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.

On Saturday, The Black Stars Squirt B team inaugurated their 2011-2012 season with a spirited road
contest versus Santa Rosa. In a back and forth contest, Santa Rosa ultimately prevailed 4-2, but the
Black Stars can be proud of a strong performance. Timothy King and Christian Castelo scored and Dylan
Desilva had a strong game in goal for the Black Stars.

The first period featured end to end action and ended with a 0-0 score. The Black Stars took the lead
in the second period on King’s goal, as he scored on his own rebound after being setup on a nice feed
from Max Zlochevsky. Santa Rosa tied the game midway through the period scoring a fine mid-air one-
timer past DaSilva before going ahead with six minutes left in the period on a deflection. The Black
Stars fought back and tied the game 2-2 with three minutes remaining in the period. Castelo stepped
up from his defense position and maneuvered around two Santa Rosa players before shooting into the
top corner. The third period began with good pressure from the Black Stars on the Santa Rosa goal.
Midway through the period, Santa Rosa broke the deadlock to go ahead 3-2. The Black Stars responded
less than a minute later with Ryan Amirsehhi firing a wrist shot which beat the Santa Rosa goalie but
clanged off the post. As the game wound down, the Black Stars pressed for the tying goal and Desilva
continued to make a number of fine saves. Finally, with less than a minute remaining, Santa Rosa iced
the game with an unstoppable goal in the top corner to account for the 4-2 final.

Hunter Esqueda, Jeremy Hsu, Nolan Irion, Quentin Kinney, and Zeke Wilson contributed with strong
two-way performances at forward. Defensemen Karl Flick, Isaiah McKinney, and Hank Twichell played
solid defensive games for the Black Stars.