Prep boys hockey: Greyhounds shut out Hunters in rivalry game – Duluth News Tribune

DULUTH — It didn’t take long to set the tone for Duluth East’s win over Duluth Denfeld Tuesday at the Essentia Duluth Heritage Center.

Just 27 seconds into the game, Cole Christian found the back of the net and give the Greyhounds an early lead in their 4-0 win over Denfeld.

“It was just a fortunate bounce and I just happened to grip it and rip it,” Christian said.

East kept the pressure on the Hunters throughout the game, firing off 43 shots on goalie Connor Doyle while allowing just 10.

Greyhounds coach Steve Pitoscia said he felt confident following practice Monday and said the team has put a 4-1 loss Saturday to No. 2 Minnetonka in the rearview mirror. “We were so crisp, we worked so hard and so fast last night at practice, I just don’t think that you can be like that one day and just be miserable the next,” Pitoscia said. “After last night’s practice I felt pretty confident today just because of how they responded to losing to Minnetonka on Saturday. We’ve done a really good job moving forward. It was never really brought up by anybody and we got down to business.”

Trailing 2-0 in the second period, the Hunters looked to get back in the game when they had a 5-on-3 opportunity. Instead of Denfeld shrinking the lead, the Greyhounds had more opportunities for a shorthanded goal.

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