Torbay, NL: Lindon Beckwith's hat trick lead the Moncton Flyers past the St. Johns Privateers by a score of 5-1 and secured a birth in the National Championships. The Privateers came out strong in the first period and were rewarded when Clark Bishop found the back of the net just past the 5 minute mark. Nicholas Lindstrom drew the assists. Beckwith's first goal evened the score on the power play, however it was the goaltending of Nathan Armstrong that kept the Flyers in the contest through out the period as shots were 16-4 in favor of the Privateers.
Armstrong's play in the first opened the door for the New Brunswick champs in the second as they tallied 4 times in the frame. Matt Bernier got the scoring started with a short handed marker and Lindon Beckwith finished out his hat trick with 2 power play goals. Alex Bradley scored an even strength goal and Moncton went into the break with a 5-1 lead. Picking up assists for the Flyers were Shane Dallaire with 3, Bernier 2, Beckwith, Thomas Mansbridge, Stephen Johnson and Kyle Beckwith.
Moncton seemed content to put the game on lock down as they focused on defence and the Privateers couldn't get anything going on the attack. Fatigue appeared to be a factor for Newfoundland as their top guns played a ton of hockey this weekend. Nathan Armstrong made 30 saves in a winning effort and Matt Jenkins with 20 for the loss. Player of the game honors went to Lindon Beckwith and Clark Bishop.
The Moncton Flyers move on to the Telus Cup, Canada's National Hockey Championship. The tournament runs April 23-29 in Leduc, Alberta. Check Hockey Canada's website for more details.
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Day 3 Major Midget Atlantics
Torbay, NL: The gold medal match up is set and the individual awards are handed out. All that is left to decide is which team will represent Atlantic Canada at the Telus Cup in Leduc Alberta, April 23-29. The final day started off with Moncton and Halifax squaring off in a very important contest and ended with a preview of Sunday's gold medal contest.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia met early Saturday morning with Moncton needing a win to secure a spot in the Final and Halifax needing a win to keep their hopes of a repeat alive. Moncton Captain Lindon Beckwith scored twice and added an assist en route to a 3-1 win and a date with the St. John's Privateers on Sunday. Matt Bernier added an empty net goal to seal the victory in the dying seconds of the game. Bernier also had 2 assists and Luc Eagle and Kyle Beckwith added singles. Brad MacEachern replied for the Halifax Titans with a helper from John Mullaly. Beckwith and MacEachern earned player of the game honors for their respective teams, Nathan Armstrong made 20 saves for the win and Jacob Fancy 22 in the loss.
Pride was on the line in the days second game as the Cornwall Thunder (PEI) and the St. Johns Maple Leafs (Host) were both looking for their first win. Penalties was the flavor of the day as the first 8 goals were scored on the power play and St. Johns had a 5-3 lead. Cornwall fought back and tied the game in the third but Connor Donaghey (player of the game) scored with just over 7 minutes left to give the Maple Leafs a win. Also scoring for the Host team was Kyle Tibbo 1&2, Nathan Yetman 1&1, Brayden Brown 1&1, Chris Mallard and Patrick Nicolle. Brandon Pye recorded 3 assists and Cody Donaghey, Tanner Whiffen and Bradley Power had single markers. Josh Carey earned the win. For Cornwall Logan Smallman scored twice, Ross Martin, Nathan Ellis and Brock Richard once. Adding helpers was Willie Gaudet with 2 and Brother Benji with 1 as well as Jake McKenna 2, Ellis, Brendan Gaudet and Logan Doiron. Alex Kelly and Grant Grady shared duties in goal and Thunder captain Stefan Lapiere was player of the game.
The final round robin game featured the two teams playing for gold on Sunday and the coaches used it as a chance to rest their top guys, in fact Moncton's captain Lindon Beckwith didn't play at all. The Flyers came out on top with a 5-1 victory to secure home ice advantage and last change which could be a factor in the final. Thomas Mansbridge (player of the game) scored twice and added an assist for New Brunswick. Alex Bradley 1&2 and Samuel LeBlanc 3 assists also had 3 point efforts. Alexandre Jacob and Ryan Chaisson chipped in with goals and single assists went to Shane Dallaire, Jarrett Crossman and Michael Poirer. Newfoundland player of the game Ben Cleary scored their only tally of the contest with helpers going to Brad Mitchelmore and Brett Vokey. Vincent Charest recorded the win and Cody Edwards took the loss. As mentioned these two teams will square off in Sundays gold medal game at 1 pm local time.
The day wrapped up with the Awards Banquet and 5 of the 7 winners will be featured in tomorrows championship game. Marcus Cuomo of the St. Johns Privateers was selected as the Telus Tournament MVP. Marcus has been the driving force behind Newfoundlands offense and has played a ton of minutes. The Privateers also boast the tournaments Top Goalie in Matthew Jenkins as well as the ESSO Academic Scholarship Award winner in Justin Walsh. New Brunswick's Moncton Flyers claim the tournaments Top Defenceman and Most Sportsmanlike Player. Luc Eagle has had a strong tournament on the blue line and Lindon Beckwith has been arguably the Flyers best player. Kyle Tibbo (host) led the tournament in scoring and John Mullaly (NS) was selected as Top Forward.
Again the gold medal game between St. Johns Privateers and the Moncton Flyers goes at 1 PM local time (12:30 Atlantic) and can be seen live at www.bellaliant.net , just find the Major Midget Atlantics banner at the top of the page.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia met early Saturday morning with Moncton needing a win to secure a spot in the Final and Halifax needing a win to keep their hopes of a repeat alive. Moncton Captain Lindon Beckwith scored twice and added an assist en route to a 3-1 win and a date with the St. John's Privateers on Sunday. Matt Bernier added an empty net goal to seal the victory in the dying seconds of the game. Bernier also had 2 assists and Luc Eagle and Kyle Beckwith added singles. Brad MacEachern replied for the Halifax Titans with a helper from John Mullaly. Beckwith and MacEachern earned player of the game honors for their respective teams, Nathan Armstrong made 20 saves for the win and Jacob Fancy 22 in the loss.
Pride was on the line in the days second game as the Cornwall Thunder (PEI) and the St. Johns Maple Leafs (Host) were both looking for their first win. Penalties was the flavor of the day as the first 8 goals were scored on the power play and St. Johns had a 5-3 lead. Cornwall fought back and tied the game in the third but Connor Donaghey (player of the game) scored with just over 7 minutes left to give the Maple Leafs a win. Also scoring for the Host team was Kyle Tibbo 1&2, Nathan Yetman 1&1, Brayden Brown 1&1, Chris Mallard and Patrick Nicolle. Brandon Pye recorded 3 assists and Cody Donaghey, Tanner Whiffen and Bradley Power had single markers. Josh Carey earned the win. For Cornwall Logan Smallman scored twice, Ross Martin, Nathan Ellis and Brock Richard once. Adding helpers was Willie Gaudet with 2 and Brother Benji with 1 as well as Jake McKenna 2, Ellis, Brendan Gaudet and Logan Doiron. Alex Kelly and Grant Grady shared duties in goal and Thunder captain Stefan Lapiere was player of the game.
The final round robin game featured the two teams playing for gold on Sunday and the coaches used it as a chance to rest their top guys, in fact Moncton's captain Lindon Beckwith didn't play at all. The Flyers came out on top with a 5-1 victory to secure home ice advantage and last change which could be a factor in the final. Thomas Mansbridge (player of the game) scored twice and added an assist for New Brunswick. Alex Bradley 1&2 and Samuel LeBlanc 3 assists also had 3 point efforts. Alexandre Jacob and Ryan Chaisson chipped in with goals and single assists went to Shane Dallaire, Jarrett Crossman and Michael Poirer. Newfoundland player of the game Ben Cleary scored their only tally of the contest with helpers going to Brad Mitchelmore and Brett Vokey. Vincent Charest recorded the win and Cody Edwards took the loss. As mentioned these two teams will square off in Sundays gold medal game at 1 pm local time.
The day wrapped up with the Awards Banquet and 5 of the 7 winners will be featured in tomorrows championship game. Marcus Cuomo of the St. Johns Privateers was selected as the Telus Tournament MVP. Marcus has been the driving force behind Newfoundlands offense and has played a ton of minutes. The Privateers also boast the tournaments Top Goalie in Matthew Jenkins as well as the ESSO Academic Scholarship Award winner in Justin Walsh. New Brunswick's Moncton Flyers claim the tournaments Top Defenceman and Most Sportsmanlike Player. Luc Eagle has had a strong tournament on the blue line and Lindon Beckwith has been arguably the Flyers best player. Kyle Tibbo (host) led the tournament in scoring and John Mullaly (NS) was selected as Top Forward.
Again the gold medal game between St. Johns Privateers and the Moncton Flyers goes at 1 PM local time (12:30 Atlantic) and can be seen live at www.bellaliant.net , just find the Major Midget Atlantics banner at the top of the page.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Day 2 Major Midget Atlantics
Torbay NL: The picture is starting to get a little clearer as to who the contenders are for this years Major Midget Atlantic Championships. The St. Johns Privateers claimed their spot in the gold medal game with a pair of wins and the Cornwall Thunder as well as the Host, St. Johns Maple Leafs, were eliminated from contention with a pair of losses.
In the morning game Newfoundland champion St. Johns Privateers did all their scoring in the first period en route to a 3-0 win over the Cornwall Thunder from PEI. Matt Jenkins earned the shut out and player of the game honors for St. Johns. Alex Kelly was in goal for Cornwall and Jake McKenna garnered player of the game status for the PEI squad. Newfoundland's point producers were led by Marcus Cuomo with a goal and an assist and Clark Bishop with 2 assists. Justin Walsh and Luke McGaw rounded out the goal scoring and Ben Cleary picked up a helper. With the win the Privateers improved to 2-0 and led the standings to this point.
New Brunswick's Moncton Flyers joined the Privateers atop the standings with a 5-1 victory over the Host St. Johns Maple Leafs. Connor Donaghey gave the host team an early lead with a goal just past the 5 minute mark of period 1. Cody Donaghey and player of the game Nathan Yetman had the assists on the play. Moncton's power play took over after that scoring 3 times and by the time the horn sounded to end the period it was 4-1. Scoring for Moncton was John Kelly, Matt Bernier, Thomas Mansbridge, Shane Dallaire and Alex Bradley. Dallaire and Bradley each added assists. Samuel LeBlanc 2, Kyle Beckwith, Lindon Beckwith, Luc Eagle and Zachery Smith also added helpers. Alex Bradley was named player of the game for the victors and Vincent Charest made 26 saves for the win. Losing goaltender Dylan Burry recorded 35 saves.
The supper time game featured must win situations for both participants. The Cornwall Thunder (0-2) and the Halifax Titans (0-1-1) squared off and the loser of the game was most definitely out of contention. After period 1 the teams found themselves deadlocked at 2, however the Titans scored 3 times in the middle frame to take a commanding lead. Cornwall was only able to muster 1 more goal in the third despite having several power play opportunities. Nova Scotia was led by player of the game John Mullaly and his 2 goals 2 assists. Ryan MacEachern 1&2 and Alex MacNeil 1&1 also had multiple point performances. Rounding out Halifax's scoring was John MacDonald with assists going to Brad MacEachern and Alex Hazelhurst. Cornwall's goals came from Zach Beaton (player of game), Logan Smallman and Benji Gaudet. Dakota Vessey and Willie Gaudet picked up assists. Mason MacDonald made 22 saves for the win and Grant Grady made 20 in the loss.
The two St. Johns teams squared off in the day's last match up. The Maple Leafs needed a win to stay alive, however the Privateers came out on top after a high scoring affair. The contest was a back and forth battle through two periods with each team holding the lead at least once. The Privateers started the third with a new goalie as Matt Jenkins replaced Cody Edwards. Jenkins and Maple Leafs goalie Josh Carey, made several big saves early in the frame but the Host team ran into penalty trouble at the end. Final score 7-5. The Privateers attack was led by player of the game Marcus Cuomo 2 goals 1 assists and Matt Kennedy 1&2. Nick Lindstrom 1&1, Peter Kavanagh 1&1, Clark Bishop 1&1 and Joey Trenholm added the other goals. Matthew Downer, Lee Dower and Luke McGaw with 2 and Justin Walsh picked up helpers. St. Johns Maple Leafs player of the game Kyle Tibbo scored twice and added an assist. Bradon Pye scored once and picked up 2 assists. Chris Mallard and Nathan Yetman finished out the goal scoring. Andrew Paul, Cody and Conner Donaghey picked up single assists. Privateers held and edge in shots 51-28.
Saturday's first game could decide the other participant in the gold medal game as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia meet at 9 am. The Moncton Flyers sit at 2-0 and with a win would tie the Privateers for top spot. The two would then face each other at 3:30. The only other game on the schedule is between PEI and the Host. Both teams would like to come away with at least 1 win.
In the morning game Newfoundland champion St. Johns Privateers did all their scoring in the first period en route to a 3-0 win over the Cornwall Thunder from PEI. Matt Jenkins earned the shut out and player of the game honors for St. Johns. Alex Kelly was in goal for Cornwall and Jake McKenna garnered player of the game status for the PEI squad. Newfoundland's point producers were led by Marcus Cuomo with a goal and an assist and Clark Bishop with 2 assists. Justin Walsh and Luke McGaw rounded out the goal scoring and Ben Cleary picked up a helper. With the win the Privateers improved to 2-0 and led the standings to this point.
New Brunswick's Moncton Flyers joined the Privateers atop the standings with a 5-1 victory over the Host St. Johns Maple Leafs. Connor Donaghey gave the host team an early lead with a goal just past the 5 minute mark of period 1. Cody Donaghey and player of the game Nathan Yetman had the assists on the play. Moncton's power play took over after that scoring 3 times and by the time the horn sounded to end the period it was 4-1. Scoring for Moncton was John Kelly, Matt Bernier, Thomas Mansbridge, Shane Dallaire and Alex Bradley. Dallaire and Bradley each added assists. Samuel LeBlanc 2, Kyle Beckwith, Lindon Beckwith, Luc Eagle and Zachery Smith also added helpers. Alex Bradley was named player of the game for the victors and Vincent Charest made 26 saves for the win. Losing goaltender Dylan Burry recorded 35 saves.
The supper time game featured must win situations for both participants. The Cornwall Thunder (0-2) and the Halifax Titans (0-1-1) squared off and the loser of the game was most definitely out of contention. After period 1 the teams found themselves deadlocked at 2, however the Titans scored 3 times in the middle frame to take a commanding lead. Cornwall was only able to muster 1 more goal in the third despite having several power play opportunities. Nova Scotia was led by player of the game John Mullaly and his 2 goals 2 assists. Ryan MacEachern 1&2 and Alex MacNeil 1&1 also had multiple point performances. Rounding out Halifax's scoring was John MacDonald with assists going to Brad MacEachern and Alex Hazelhurst. Cornwall's goals came from Zach Beaton (player of game), Logan Smallman and Benji Gaudet. Dakota Vessey and Willie Gaudet picked up assists. Mason MacDonald made 22 saves for the win and Grant Grady made 20 in the loss.
The two St. Johns teams squared off in the day's last match up. The Maple Leafs needed a win to stay alive, however the Privateers came out on top after a high scoring affair. The contest was a back and forth battle through two periods with each team holding the lead at least once. The Privateers started the third with a new goalie as Matt Jenkins replaced Cody Edwards. Jenkins and Maple Leafs goalie Josh Carey, made several big saves early in the frame but the Host team ran into penalty trouble at the end. Final score 7-5. The Privateers attack was led by player of the game Marcus Cuomo 2 goals 1 assists and Matt Kennedy 1&2. Nick Lindstrom 1&1, Peter Kavanagh 1&1, Clark Bishop 1&1 and Joey Trenholm added the other goals. Matthew Downer, Lee Dower and Luke McGaw with 2 and Justin Walsh picked up helpers. St. Johns Maple Leafs player of the game Kyle Tibbo scored twice and added an assist. Bradon Pye scored once and picked up 2 assists. Chris Mallard and Nathan Yetman finished out the goal scoring. Andrew Paul, Cody and Conner Donaghey picked up single assists. Privateers held and edge in shots 51-28.
Saturday's first game could decide the other participant in the gold medal game as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia meet at 9 am. The Moncton Flyers sit at 2-0 and with a win would tie the Privateers for top spot. The two would then face each other at 3:30. The only other game on the schedule is between PEI and the Host. Both teams would like to come away with at least 1 win.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Day 1 At Major Midget Atlantics
Torbay, NL: The first day towards crowning the Atlantic regions representative for the Telus Cup is in the books. 5 teams from around the region have converged on Torbay, Newfoundland including 2 from St. Johns. The Privateers claimed the Newfoundland title and the Maple Leafs are the Host. Cornwall Thunder from PEI, Moncton Flyers from New Brunswick and defending champion Halifax Titans from Nova Scotia are also in town.
In game 1 the 2011 Telus Cup host, St. Johns Privateers, jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first period and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Halifax Titan. Luke McCaw and Marcus Cuomo both scored twice for the Privateers and assists went to Nick Lindstrom, Lee Dower, Dylan O'Leary, Joey Trenholm and Matthew Downer. Matt Jenkins was sensational in goal for St. Johns as they were out shot 43-30 by the Titan. John Mullaly, John MacDonald and Brad MacEachern found the back of the net for Halifax. Adding assists were Alex Hazelhurst, Alex MacNeil and MacEachern. Jacob Fancy suffered the loss. Nick Lindstrom from the Privateers was awarded the player of the game as was Alex Hazelhhurst from the Titans.
The second game of the day featured league rivals Cornwall Thunder and Moncton Flyers. Penalties proved to be the downfall to Cornwall as the Flyers held an advantage in shots, 33-15, and finished up with the advantage in score, 4-2. Stephen Johnson, Shane Dallaire, Samuel LeBlanc, and Lindon Beckwith (empty net) tallied for the victors, with helpers going to Luc Eagle, Alex Bradley, Shane MacDonald and Kyle Beckwith. Nathan Armstrong had a quiet game in goal on his way to the win. Zach Beaton and Jake McKenna provided goals for Cornwall with assists going to Jean-Marc Evans-Renaud, Logan Doiron, Benji Gaudet and Steffan Lapierre. Grant Grady was sensational in the Thunder goal.
The last game of the day ended in a dead heat between the Host team St. Johns Maple Leafs and the Halifax titans. Halifax scored a 4 on 4 goal just past the halfway point of the third period and then appeared to run out of gas after playing earlier in the day and the Maple Leafs were able to take advantage and even the score at 2. Scorers were not available.
All games can be seen live at www.bellaliant.net by clicking on the Major Midget Atlantics banner.
In game 1 the 2011 Telus Cup host, St. Johns Privateers, jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first period and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Halifax Titan. Luke McCaw and Marcus Cuomo both scored twice for the Privateers and assists went to Nick Lindstrom, Lee Dower, Dylan O'Leary, Joey Trenholm and Matthew Downer. Matt Jenkins was sensational in goal for St. Johns as they were out shot 43-30 by the Titan. John Mullaly, John MacDonald and Brad MacEachern found the back of the net for Halifax. Adding assists were Alex Hazelhurst, Alex MacNeil and MacEachern. Jacob Fancy suffered the loss. Nick Lindstrom from the Privateers was awarded the player of the game as was Alex Hazelhhurst from the Titans.
The second game of the day featured league rivals Cornwall Thunder and Moncton Flyers. Penalties proved to be the downfall to Cornwall as the Flyers held an advantage in shots, 33-15, and finished up with the advantage in score, 4-2. Stephen Johnson, Shane Dallaire, Samuel LeBlanc, and Lindon Beckwith (empty net) tallied for the victors, with helpers going to Luc Eagle, Alex Bradley, Shane MacDonald and Kyle Beckwith. Nathan Armstrong had a quiet game in goal on his way to the win. Zach Beaton and Jake McKenna provided goals for Cornwall with assists going to Jean-Marc Evans-Renaud, Logan Doiron, Benji Gaudet and Steffan Lapierre. Grant Grady was sensational in the Thunder goal.
The last game of the day ended in a dead heat between the Host team St. Johns Maple Leafs and the Halifax titans. Halifax scored a 4 on 4 goal just past the halfway point of the third period and then appeared to run out of gas after playing earlier in the day and the Maple Leafs were able to take advantage and even the score at 2. Scorers were not available.
All games can be seen live at www.bellaliant.net by clicking on the Major Midget Atlantics banner.
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