Nauset boys' hockey turns tide, history, by rallying in third period to beat Medfield, win Division 3
Four goals in the final 15 minutes by the first line of senior captain Logan Poulin, senior assistant captain Colin Ward, and junior Jake Eldredge powered top-seeded Nauset to a 4-1 win over No. 2 Medfield in the Division 3 championship at TD Garden. It's the first title in program history for the Warriors (24–0-1).
'It's great for the community,' said Poulin. 'We have a great community behind us and we were lucky enough to pull it off for them. It's a lot more than just ourselves.'
After his empty net goal, Nauset captain Logan Poulin (34) knows the Warriors have locked up their first state championship.
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Just 49 seconds into the third period, Poulin knocked in a rebound from Eldredge, but it was immediately waved off due to goaltender interference.
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That lit a fire under the Warriors. From there, they were off to the races.
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Just under three minutes later, Poulin backhanded Ward's chance over the right pad to tie the game at 3:43.
After 5+ scoreless period at TD Garden between last year and this year, Nauset's Logan Poulin tallies one to tie the game 1-1. Pouring backhanded in a rebound at 3:43 mark of 3rd period.
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'I was lucky enough to elevate that puck and get us going,' said Poulin. 'We didn't look back from there.'
With 6:48 left, Jake Eldredge gained the zone, adjusted his angle, and beat Medfield goaltender Charlie Duggan to the near post for the eventual winner.
Nauset junior Jake Eldredge takes the puck through the neutral zone and snipes a glove-side goal from the circle to put
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'It's the best feeling in the world seeing that go in,' said Eldredge.
A pair of empty net goals sealed the win. Ward finished with a goal and two assists and Logan Poulin increased his line to an incredible 53-32–85 for the season.
'It's really easy when you're playing with two of the top guys in the state,' said Poulin. 'They make me a lot better.'
Nauset goalie Zach Coelho makes a save despite the pressure from Medfield's Joseph Nee in the second period in Sunday's Division 2 state final.
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Senior captain Zach Coelho dazzled with 25 saves, tuning out the world and providing a steady presence as the last line of defense.
'I had that Tim Thomas mentality,' said Coelho.
Senior captain Joey Nee put the Warriors ahead in the second period and Duggan made 32 saves. Nauset was the only team this season to best the Warriors (22-2-1).
Joseph Nee gathers a loose puck and flicks it in for a 1-0 lead with 7:34 left in 2nd period.
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'I think them being here last year was the difference in that third period,' said Medfield coach Jon Jepson, who guided the team to the Garden in his first season.
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As the last undefeated team in the state, Nauset's team of destiny that galvanized the community could have unfurled after scoring 132 goals prior to the third period.
Instead, they parlayed their mentality into hardware.
'We knew that we had what it takes,' said Ward. 'We needed to work hard and keep that same mentality that we've had all year.'
Nauset gathers together on the ice after the Warriors historic victory at TD Garden.
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Nauset 4, Medfield 1
at TD Garden, Boston
Medfield (22-2-1) 0 1 0 — 1
Nauset (24-0-1) 0 0 4 — 4
1, M, Joey Nee 7:26. 2, N, Logan Poulin (Colin Ward) 3:43. 3, N, Jake Eldridge 8:12. 4, N, Colin Ward (Jake Eldridge) 12:53 (en). 5, N, Logan Poulin (Colin Ward) 14:15 (en).
Saves: M, Charlie Duggan, 31; N, Zach Coelho, 25.
Nauset's Sam Mayhew (left) clears the puck out of his zone despite the harassment from Medfield's Luke Dickson in the pivotal third period Sunday.
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Nauset's Colin Ward (8) battles to control the puck despite the riding defense of Medfield's Brayden Kane (15) during the Division 2 state final.
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Medfield's Matthew Dickson (left) goes for a ride after a big hit from Nauset's Oscar Escher.
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