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Jr Miners Complete the Sweep for Redemption
2014-03-24
For the second straight series the Glace Bay Jr. Miners have swept their opponent in four games. Back on March 2nd the Jr. Miners blanked the Antigonish 2-0 to sweep the Bulldogs in four and on Sunday night they doubled the Strait Pirates 4-2 to sweep
March 23, 2014.
their Sid Rowe final and gain a berth in the league final against either the Sackville Blazers, who lead that series 3-1, or the East Hants Penguins.
At the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury the Glace Bay Jr. Miners scored the only two goals of the opening period to take a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Andrew MacPhee and Lincoln Bradley notched the goals with Kyran Fogarty, Scott MacDonald, Tyler Pyke and Sam Johnson all picking up the assists.
The Jr. Miners controlled the shot clock at 9-3.
In the second playoff scoring leader JM Walsh gave the Jr. Miners a 3-0 lead from Jordan Langlois and Brett Simmons. Then with just under 32 seconds to play the Pirates reeled off two quick goals, one with only a single second showing on the clock, when Kenzie Dowie finished from Troy Disipio and Matt Morgan then Mitch Balmas from David Greencorn and Eric MacKinnon.
Shots in the period favoured the Pirates 12-11 for a two-period total of 21-14.
In the third Sam Johnson, with an empty netter, iced the win for the Jr. Miners with Mark Gouthro drawing the lone assist.
Scott MacDonald picked up the win for the Jr. Miners while Marcus Otmar was tagged with the loss.
Final shots were 28-20 Glace Bay.
The Strait Pirates, as host of the Don Johnson Cup, will now sit on the sidelines, and await the Nova Scotia winner to join the New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland provincial winners scheduled for April 22nd to the 27that the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury.
their Sid Rowe final and gain a berth in the league final against either the Sackville Blazers, who lead that series 3-1, or the East Hants Penguins.
At the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury the Glace Bay Jr. Miners scored the only two goals of the opening period to take a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Andrew MacPhee and Lincoln Bradley notched the goals with Kyran Fogarty, Scott MacDonald, Tyler Pyke and Sam Johnson all picking up the assists.
The Jr. Miners controlled the shot clock at 9-3.
In the second playoff scoring leader JM Walsh gave the Jr. Miners a 3-0 lead from Jordan Langlois and Brett Simmons. Then with just under 32 seconds to play the Pirates reeled off two quick goals, one with only a single second showing on the clock, when Kenzie Dowie finished from Troy Disipio and Matt Morgan then Mitch Balmas from David Greencorn and Eric MacKinnon.
Shots in the period favoured the Pirates 12-11 for a two-period total of 21-14.
In the third Sam Johnson, with an empty netter, iced the win for the Jr. Miners with Mark Gouthro drawing the lone assist.
Scott MacDonald picked up the win for the Jr. Miners while Marcus Otmar was tagged with the loss.
Final shots were 28-20 Glace Bay.
The Strait Pirates, as host of the Don Johnson Cup, will now sit on the sidelines, and await the Nova Scotia winner to join the New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland provincial winners scheduled for April 22nd to the 27that the Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury.