Warriors, Knights win on first day of Palmer hockey tourney

PALMER — A Wasilla freshman enjoyed an unforgettable debut.

Colin Goff notched a hat trick during a 5-2 win over Palmer Thursday, the first day of the Palmer Hockey Showdown at the MTA Events Center.

Goff found the back of the net twice during a 12-second span late in the second and added the third goal of his first career high school game with 8:49 left in the third. Garrison Holler and Troy Randall also scored for Wasilla. Dillon Matson collected a pair of assists.

Zach Nelius and Darian Wilson scored for the Moose.

Wasilla outshot Palmer 44-26. TJ O’Rourke finished with 39 saves for Palmer, and Bryce Frazier made 24 stops for the Warriors.

Colony 3, Juneau 1

A pair of players grabbed a goal and an assist to lead Colony to a 3-1 win over Juneau at the Palmer Hockey Showdown.

Mitchell Diltz and Ayden Attungana finished with a pair of points in the win. Dane Jellich also scored for Colony.

Wasilla 5, Palmer 2

Palmer Hockey Showdown

Thursday, MTA Events Center

First period — 1. Wasilla- Holler (Woolcott) 14:09.

Second period — 2. Palmer- Z. Nelius (Weaver) 6:27; 3. Wasilla- C. Goff (Matson) 3:03; 4. Wasilla- C. Goff (Bouman, Matson) 2:51; 5. Palmer- Wilson (Horacek, Hayes) 1:51.

Third period — 6. Palmer- C. Goff (Massie) 8:49; 7. Palmer- Randall (Frazier) pp 2:26.

Shots on goal: Wasilla 17-12-15—44, Palmer 9-12-5—26; Saves: Wasilla- Frazier 9-10-5—24, Saves: O’Rourke 16-10-13—39.

Colony 3, Juneau 1

Palmer Hockey Showdown

Thursday, MTA Events Center

First period — no scoring.

Second period — 1. Colony- Diltz (Whitehead, C. McLauglin) 13:01; 2. Colony- Attungana (Diltz) 4:46.

Third period — 3. Juneau- Bosse (Corrigan) 10:29; 4. Colony- Jelich (Attungana, Moore) 1:34.

Shots on goal: Juneau 4-7-5—16, Colony 11-7-6—24; Saves: Juneau- Mitchell 11-5-5—21, Colony- Marks 4-7-4—15.