2011 - 2012 - Game Reports

Articles Re-produced from Salem News Sports Dept.

December 14, 2011

Falcons Look To Kick Off 2011-12 Season With a Win Vs Vikings
All of the off-ice training and preseason preparation comes to fruition tonight, for it’s time to begin the 2011-12 high school hockey season for real. Read full report here.

December 15, 2011

Danvers hockey guts out season opening win over Winthrop 
An artistic masterpiece, it was not.A much needed two points in their season opener, it most certainly was. Read full report here.

December 21, 2011

Falcons Look To Get Back To Their Winning Ways Tonight vs Saugus
Aiming to get back into the win column after splitting their first two games of the 2011-12 season, the Danvers High Falcons will be looking to bring a complete 45-minute effort to the Richard H. Rockett Arena tonight when they entertain Northeastern Conference Large rival Saugus. Read full story

December 22, 2011

Falcons earn statement win by knocking off Saugus
Chalk this up as a win for all those hard hat, lunch pail, grind-it-out hockey players out there. Playing the style they'll need to be successful this winter, the Danvers High hockey team brushed off an early two-goal deficit and got two goals and two assists from captain J.D. Hodgkins to power the Blue-and-White to a satisfying 5-4 victory over Saugus last night at the Richard H. Rockett Arena. Click here for full report.

December 31, 2011

Danvers Looks To End Year On Strong Note With Win In Inaugural Mike Clifford Game
Hoping to win its second straight game for the first time this season, end the 2011 calendar year with another two points and secure victory in a showdown that carries true meaning, the Danvers High hockey team has a lot to play for this afternoon when they host Northeastern Conference rival Peabody High at the Richard H. Rockett Arena in Salem. Read full story...

January 2, 2012

Strangie's hat trick powers Danvers over Peabody
Mike Clifford gave so much of his time and energy to both Danvers and Peabody High hockey it was only fitting that a very large crowd filled Salem State's Rockett Arena for the first annual Mike Clifford Memorial Game. The New Year's Eve matinee was won by Danvers, 4-1, and the Falcons were presented the game's memorial plaque by the Clifford family at the conclusion thanks to junior center Joe Strangie's hat trick. Read More...

January 4, 2012

FALCONS RENEW ACQUAINTANCES WITH ARCH RIVAL GLOUCESTER TONIGHT
It's the one word that will get the heartbeat of any Danvers High hockey player beating faster. It evokes images of a classic rivalry, big games before even bigger crowds, and some of the Blue and White's greatest victories have come against their arch rivals from Cape Ann.encounter. Read More...

January 5, 2012

Danvers' Strangie earns third straight hat trick 
It's been an ideal season thus far for Danvers junior captain Joe Strangie to say the least. The first line forward has amassed 20 points in seven games and earned a third straight hat trick in last night's 6-0 victory against visiting Gloucester. Read more...

January 9, 2012

Danvers 2, Swampscott 1: A.J. Couto came off the side boards into the high slot, held onto the puck for several seconds and then fired a shot from the top of the circle that found the top-right corner of the net with 6:33 to play to give Danvers (6-2) its fourth straight win. Captain J.D. Hodgkins had tied the game for the Falcons in the second period on an assist from Rob Buchanan, while defensemen Nick Strangie and goaltender Steve Wilkinson (17 saves) also had strong games.

January 12, 2012

Workmanlike effort leads Danvers hockey past Headers for fifth straight win
Bob Jackson wasn't just spewing hyperbole or coach-speak while praising the Danvers High hockey team that had just defeated his Marblehead squad, 3-1, last night. Candid as always in his postgame interview under the stands at the Rockett Arena, Jackson merely spoke the facts. Read more...

January 14 2012

HIGH FLYIN' FALCONS LOOK FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT WIN TODAY VS. SALEM
Having not tasted defeat since two days after Christmas, the Danvers High hockey team shoots for its seventh consecutive victory this afternoon when they host the Salem Witches at the Richard H. Rockett Arena in Salem. Read more...

January 16, 2012

Danvers 4, Salem 0: In his first career start, senior goaltender Zac Ingraham stopped all 13 shots that came his way as the red-hot Falcons (9-2) won their seventh game in a row. A.J. Couto, a junior wing, pocketed a pair of goals in the win while senior captain J.D. Hodgkins and sophomore Matt Flynn also scored. Senior defenseman Peter Marshall chipped in with two assists. Salem (1-9) got 36 saves in goal from sophomore netminder Brett Harring.

January 21, 2012

Danvers 4, Revere 1: Paul D'Orlando scored twice as the Falcons (10-2) qualified for the postseason. J.D. Hodgkins and Matt Flynn also had goals for Danvers.

February 1, 2012

FALCONS RETURN TO ACTION TONIGHT VS. LYNN LOOKING FOR 9TH STRAIGHT WIN
Having been off for the last 11 days, the Danvers High hockey team returns to the ice tonight wearing their home whites at the Richard H. Rockett Arena, where they'll host the Lynn Jets in a Northeastern Conference matchup. Read more...

February 6, 2012

Danvers 4, Winthrop 2: Playing what head coach Kevin Brown called "his best game of the season by far," senior goaltender Seth Kamens made 19 saves as visiting Danvers (12-2) won its 10th straight game and swept its season series with Winthrop. Captain Nick Strangie had a goal and an assist; his cousin Joe Strangie (also a captain) added a goal; and Rob Buchanan and A.J. Couto also found the back of the net.

February 8, 2012

FALCONS AIM FOR LUCKY 13 TONIGHT IN HOME FINALE VS. BEVERLY
Situated on the home bench at the Richard H. Rockett Arena for the final time this season, the Danvers High hockey team looks for its 11th straight victory tonight when they take on one of their biggest rivals, the Panthers from Beverly High, tonight (7 p.m.) in front of what is sure to be a packed house.  Click here to read more.

February 8, 2012

Statement Made, Series Swept
Irving's 5 points, Biarelli's 34 saves help Beverly snap Danvers' 10-game win streak
They moved the puck well. They won the 1-on-1 battles, cashed in on their offensive opportunities and watched as their freshman goaltender came up with big save after big save. Read full story here...

February 13, 2012

Missed opportunity by Danvers hockey creates three-way tie atop NEC standings
It's going to be a fight to the finish — and one, quite frankly, that the Danvers High hockey team never wanted to be part of. Read the full story here.

February 16, 2012

Danvers icemen turn page, dominate Peabody to remain tied atop NEC
The mission for the Danvers High hockey team was fairly simple: win its final two league games and get at least a share of the Northeastern Conference North title. Yesterday at McVann-O'Keefe Rink, the Falcons aced the first leg of that journey in a thorough 5-0 win over host Peabody. Read the full story here.

February 20, 2012

Falcons fly to first NEC hockey crown since 2002 with win over Gloucester

Three years ago, they finished at 3-17. Before this season started, they were generally thought of as the fourth-best team in their own conference. Click here for full story!