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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