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Game 7 in Shearwater - Game 1 in Antigonish

The Liverpool Privateers will need another solid performance from net minder Keaghan Larade as they travel to C.F.B. Shearwater Friday night for Game 7 in their Fox Divisional Final with the Capstone Colts in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League.  The Colts won the opening three games of the series including the third game 2-1 in overtime, yet the Privateers simply refused to quit and have come back to win the last three games all in overtime by scores of 1-0, 4-3 and 4-3 again, this one in double overtime.  Larade has stopped 199 of 213 shots in this series and has a save percentage of .934 and a Goals Against Average of 1.95.    Joshua McCarther has been strong in the nets for the Colts as well stopping 194 of 209 shots for a .928 save percentage and a Goals Against Average of 2.54.  Both teams have managed one short-handed goal apiece in the six games but the Privateers have proved to be more effective on the power-play scoring 11 times versus the Colts 8.   Of the Colts 8 Power-Play Goals, Brady Crossley has scored 4.   The Colts leading goal scorer and point getter in the series is Cooper Puma who has netted 5 including three power-play markers and Stephen Warwick who has scored twice and added 5 assists. Daniel Kline has garnered 11 points for the Privateers with 3 goals and 8 assists while Kayden Nickerson and Daniel LeBlanc have both scored four times and added 6 assists for 10 points.  The Colts have outscored the Privateers 17-15 over the 6 games while in the regular season despite winning two of three from the Privateers, Liverpool outscored the Colts 11-10.  Buckle your belts as these two teams have played a heckuva series and only one team can leave C.F.B. Shearwater tonight with a berth in the Fox Division Final against the East Hants Penguins. Who that will be is absolutely anyone’s guess at this point. Game Time tonight in Shearwater is 7:30.  Elsewhere Friday night….

 
 
It will be Game 1 in the Rowe Division Final between the AA Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs and the Membertou Jr. Miners at 7:30 in Antigonish.  Both teams have been dynamic on special teams to date in the 21-22 playoffs with the Bulldogs scoring eight power-play goals and 2 short-handed markers while the Jr. Miners have scored 6 power-play goals while adding four short-handed markers.  Blake Cox has been the driving force on offence for the Jr. Miners all season registering 14 goals and 10 assists in the regular season and then scoring 5 additional goals in the playoffs while adding 12 assists.  Josh MacKay has also played a dominant role with 12 goals and 5 assists for 17 points in 9 playoff games.  Andrew McCarron a late season pick-up from the Valley Maple Leafs in a trade has also played remarkably scoring 7 goals and adding 9 assists for 16 points.  Of course, no one should ever forget the League’s MVP Fearghus MacDonald and the Jr. Bulldogs Sam Mattie who put up 31 goals and 81 points during the regular season, a regular season in which the Bulldogs went 21-0-1 and were 23-0-1 before losing two in a row in their semi-final series with the Strait Pirates.  Goaltending has been exemplary as well with Cody MacEachern stopping 402 of 446 shots during the regular season for a .901 save percentage while Spencer Shabib and Hunter Chenhall have shared duties all season for the Jr. Miners.  Shebib recorded a 2.84 Goals Against Average and Chenhall a 3.10 GAA.  Game time tonight in Antigonish at the Arena is 7:30 p.m.
Mar 25, 2022
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Bulldogs advance - 7th game for Colts and Privateers

It was likely a tougher battle than the Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs expected but the Jr. Bulldogs finally advanced to the Sid Rowe Divisional Final against the Membertou Jr. Miners with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over the Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirates Tuesday evening in the Strait.  The Jr. Bulldogs dominated play outshooting Port Hawkesbury 41-15 but incredible goaltending by the Pirates Michael MacMullen kept Port Hawkesbury from advancing to a 7th game until there were 3:32 left in the first overtime when Sam Mattie scored for the Jr. Bulldogs to give them the 2-1 win and the series in  six games.  There was no scoring in the first or third periods but Ethan Price of the Bulldogs and Brady MacNeil traded goals for the two teams in the final 3:47 of the second to knot the game at 1-1 and eventually send it to overtime.

 
Liverpool  4    Capstone Colts  3
 
The Colts began the series riding a 12 game winning streak and then defeated the Privateers in their opening three games to increase their winning streak dating back to the regular season to 15 but Tuesday night at the Eastern Shore Community Centre Sportsplex, the Privateers came out strong and took a 4-0 lead 44 seconds into the second period and hung on from there to defeat the Colts 4-3 and force a seventh game in their Fox Divisional Semi-Final.  Kayden Nickerson was huge offensive plus for the Privateers scoring once and assisting on a pair while Malcom Bussey scored a pair, all of these goals coming in the opening period.  Daniel LeBlanc put the Privateers up 4-0 with a power-play marker before Tyler Puma scored the Colts first goal to leave his team trailing 4-1 after forty minutes.
 
In the third period Cole Good and Griffin Peers tallied for the Colts but it was as far as they could go, unable to score the tying goal.  The Colts outshot Liverpool 31-23.
Mar 23, 2022
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Hockey NS Appeals rules on Liverpool Appeal

Monday evening the Appeals Committee of Hockey Nova Scotia issued a statement saying, “HNS Appeals Committee has reviewed the appeal submitted by the Liverpool Privateers.

 
Upon review it was determined that the NSJHL protest committee and therefore the League Executive Decision, which was subsequently upheld by the Protest Committee is the proper authority to have ruled on Game 1 of this series and the decision is being upheld.
 
Therefore the series should be continued as scheduled and if a final game is required to determine a series winner, it will be a full game.

 

Mar 22, 2022
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Jr. Miners take Scotians in Six Games

With the series now complete, no doubt the Pictou County Scotians will be doing a lot of hard thinking this spring and summer as to how they could play the Membertou Jr. Miners in a play-off divisional semi-final and win two games by scores of 4-3 in the last minute of play and 5-4 in sudden-death overtime, yet lose so horribly in three of the other four series games by scores of 8-2, 8-2 and 9-1.  The 9-1 loss came in Membertou Monday evening.  The Scotians were outscored in the six games by a count of 37-17, allowing an average of  6.1 goals a game.
 
In Monday night’s game, the Jr. Miners had goals from Ashton Paul, Andrew McCarron, Nathaniel Fuller and Logan Snow to lead 4-0 after twenty minutes.  The two teams exchanged goals in the second period with Matt Carson netting the lone of the night for the Scotians while Riley Seymour scored the first of his two on the evening.  In the third,  Seymour had a power-play marker, Blake Cox a short-handed marker with Josh MacKay and Logan O’Neill tallying singles.  The Jr. Miners held a 52-36 advantage in shots and will now await the winner of the Antigonish-Port Hawkesbury series which the Bulldogs presently lead 3-2 to see who they will play in the Sid Rowe Divisional Final.  Game six between the Jr. Bulldogs and Strait Pirates will be played in Port Hawkesbury Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.  Game 6 in the Liverpool-Capstone Colts series with the Colts up 3-2 moves to the Eastern Shore Community Centre for an 8:30 start Tuesday night.
Mar 22, 2022
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Privateers win 2nd straight in OT

The Liverpool Privateers have forced a 6th game in their playoff series with the Capstone Colts after a 4-3 double-overtime win in Liverpool.

Daniel LeBlanc’s 2nd goal of the game 42 seconds into the second overtime won it and helped his team rally from a 3-1 deficit.  Malcom Bussey scored once and added 3 assists for the Privateers who trailed 3-1 mid-way through the second period.  Dylan Patterson’s goal with 41 seconds left in regulation tied it for Liverpool and forced the overtime.  It marked the Privateers second consecutive win in sudden-death over the weekend.  Cooper Puma scored twice in the opening period to put the Colts up 2-0 after one, early in the second, LeBlanc’s first goal off the game brought the Privateers back to within a goal before Will MacRae made it 3-1 Colts.  Bussey then scored for Liverpool and the Privateers trailed 3-2 after forty minutes.  The Privateers outshot the Colts 46-43 with Keaghan Larade for the Privateers and Joshua MacArthur of the Colts both playing a strong game in nets.  The Privateers travel to the arena at C.F.B. Shearwater Tuesday night for the 6th game down 3-2.
 
The Pictou County Scotians Jayden Hatchard scored the game winner with only 44 seconds left in regulation as the Scotians stayed alive in their series with Membertou and now trail 3-2 with game 6 tonight in Membertou starting at 6:30 p.m.   There was no scoring in the opening period Sunday night and then the teams registered three consecutive power-play goals in the second, two by the Scotians Thomas Kennaley and Nathan Peters 22 seconds apart and the other by the Jr. Miners Josh MacKay.  Dylan MacDonald tied the game at 2 for the Jr. Miners entering the third.  Luke Young’s goal three minutes into the third period put Pictou back in front 3-2 before Brady MacLean scored on the power-play with 5:04 left in regulation to knot the game at 3-3 setting up Hatchard’s game-winner.  The Jr. Miners held a 48-37 advantage in shots with Jack Cameron playing a very steady game in nets for the Scotians.
 
The Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs are now ahead 3-2 in their series with Port Hawkesbury after a 6-3 win at home.  The AA Munro Jr. Bulldogs went in front 1-0 after twenty minutes on a goal by Darren Waterman.  Luke Hadley tied it for the Pirates 56 seconds into the second before Luke Baldwin and Jake MacDonald put the Jr. Bulldogs up by a pair.  Quinn McClelland then tallied for the Strait Pirates making it 3-2 Jr. Bulldogs going into the third.  Chris Keyes and Jordan Etheridge made it 5-2 Bulldogs in the third before Cameron Gillis from the Strait and and Ryan MacLellan sccored goals to make the final 6-3.  Game 6 goes Tuesday night in the Strait at 7:30 p.m.  Antigonish outshot the Strait 47-23.
Mar 21, 2022
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Privateers trying to stave off elimination

The Liverpool Privateers will continue to try and crawl back into their series at home tonight (Sunday) at Queens Place Emera Centre against the Capstone Colts at 7:00 p.m. after they avoided elimination at C.F.B. Shearwater Saturday night with a thrilling 1-0 overtime win over the Colts.  The teams despite firing 80 shots at each other - 40 apiece were scoreless after 60 minutes.  Co-Rookie of the Year Daniel Kline of the Privateers with just 25 seconds left in the Colts Ryan Welch’s tripping penalty scored for Liverpool to give them the win and force Game 5 tonight.  Carson Gallant and Dylan Patterson assisted on Kline’s goal.

Mar 20, 2022
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