore 2 2 0 4 Northeast 1 2 1 3 BearsOne 0 4 0 0
DOHERTY DIVISION
W L T Pts
MassWest 4 0 0 8 SouthernNE 3 1 0 6 MerrimackValley 2 2 0 4 RI/SEMass 1 3 0 2 BearsTwo 0 4 0 0
GILMARTIN DIVISION
W L T Pts
Tri-State 4 0 0 8 NorthernNE 2 1 1 5 EastCoast 2 2 0 4 Central/West 1 2 1 3 Mid-Atlantic 0 4 0 0
1. JakeFillion(NewEngland) 5 2 3 0.80 2. BennettOstern(Tri-State) 4 2 2 1.00 3. A.J.Dichiara(MassWest) 6 4 3 1.33 BenZaranek(MassWest) 6 4 2 1.33 5. LukeRoberts(NewEngland) 5 4 2 1.60 SamYork(Essex) 5 4 1 1.60 7. MaxMacchioni(Northeast) 5 5 2 2.00 8. KyleHarvey(SouthernNE) 5 6 1 2.40 StefanKulhanek(NNE) 5 6 1 2.40 LucasCanelli(Essex) 5 6 1 2.40 AidenBelt(EastCoast) 5 6 1 2.40 DylanLowe(SouthShore) 5 6 0 2.40

ESSEX FORWARD Nick Marino fires shot on goal in round-robin action against Team New England.

