After five years of coaching Prep hockey, Coach Ken Such decided to resign as the Head Coach of the St. Peter's Varsity hockey team. The 2-16 record this past season and the losing records of recent years weren't the primary factor. Coach Such simply decided that he needed a break from
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the heavy coaching burden he had juggled as both hockey coach and an assistant coach for Varsity football. His decision was tough to make, but he said that avoiding the overlap of the fall and winter seasons would be a relief. Having previously coached at Hudson Catholic, he will take with him
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a career record of 142-95-16, including two Handchen Cup championships. Coach Such noted that
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he never could have done it without his dedicated assistants Tom Durak, Joe Vecey, and Scott Hochstaeder, who have always been there when needed.
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Onthe r a i he 1994-95 Prep hockey 1 team had to confront adversity, including the loss of ten players from the previous year’s Varsity squad and the termination oftheJuniorVarsity p ro g ra m . D e sp ite th e se challenges, however, the team played with heart and courage and managed to hold their heads high d e s p ite a disappointing season. The team w as led by Captains Chris Enrico, Mike McCabe, and Jon Gonnelli, seniors who had been with the team for all of their four years, p ro v id in g th e n e c e s s a ry experience and giving advice to the younger players. Seniors Scott Coulston and Eric Prime were also four-year veterans and took on leadership roles, as they too concluded their careers as Prep icemen. The team just didn’t seem to have the right chemistry, as
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Prep’s only wins came against Princeton High School and Bayonne. Two seniors’ bright spots came in the Bayonne gam e, h o w e ve r, as M ike McCabe scored twice and Jon
Gonnelli netted five goals. The squad did com pete in the playoffs and fought hard against B ergen C a th o lic . They developed a proud character,
despite many criticisms from local newspapers and other hockey teams in the area, as they played their hearts out and believed in each other throughout the season. Coach Ken Such, in his fifth year as head coach of the Varsity team, described the season as being “filled with adversity, but a good learning experience for the younger players.” He noted that solid performances by juniors Kris W ehrhahn, Jason McGurk, Angelo Kakolyris, and goalie Steven Boyd prepared them to take on le a d e rsh ip roles. Sophom ore Joe LoRe and freshmen Ryan Enrico, Kevin Fitzpatrick, and Kevin Mulligan also earned the opportunity for more playing time and began to look toward the National Conference B Championship in 1996.
Racing towards the blue line and chasing after the puck, Mike McCabe skates into the Bergen Catholic defensive zone, while B.C. players attempt to repel the Prep icem en’s attack. Congrat u lating their opponents, the Hudson Catholic Crusaders, Prep players S te ve Boyd, Ryan Enrico, K evin Fitzpatrick, and M ichael Chanfrau giv e evid en ce at the M cK ay Arena that sports manship and respect are vital elem ents to athletic com petition.