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The Kingsford Flivvers varsity hockey team started the season strong with a 5-1 win at home Tuesday against the Manistique Emeralds.
Manistique struck first, scoring in the first period but Kingsford junior Casey Clisch answered with the Flivvers’ first goal of the season.
Both teams played a physical game. Penalties gave Manistique the man advantage four times throughout the game, but Kingsford held the Emeralds’ power play to zero.
Kingsford scored twice in the second period. Paolo Lenzi and Casey Clisch assisted sophomore Eli Siren with his first varsity goal. Freshman Dominic Mande connected on a pass to Casey Clisch for a breakaway goal bringing the score to 3-1.
Paolo Lenzi added a fourth goal in the third period with a shot from the top of the circle. The Flivvers lit the lamp one last time as Jonah Doenier and Sam Hemgren moved the puck to Tyler Berglund, who fired it in from the blue line, scoring his first varsity goal.
Kingsford was without senior Jack Spreen who suffered an injury in a scrimmage last week in Marquette. He is expected to return to play in a few weeks.
Kingsford is on the road, facing Hancock on Saturday afternoon and will be back at Mountain View Ice Arena to host Escanaba at 6 p.m. Tuesday.