Wilmington Wildcats

Brendan McDonough Turning Into Star for Wildcats

With much focus on his linemate, Cam Owens, McDonough has turned into a potent scorer for the defending champion boys hockey team.

Earlier this postseason, Wilmington High School boys hockey coach Steve Scanlon lightheartedly begged opponents to focus their defensive attention on Cam Owens, the leading scorer in program history. The reason was simple. He knows that would leave open Brendan McDonough, another Wildcat skater who’s turned into a potent top line scorer. “Key on Cam all you want. Someone’s open,” Scanlon said with a smile after his team’s 4-1 win over Boston Latin in the North Division 2 quarterfinal round. “When (McDonough) is on, he’s the whole package … He’s certainly a force. Cam’s a player, but people forget we have a ‘1’ and a ‘1A.’” McDonough is a veteran player for Wilmington, even though he’s only a junior. He was a member of the state …

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McDonough Takes Home Hardware at Hockey Night in Boston

The Wilmington High School junior was tournament MVP and the Showcase Tournament scoring champion.

Brendan McDonough, a junior from the Wilmington High School boys hockey team, recently finished a successful week of hockey at the 2012 Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase in Haverhill. McDonough was voted a HNIB Tournament MVP as well as the Showcase Tournament Scoring Champ. He played for the newly formed Metro team coached by Frank Golden, who led his team to the semifinal round. Also among the participants in the tournament were McDonough's Wildcat teammates and classmates Luke Foley and Cody McGowan. Foley played for the Metro team as well and Cody played for the Suburban team. 

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