Sunday, September 18, 2011 (Black Stars vs Cougars)

On Sunday, the Black Stars Squirt B team won its first game of the pre-season with a dominating 12-2 victory over
the visiting San Mateo Cougars. The Black Stars raced out to a 4-0 first period lead and continued their fine play
throughout the game. The line of Ryan Amirsehhi centering Nolan Irion and Max Zlochevsky set the tone from the
outset with significant pressure on the Cougars’ goal during the opening shift of the game. The Amirsehhi line had
a strong game overall and accounted for all four first period goals. The Black Stars other two lines and defensemen
were also impressive throughout the game. Goal scorers for the Black Stars were Max Zlochevsky (4), Isaiah
McKinney (3), Hank Twichell (2), Christian Castelo, Nolan Irion, and Quentin Kinney.

In the third period, at the direction of the coaching staff, the Black Stars focused on their passing game and did a
nice job of puck movement and overall control. Dylan Desilva had a strong game in goal, making two breakaway
saves in the first period while the result of the game was still in the balance. The Black Stars kept a clean sheet until
late in the game when the outcome was already decided.

Saturday, September 17, 2011 (Black Stars vs Tri-Valley Blue Devils)

On Saturday, the Black Stars Squirt B team played a spirited contest against the Tri-Valley Blue Devils at Ice Oasis.
Despite a strong effort from the Black Stars, Tri-Valley prevailed 5-3. The Blue Devils took advantage of Black
Stars penalties, scoring two power play goals.

Tri-Valley opened the scoring five minutes into the first period. The Black Stars responded two minutes later with
Christian Castelo’s wrist shot high to the stick side after a feed from Jeremy Hsu. The Blue Devils regained the lead
on a power play goal with five minutes left in the first period before taking a 3-1 lead early in the second period.
The Black Stars drew to within 3-2 when Max Zlochevsky converted a Quentin Kinney pass. Tri-Valley pulled
away in the third period with a power play goal and an even strength goal to make the score 5-2. The Black Stars
continued to battle, and Isaiah McKinney scored an unassisted goal with eight minutes remaining to account for the
5-3 final. The Black Stars showed good hustle in the remaining minutes, but could not convert their chances. Dylan
Desilva continued to provide solid goaltending for the Black Stars, facing 21 shots in the game and making several
top quality saves.