Warhawk forward Tom Hetherington unloads a slap shot on the Oakton defense. Madison beat Oakton 4-0 in ice hockey action. Photo by Desiree Di Mauro
The Madison Warhawk Hockey team dominated the Oakton Cougars 4-0, earning town bragging rights. The Warhawks maintained presence in Oakton’s offensive zone through all three periods, holding the Cougars to 15 shots. Madison saw goals from four players, with the first period goal coming from defenseman Zack Helfant, assisted by forward Hayden Winkleman. Max Marr scored an unassisted goal in the second period, his first NVSHL goal. The third period had goals by forward Preston Cain assisted by Matt Hetherington and late in the third by forward Tom Hetherington assisted by defenseman Nick Willey. The Warhawks had 27 shots on Oakton’s net and goalie Ben D’Haiti earned his first shutout this season, turning away all 15 of the Cougars shots.