BELMONT - On the scoresheet, Catholic Memorial hockey could not have had a much better start to its Division I title defense campaign.

On Thursday, the Knights traveled to face Belmont, the No. 6 ranked team in last year’s Div. I tournament, and drove home with a 6-0 win.

Knowing what they did last season, Knights senior James Baker knew the outside expectations would be high again.

“There’s definitely a big bullseye on our backs but we don’t care what other people think,” Baker said. “We’re going to go out there play our game ... and the score will show itself. That’s why most teams hate playing against us because we play hard, fast, physical, shots on net, crash the net, create chaos, and put teams on their heels.”

It being the season opener, however, Knights coach Larry Rooney knows

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