GONZAGA HOCKEY HISTORY 2020-2021 Sammy Gerdano HC • Sean Kilcullen (C) • Jack Mowrey (A) • Jack Norton (A) While the COVID-19 Pandemic caused the cancellation of the MAPHL season, the Gonzaga Hockey program still showed up! During the fall of 2020 – before students were brought back to Gonzaga for hybrid learning in three cohorts – the program held a Push Up Challenge and raised $29,000 for DC Urban Greens, an innovative nonprofit that grows vegetables for families in Wards 7&8. In November, current and former Gonzaga Hockey families came together virtually in a record-breaking “11 Days for #11” that raised almost $90,000 for the Dominik Pettey ’15 Scholarship Fund – nearly double the amount raised in any previous year. Another record-breaking stat is the 81 student athletes who would have tried out for the three Gonzaga teams had there been tryouts. Many of these players participated in the series of practices at MedStar Capitals IcePlex and The Gardens Ice House that constituted the hockey “season” for Gonzaga. Marquise Cotten ’11 and Bryan King were in their first year as V2 Co-Head Coaches, while Patrick Guinan would have led the JV squad.
2019-2020 (13-10-4) Sammy Gerdano HC • Luca Docking (C) • Farrell Dinn (A) • Sean Kilcullen (A) • Colin O’Leary (A) The Eagles kicked off their season with the Annual Dominik Pettey ‘15 Memorial Purple White game on November 8, 2019. In his second year as Gonzaga’s Head Coach, Sammy Gerdano’s (‘10) V1 had a key win over St. Joe’s Prep in the traditional post-Thanksgiving game in Philly. V1 finished the season 14-10-4 after a quarterfinal loss to Georgetown Prep in the MAPHL tournament. Post-season honors included: Washinton Post All-Met – Farrell Dinn First Team, Luca Docking and Jack Mowrey, Honorable Mention. WCAC All-Star Team – Farrell Dinn and Jack Mowrey, First Team; Luca Docking Second Team. MAPHL All-Star Team – Farrell Dinn. In his first year as V2 Head Coach, Donnie Walter (‘10) and the V2 team finished strong at 17-1-3, with their single loss coming to Good Counsel in the MAPHL Semi-finals. The team defeated St. Joe’s Prep in the Purple Puck Championship AND in the annual post-Thanksgiving game in Philly. Post-season honors included: MAPHL All-Star Team: JT Carpenter First Team, Sam Oppel Second Team.