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Last night at the Graf ice rink, the Triton Vikings ended their season on a positive note by beating the Amesbury Indians, 6-0.

The Indians' (0-19-1) frustrating season finally came to an end, and the Vikings | who narrowly missed a tournament berth at 8-9-2 | will also be looking toward the future.

It had been 362 days since the Amesbury hockey team's most recent victory when Indians junior Billy Enaire skated with the puck at his stick during a game against Northeast Regional Thursday evening.

Enaire glided toward the Northeast Regional goal late in the third period having already deposited the game's only goal. A second goal was sure to clinch Amesbury's first victory in 19 attempts with only five minutes remaining.

It's an old sports cliché New England Patriots fans were reminded of all too painfully earlier this month.

Beware of a team on a hot streak.

In case local sports fans forgot, the Newburyport hockey team provided a reminder Saturday evening with an 8-1 victory over Amesbury in the opening round of the 13th annual Newburyport Bank Classic.

Triton (7-7-2) snapped a four-game losing streak. Craig White had a hat track, giving him 14 goals for the season. Paul Bishop, Caleb Woodworth, Brandon Middleton and Cam Robinson had assists.

Billy Enaire had a goal and an assist for Amesbury. Matt Enaire added a goal. Zack Pizo and Matt Bean also had assists. "It was better than the first time we played," Amesbury coach Peter Cignetti said. "That's all I can ask for. Griffin Lousier and Nick Fornier played well defensively."

It's been a cold winter for the Amesbury hockey team | complete with lopsided losses in relatively empty rinks. The winless Indians (0-12) have yet to record their first point this season. With only six games remaining | all against teams that have already beaten them | the writing appears to be on the wall for a winless season.

One day, Jordan Scally had an epiphany.

"It was about two weeks before the (winter) season was about to start," said Scally. "I just woke up one morning and said to myself, 'I have to play hockey.' "

Amesbury hockey coach Peter Cignetti could not overstate the importance of his squad's new co-op program with Whittier Tech.

"I don't think the program would have survived without Whittier's contributions," said the second-year coach. "It is something that has worked out really well."

One day, Jordan Scally had an epiphany.

"It was about two weeks before the (winter) season was about to start," said Scally. "I just woke up one morning and said to myself, 'I have to play hockey.' "

The Amesbury hockey team's quest to record its first win will continue as the Indians were treated to an old fashioned spanking from their cross-town rival Newburyport Saturday night.

The Clippers (4-3-1) pasted Amesbury (0-8) by a count of 9-1.

The Chieftains have been having trouble scoring early in the season but the floodgates opened in this one they hammered Amesbury, 10-1.

Ryan Dooley, Andrew DiVenuti and Tom Brazil each had a pair of goals and Anthony DiBenedetto collected three assists for the winners.