With yet another shutout, the Washington-Liberty Generals capped their ice-hockey season with a second big accomplishment.
The high-school team’s fifth straight shutout triumph was a 3-0 win over the Yorktown Patriots at a packed MedStar Capitals Iceplex in the season-ending match between the Arlington rivals.
It was the third straight year W-L defeated Yorktown in the neighborhood clash dubbed the “Battle of Arlington.”
The teams participate in different leagues, so the contest is annually held following regular-season and playoff action.
Prior to the all-Arlington showdown, Washington-Liberty (12-2-1) finished 3-0 with three shutouts to win the Capital Scholastic Hockey League postseason tournament championship.
Overall, seven of W-L’s 12 victories this season were by shutouts. In those five straight skunkings to end the season, the Generals outscored opponents 34-0.
Yorktown finished with a 7-5 record.
“Playing Yorktown are always intense and difficult games,” Washington-Liberty coach Rob Stewart told ARLnow.
In the all-Arlington meeting, the match was scoreless at the end of the first period. Yorktown applied early pressure on the W-L defense, but wasn’t able to get the puck past W-L goalie Carson Peddie.
Washington-Liberty scored twice in the second period and once in the third as Peddie earned the shutout. Brendan Thompson was in goal for Yorktown.
The Generals outshot the Patriots, 33-22. Yorktown did not score on four power plays.
Scoring the W-L goals were Ahmad Dannan, Alexander Van Haaren and Parker Everett. Assists went to Peddie, Brian Murphy, Jacob Sonenshine, Fletcher Black and Paul Burmeister, with Joel Vizard leading the offense as well.
