After years of domination by our 97s, the Bandits had won both games this year. With the two team separated by only 1 point in the standings this was a must win for the Rangers. It was a physical game - may also have been one of the sloppiest games of the year but the 97 Rangers led wire to wire shutting out the Bandits. Deegan and Maier were outstanding in net - they had to be to kill off 12 Ranger penalties. Maybe the only bright spot was the Ranger penalty kill which was emphasized just in time in Thursdays full ice practice. Donato led the way offensively rotating through the lines at center working well with the Lewis/Lyne and Power/Leahy wings. Marshall, McKenzie and Powers chipped in with single goals. All 6 defensemen played well out front and on the penalty kill. The win mean the 97 Rangers have sole possession of fourth place with the first place Terriers squarely in their sites this coming weekend. Final Score 4-0

The rematch saw Team Dynamic come out much more physical than the day before and the Rangers didn't get that dominant period in a very good back and forth hockey game where Kal Maier played half a game of shutout hockey to seal the win. Cullen Lyne started the scoring in the second period from Connor Lewis on the power play midway through the second. Just over a minute later Jack Donato took a nice feed from Curtis Golden to put the Rangers up 2-0. Team Dynamic ended the second with a flurry to end the period 2-1. The third period was physical back and forth dog fight with John Elworthy and Jake Bean playing tough out front keeping Team Dynamic to shots Deegan was able to get to and hold on for the win. Final score was 2-1.

The Rangers got off to a sluggish start Saturday but finished strong against Team Dynamic at the 'rink on the beach' Saturday afternoon. Jeff Powers continues his scoring ways with two first period goals to keep pace with Team Dynamic ending the first period tied 2-2. The second period belonged to the Rangers - there was a 10 minute stretch that was as dominant as the Rangers have played all year, that is the way this team is capable of playing and needs to play down the stretch and into the playoffs. Gunnar McKenzie, Declan Leahy, Curtis Golden and Jack Donato were key players in a ferocious fore check that hardly saw the puck leave the Dynamic zone in the second period, with Cullen Lyne and Robbie Mckenney chipping in with goals. The third period was more than a little chippy and Erik MacDonald and Joe Monet were a physical presence clearing the front of the net allowing Cam Deegen half a game of shutout hockey. Final Score was 7-2

The Rangers braved the blizzard to travel to the Canton Sportplex Sunday night to take on the Terriers.

After the long ride it took the Rangers half the first period to wake up spotting the Terriers a 2-0 lead which would come back to haunt us. Coach Bradley led a spirited talk between periods and the Rangers came roaring back from a 4-1 when Jeff Powers and Gunnar McKenzie started pouring on the offense. Powers first goal came when his physical forecheck forced the Terriers defense to cough it up at the side of the net, in one motion Jeff picked up the puck wrapped it around on net and was on his way to a hat trick for the day.

The physical play picked up after a Terriers player was tossed for a hit from behind putting Avery at South Shore Hospital with a mild concussion(get well soon Avery!!!) Gunnar McKenzie made the Terriers pay on the major factoring in two goals putting the Rangers right back in the game. As the second period came to a close a beautiful setup from Kyle Marshall and Jack Donato on Powers third goal of the game cutting the lead to one going into the third period 5-4. The Rangers comeback effort was capped off when McKenzie found Golden in the slot to tie the game 5-5 half way through the third. A back and forth third period continued with physical play, as the terriers tried to split the defense Jake Bean and Joe Monet converged to send him spinning in the air crashing to the ice highlighting a strong Defensive effort from Bean and Monet. With less than two minutes left the Terriers went ahead to stay on a good individual effort from the Terriers forward - he went through 3 tired Ranger players to put it away as the Rangers fell 7-5

12/13 vs Breakers
After Saturdays heart breaking tie Coach Bradley had the Rangers come out breathing fire Sunday in the old Rockland rink jumping out to 5-0 lead. Relentless fore checking by Declan Leahy set up a pair of goals by Gunnar McKenzie. The puck movement after building a big lead was outstanding - especially Curtis Golden who ended the day with three assists. The Jack Donato - Avery Devlin combination picked up right where they left of Saturday accounting for 6 pointes between them. Eric MacDonald chipped in with a score from the blue line capping off a strong defensive performance by Eric MacDonald and Michael Saleski. Final score was 8-4

12/12 vs Team Dynamic
Team Dynamic brought the biggest team we have seen all year into Bavis on Saturday and jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on strong physical play. The Rangers came storming back to tie the game 3-3 in the middle of the third period as the line of Jack Donato – Avery Devlin and Cullen Lyne factored in all three goals with an excellent display of cycling the puck down low keeping relentless pressure on the Dynamic defense.

With less than a minute to play Robbie McKenney made a tremendous rush sliding the puck through the goal mouth to a wide open Jeff Powers giving the Rangers the 4-3 lead. Topping off a strong defensive performance from Robbie Mckenney and John Elworthy. Team Dynamic did not give up - pulling their goalie and scoring with 3.8 seconds left - crashing the net hard after a face off that the Little Rangers would certainly like to have back…..Final Score was 4-4