The Upper Montgomery Lightning are back! It’s almost time to play some hockey. Off-ice dryland workouts are continuing, and the team is rounding into shape for a season that is hopefully going to conclude in historic fashion, a first ever trip to the Maryland state high school hockey playoffs. The Lightning program has never before qualified for the state playoff tournament.
With an experienced roster dominated by seniors and juniors, the team is primed to meet the high expectations. With maturity, the team will need to handle successes and overcome difficulties that may present during the season. The program has twelve skaters that are only eligible to play in varsity competition, many of whom play high level external travel hockey. The coaching staff will be supplementing the varsity squad with student athletes that have thus far historically played the majority of their high school hockey at the junior varsity level. Look for the game day roster to fluctuate all season long based upon which student athletes are healthy scratches as they are with their external travel team competing at out-of-town games.
The junior varsity will also be experienced with several skaters having three or four years of game action already under their belt. The junior varsity will have fourteen skaters and incoming 9th grade netminder Ilan Shterenberg handling the goaltending duties. The team should be much better than last year’s junior varsity squad and will be looking to make a run at a second Montgomery Hockey Conference junior varsity championship in three seasons.
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