Early last season, team leaders Jason Lombardi, Patrick Hanrahan and Greg Malinowski met after a Monday-night practice.
The players expressed dissatisfaction with the prior season’s home record. The Owls were 6-7-1 at the Flyers Skate Zone in 2013, with opponents scoring 3.7 goals per game.
The team vowed to make a change.
Last season, the Owls had a 9-3-1 home record, scoring 5.7 goals per game and allowing three goals per game.
“We came together and said, ‘We are not letting any team come in here and just have a cake walk,'” said Lombardi, a senior defenseman.