Goaltender Garhett Kaegi stopped 53 of 58 shots on goal for the Verona boys hockey team as it went 1-1-1 to open the season at the Milwaukee Admiral Cup.

The Wildcats had five different players record a goal Friday in the second round of the Admirals Cup as Verona cruised to a 7-1 victory over Cedarburg.

Cale Fufenacht, who had three points, sealed the win with a pair of third-period goals inside UW-Milwaukee’s Panther Arena. McCormick scored two more goals and assisted on a pair, as well. Baker also recorded multiple points, setting up four goals.

Walker Haessig, Jake Osiecki and Ryan Mirwald each scored a goal.

The Bulldogs finished 0 for 3 on the power play. Trailing 5-0 after two periods, Cedarburg sophomore forward Nolan Burnside scored the team’s lone goal early in the third period.

Garhett Kaegi stopped 15 shots on goal to earn the win. Peter Gontarski made 29 saves for Cedarburg in the loss.

Verona 1, Arrowhead 1

The Wildcats allowed an early first-period goal and trailed for all but the final 8 ½ minutes before finding a way to earn a 1-1 tie Saturday against ninth-ranked Arrowhead.

Verona lost its top forwards Mason McCormick and Brockton Baker on 5-minute boarding and 10-minute unsportsman line conduct penalties near the end of the first period. After successfully killing off penalties, the Wildcats went on the attack, outshooting Arrowhead 29 to 6 in the final two periods.

Verona finally found the back of the net when junior defenseman Jake Osiecki tipped in a shot from senior forward Aidan Schmitt.

Due to time constraints in tournament rules, no overtime was played and instead the game went to a three-man shootout. The shootout went six extra rounds before Kade Binger scored got the game-winner as the ninth shooter for the Wildcats.

The Warhawks jumped out to an early lead, scoring 13 seconds in to the game on a goal from Nick Vondrak. It would be the only goal Arrowhead snuck past senior goaltender Garhett Kaegi all night inside the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Kern Center.

Warhawks goalie Peter Genatempo stopped 36 shots on goal. Kaegi recorded 16 saves for Verona.

Edgewood 3, Verona 2

Verona fell behind by two goals 12 minutes into the first period and were unable to find the equalizer Tuesday, Nov. 21, losing 3-2 against Madison Edgewood in the opening round of the Admiral Cup.

The Wildcats pulled within a goal one minute into the third period on a score from McCormick but couldn’t beat goaltender Ben Cegelski over the final 16 minutes. It was the second time Verona pulled within a goal.

Baker scored with 30 seconds remaining in the first period to cut the Crusaders’ lead to 2-1. Carter Hottman recorded both first-period goals for Edgewood, which were both assisted by Drew Lenz. Payton Smith added the game-winning goal four minutes into the second period.

Kaegi made 22 saves, and Cegelski stopped 21 inside UW-Madison’s LaBahn Ice Arena.