NS U15 PROS. TIER 1 Roundup: Apr. 20 – 27
BARRACUDAS: 4 WOLVES: 0
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — The Barracudas earned a 4-0 win over the Wolves on Sunday morning, jumping ahead with two first-period goals from Madden Benvie (assist: Rylan Cooper, Cogan McCulley) and McCulley (assist: Cooper). After a scoreless middle frame, Bryson O’Neill provided the late separation in the third, scoring twice in seven seconds with unassisted tallies at 5:48 and 5:41. Cameron MacDonald turned in a shutout as the Wolves (2-3-3) kept battling to generate offence. The Barracudas (6-3-1) closed it out with a complete effort.
KNIGHTS: 5 COYOTES: 1
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — The Knights jumped out early and carried the momentum to a 5-1 win over the Coyotes. Lochlann Davis opened the scoring, then Jacob Clough (Cohen Baxter) and Mason Holman struck in quick succession, with Holman adding his second before the first period was out to make it 4-1. Austin Schofield’s reply, set up by Jack Kielty, gave the Coyotes a push in the opening frame, but they couldn’t find another breakthrough. Evan Guay sealed it late for the Knights (6-1-3) as the Coyotes (5-3-0) kept battling to the final buzzer.
JAGUARS: 4 BULLS: 2
QUEENS PLACE EMERA CENTRE (LIVERPOOL) — The Jaguars grabbed control early and held on for a 4-2 win over the Bulls. Aidan Knowles opened the scoring at 11:22 of the first, and after Brex Deon answered for the Bulls, Reed Stevens put the Jaguars back in front late in the period. Oliver Hudgin added a key goal early in the second, and Caelan Orman made it 4-1 in the third. Deon struck again for the Bulls (0-7-1), while Knowles and Stevens each finished with a goal and an assist for the Jaguars (1-5-2).
WHALERS: 4 BENGALS: 1
QUEENS PLACE EMERA CENTRE (LIVERPOOL) — Theodore (Teddy) Scott set the tone early for the Whalers with a goal just 50 seconds into the first period, then added another in the second to build a 2-0 lead. Masen Wakeham took over in the third, scoring twice — including a late marker at 14:26 — with Kayson Norton-Connors factoring in on both goals. The Bengals answered at 13:36 of the third when Quinn Broderick finished a play started by Joe Metivier for the Bengals (3-5-0). Hayden Sheen turned aside 11 of 12 shots to help close out the win for the Whalers (5-2-1).
HUSKIES: 4 JAGUARS: 2
QUEENS PLACE EMERA CENTRE (LIVERPOOL) — The Jaguars struck first when Oliver Hudgin finished Alex McLean’s feed at 1:35 of the first, but the Huskies answered in the second on Jaxson Farmer’s goal, set up by Brady Lirette and Bassam Nahas. The teams traded early third-period goals as Ben Connick (Luke Peddle, Cole Taylor) opened the scoring in the frame before Aidan Knowles pulled the Jaguars back within one at 11:45. A late surge decided it, with Jack Taylor (Connick, Cian Lynch) and Farmer (Lynch, Nahas) sealing the 4-2 final for the Huskies (5-1-2) over the Jaguars (1-5-2).
WHALERS: 4 BULLS: 3
QUEENS PLACE EMERA CENTRE (LIVERPOOL) — The Whalers rallied in the third period to edge the Bulls 4-3 on Saturday in Liverpool. Locklyn Hirtle opened the scoring in the first, then Keegan Locker struck early in the second before the Bulls answered with goals from Levi Nickerson and Layne Crowell to pull even. Zander Churchill’s third-period marker gave the Bulls a lead, but Lleyton Dean tied it late and Locker’s second of the game proved the difference. Brex Deon chipped in two assists for the Bulls (0-7-1), while Aleksandr (Sasha) Christie had two helpers for the Whalers (5-2-1).
HUSKIES: 2 BENGALS: 1
QUEENS PLACE EMERA CENTRE (LIVERPOOL) — William Starkey opened the scoring unassisted in the first period, but Luke Peddle replied for the Huskies with help from Joe Rimmer as the teams went stride for stride early. Rimmer’s goal at 10:21 of the second, set up by Ben Connick, proved to be the difference in a tight 2-1 decision. Luca Mason turned aside 17 of 18 for the Huskies (5-1-2), while Luc Boutilier made 21 saves and the Bengals (3-5-0) kept pushing right to the final buzzer.
BENGALS: 3 EAGLES: 1
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — Joe Metivier scored twice as the Bengals built a lead and held on for a 3-1 win over the Eagles on Sunday. Metivier opened the scoring late in the first, finishing a play set up by William Starkey, then struck again 19 seconds into the second off a feed from Sam Wilkie. The Eagles answered quickly at 00:42 of the second when Connor Thompson converted a chance from Hudson Hunt and Blake Saunders to keep it tight. Zachary McCracken added an insurance marker in the third with Ethan Chase on the assist, as the Eagles (3-4-1) pushed to the end against the Bengals (3-5-0).
BARRACUDAS: 3 COYOTES: 2
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — The Barracudas edged the Coyotes 3-2 in a tight game that was tied after both the first and second periods. Bryson O’Neill opened the scoring, but Jack Kielty’s late first-period marker pulled the Coyotes even. In the second, Rylan Cooper scored and later set up the winner, while Alex Popma answered to keep it level. Cogan McCulley broke the deadlock early in the third, with Cooper finishing with a goal and two assists. The Coyotes (5-3-0) got help from Hudson Miller and Rylan Croft, but the Barracudas (6-3-1) held on.
BENGALS: 4 WOLVES: 3
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — The Bengals built an early cushion and then held off a late push to edge the Wolves 4-3 on Sunday. Cohen Robichaud and Joe Metivier scored in the first period to set the tone, and both added their second of the game in the second to make it 4-0 before Jacob Frizzell got the Wolves on the board at 2:29. Frizzell then struck twice more in the third, with Miller Cameron setting up both tallies, to bring it within one in the final minutes for the Wolves (2-3-3), but the Bengals (3-5-0) closed it out.
KNIGHTS: 3 EAGLES: 1
GREENFOOT ENERGY CENTRE BEDFORD (RINK D) — Jacob Clough opened the scoring at 10:40 of the first period and added his second at 5:50 of the second as the Knights built a 2-0 lead. Mason Holman made it 3-0 just 46 seconds into the third to give the Knights a little more breathing room. The Eagles pushed back late, with Connor Thompson breaking through unassisted at 13:33 of the third for the Eagles (3-4-1). Ryian Dunbar finished the afternoon allowing just one as the Knights (6-1-3) secured the 3-1 win.
* This roundup was generated automatically using Atlantic Hockey Group‘s game data.

