Ashar Opens 2009 Season With Overtime Victory vs. League Champs

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The Ashar Hockey team began its 2009 season last night as it faced off against last season's league champion Westchester Day School Wild.

In what over the years seems to be Ashar Hockey's 'home away from home' ( the WDS Gym) , goalie Jason Fischman rejected just about everything shot at him. It was Jason' s first official start in goal for the team, but Jason put on a goalie show that made him look like a seasoned veteran.

The history of previous games against WDS is a competitive one. This game proved no different. Both teams looked to be the first to break the games tension with a goal.

Starting scoring lines of Maxx Rimberg and Isaac Selter knocked on the door many times in the first period. It is was however the line of Ross Chanofsky and Ari Shatkin that drew first blood against WDS when "Pablo" Chanofsky buried a puck deep in the back of the Westchester net.

The chants of "Pablo" seemed to fuel Chanofsky as it was only moments later Ross decided he needed to his his nickname chanted again. Firing a second blast past a stunded WDS goalie for goal number 2.

In true fashion though WDS came back, and as the clocked ticked down to the end of the game the 2-2 tie was sending our teams into a sudden death overtime period.

It was the outstanding defense of Brian Frankel, Jesse Schwab, Mike Katznelson and Avi Borgen that proved to be the difference. With under a minute left in the overtime period Avi Borgen decided with an exam in school the next day to study for, the hour was getting late.

Taking matters in his own hands Avi Borgen closed the show with his huge overtime goal to win the game for ASHAR.