Shane Power, left, battles for the puck during action earlier this season for STORMAC boys hockey. The co-op team’s season ended this week in the first round of the state tournament. / Photo by Andy Hutchison

By Andy Hutchison

WEST HARTFORD — STORMAC (Staples/Norwalk/McMahon) boys co-op hockey team saw its season end Monday, with a 3-1 loss to Conard in the first round of the Division III state tournament at Veteran’s Memorial Ice Rink in West Hartford.

No. 3 Conard went on to defeat No. 6 Masuk of Monroe 3-2 in overtime of the quarterfinals Thursday.

In STORMAC’s first-round game, Berkeley Johnson was assisted by Shane Power on a first-period goal. 

The game was tied 1-1 going into the second and Conard led just 2-1 going into the third. Goalie Mason Mountain made 36 saves to keep STORMAC close throughout. 

Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories in Fairfield County, since the 1990s.

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