Through six games, the Newark Charter hockey team has outscored its opponents 37-1. As you might guess, performances on offense, defense and goal have led the Patriots to a perfect 6-0 record heading into the Middletown game.
I think the key to our success so far this season has been our experience, said head coach Stacey Spiker. We are a very experienced team. We return all but two of last year's starters and have a total of nine seniors on our roster.
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