The Upper Montgomery Lightning junior varsity squad returns to action this coming Tuesday afternoon versus Landon in a non-conference match-up. Puck drop is 5:45 pm at Rockville Ice Arena. The Lightning have a record of 1-1-1 on the season while this will be Landon’s first game. It is an important game for the Lightning to gauge their development and progress before they return to conference play on Saturday, December 11th versus Quince Orchard.
The Upper Montgomery junior varsity will be looking to move past a disappointing 3-3 tie versus Glenelg where the Lightning dominated action for the majority of the game. Giving up an opening goal with no goalie in net and then a late goal with 1:11 remaining in the contest with the Gladiators goalie pulled contributed to the outcome.
Landon Bernard will be in net for the Lightning. On defense, Cole Howerton and Patrick Sell will see significant playing time as they battle what is anticipated to be a powerful Bears forward lineup. Stephen Shkeda is expected to play down from the varsity squad to provide veteran leadership and support. Expect several of the Lightning forwards to drop back and play some defensive shifts throughout the game as the Lightning may only dress 12 skaters in Tuesday’s contest.
Up front on offense, the Lightning will look to continue their recent strong play. The forward group of Josh Nadler, Josh Miller, Adam Levine, Brandon Bernard, Henry Honacki, James Hyman, Lucas Eyman, Adarsh Nair, and TJ Gottesman will need to continue passing the puck to create offensive scoring chances. Two of the three goals against Glenelg were the direct result of nice passing sequences. Only five junior varsity student athletes have scored goals, with several of the goals being scored by varsity student athletes playing down in the junior varsity games. Several of the junior varsity forwards would like nothing more than to break their long scoreless streaks against the talented Landon Bears.