Youth Hockey – East Coast Junior Patriots compete for state championship in weekend playoffs

By Meghann Breton

Back again for more, the East Coast Junior Patriots youth hockey team will be competing in the Mass. Hockey State Championships this weekend. After a successful regular season that landed them in 1st place overall, the kids are ready to take it all and come out on top. The team is comprised of 17 talented kids from Saugus, Revere, Malden, Everett, Melrose and Winthrop. This year the State Championships will take place at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass. The first game will be held tonight (Friday, March 1) at 6:40 p.m., and it will be against the Junior Maples from Triton/Amesbury. Games will continue all weekend leading up to the Championship game which will be held on Sunday (March 3).

The East Coast Junior Patriots hockey team is a part of the Valley Hockey League and consists of the following 12-, 14-, and 15-year-old kids, all coached by Jimmy Caruso, of Saugus: Joe Hurley, of Malden; Justin Souders, of Malden; and Jamie Branzell, of Revere; Demetri Breton, 14, of Saugus; Artie O’Leary, 14, of Saugus; Andre Rosales, 14, of Saugus; James Caruso,14, of Saugus; Conor Lacey, 14, of Saugus; Louis Migliore, 14, of Saugus; Evan Manuel, 12, of Saugus; JoJo Visconti, 12, of Revere; Justin Hurley, 14, of Malden; Anthony Ford, 14, of Malden; K.J. Moura, 12, of Malden; J.J. Perryman, 14, of Everett; Ramond Blauvelt, 14, of Everett; Sebastian Caceda, 14, of Revere; Evan Souders, 14, of Malden; Ayush Doshi, 14, of Melrose; and Adam Mouhib, 15, of Winthrop.