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Philip Satin, Andrew Kurapov carry Churchill to second straight MSHL title Philip Satin, Andrew Kurapov carry Churchill to second straight MSHL title
(about 17 hours later)
Side by side, junior Andrew Kurapov and senior Philip Satin walked toward the locker room, with Churchill well on its way to another Maryland Student Hockey League championship.Side by side, junior Andrew Kurapov and senior Philip Satin walked toward the locker room, with Churchill well on its way to another Maryland Student Hockey League championship.
That duo was responsible for each of the first seven goals Friday night at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel: five goals for Kurapov, as the nearby student shouted, and seven assists for Satin, the MSHL’s all-time leader in points . That duo was responsible for each of the first seven goals Friday night at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel: five goals for Kurapov, as the nearby student shouted, and seven assists for Satin, the MSHL’s all-time leader in points .
And there was still a full period left to play .And there was still a full period left to play .
“I just try to make the best play available. Andrew was scoring tonight. He had the hot hand, so I was just feeding him,” Satin said after the Bulldogs’ 11-0 win over Annapolis/Old Mill.“I just try to make the best play available. Andrew was scoring tonight. He had the hot hand, so I was just feeding him,” Satin said after the Bulldogs’ 11-0 win over Annapolis/Old Mill.
Kurapov finished with seven goals, while Satin recorded 10 assists in all as the Bulldogs won their second consecutive MSHL title and their third in four years. The victory capped a dominant season for second-ranked Churchill (24-1-1), which outscored opponents 44-2 in four postseason victories. Kurapov finished with seven goals, while Satin recorded 10 assists as the Bulldogs won their second consecutive MSHL title and third in four years. The victory capped a dominant season for second-ranked Churchill (24-1-1), which outscored opponents 44-2 in four postseason victories.
The Satin-Kurapov connection came through early and often Friday. Satin assisted on Kurapov’s first goal and then found him again on a power play midway through the first period to give Churchill a 2-0 lead.The Satin-Kurapov connection came through early and often Friday. Satin assisted on Kurapov’s first goal and then found him again on a power play midway through the first period to give Churchill a 2-0 lead.
Satin’s third assist was a beauty, as the shifty center crossed the blue line, passed to himself, then slid a back-handed pass to sophomore John Taylor, whose one-timer beat the goaltender for a short-handed goal. Satin’s third assist was a beauty. The shifty center crossed the blue line, passed to himself, then slid a back-handed pass to sophomore John Taylor, whose one-timer beat the goaltender for a shorthanded goal.
Churchill took a 4-0 lead over No. 6 Annapolis/Old Mill (15-2-1) after the first period and kept pouring it on, with Kurapov netting all three of Churchill’s second-period goals, all three coming on Satin assists. Churchill took a 4-0 lead over No. 6 Annapolis/Old Mill (15-2-1) after the first period and kept pouring it on, with Kurapov netting all three of Churchill’s second-period goals, all on Satin assists.
The last came on a mid-air deflection, when Satin sent a puck through the center of the ice and Kurapov sent it into the back of the net. The last came on a midair deflection. Satin sent a puck through the center of the ice, and Kurapov sent it into the back of the net.
“Being put on the first line, it’s been just easy. We’ve just been flowing together,” Kurapov said. “As a kid, it’s where you imagine yourself playing in these big games. Imagining yourself scoring the big goals in the big games. For it to actually happen is pretty unreal.”“Being put on the first line, it’s been just easy. We’ve just been flowing together,” Kurapov said. “As a kid, it’s where you imagine yourself playing in these big games. Imagining yourself scoring the big goals in the big games. For it to actually happen is pretty unreal.”
The duo connected twice more with a running clock in the third period, giving Kurapov 35 goals on the season and Satin 59 assists. Zachary Ruvo and Thomas Scanlan also scored, while senior goaltender Kendall Wong recorded the shutout.The duo connected twice more with a running clock in the third period, giving Kurapov 35 goals on the season and Satin 59 assists. Zachary Ruvo and Thomas Scanlan also scored, while senior goaltender Kendall Wong recorded the shutout.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Satin took off his helmet and gloves and skated into Wong’s arms, while the Churchill student section chanted “back to back.”As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Satin took off his helmet and gloves and skated into Wong’s arms, while the Churchill student section chanted “back to back.”
“It was great with the nine, 10 seniors we have,” Satin said, “to play our best game and dominate like we did.” “It was great with the nine, 10 seniors we have,” Satin said, “to play our best game and dominate like we did.”