NS AVALANCHE: 6 NB MAPLE LEAFS: 1

CENTENNIAL — NS AVALANCHE jumped out early with three first-period goals from Dutch Foster, Thomas Desbarres and Alex Thompson, then kept the pressure on with three more in the third to earn a 6-1 win over the NB MAPLE LEAFS. Desbarres and Foster each finished with two goals, while Thompson added two of his own, including a late marker assisted by Desbarres. The Maple Leafs found a spark late in the second when Jackson Melvin buried a Liam Edwards feed to break through. The Maple Leafs (0-5-0) stayed with it, but the Avalanche (2-2-1) pulled away down the stretch.

NS BRUINS: 2 NB JETS: 2

RBC – B — The NS BRUINS and NB JETS traded chances in a tight matchup that finished 2-2. After a scoreless first, Keelan Coles opened the scoring early in the second for the Bruins, with Micah Stokdijk setting him up. The Jets answered late in the period when Jackson Cromwell converted a feed from Thomas Morrisette. Mason Taylor put the Bruins back in front in the third, again with Stokdijk on the assist, before Brayden Dallaire’s unassisted marker pulled even for the Jets (3-1-1). The Bruins (1-1-3) kept pressing to the finish.

NS PENGUINS: 2 NS BRUINS: 2

GREENFOOT – D — Dom Dennis opened the scoring 1:03 into the first period for the NS PENGUINS, with Brogan Cantfell picking up the assist. The NS BRUINS answered in the second as Ryan McKellar finished a play from Euan Lawson and Waylon Landry to make it 1-1. Nathan Lewis then struck 45 seconds into the third, set up by Micah Stokdijk and Keelan Coles, before Adam Lawson tied it at 2-2 with help from Ben Oldham-Gage. Rowe Stewart stopped 22 of 24 for the Bruins (1-1-3), while Issac MacCallum turned aside 22 of 24 for the Penguins (3-1-1).

NS AVALANCHE: 3 NS PENGUINS: 2

EAST HANTS – B — NS AVALANCHE and NS PENGUINS traded momentum in a tight 3-2 finish. Will Thomspon opened the scoring at 10:37 of the second, but Ben Oldham-Gage answered at 5:00 with Dom Dennis setting him up to make it 1-1. The Avalanche grabbed the lead early in the third on Dutch Foster’s marker (Charlie Copley), before Will Foster tied it for the Penguins on a Shea Chase assist. Thomspon netted the winner at 4:46, assisted by Alex Thompson, as the Penguins (3-1-1) pushed late and Magnus Murray helped close it out for the Avalanche (2-2-1).

NB JETS: 8 NS SHARKS: 6

SMB – SMITH — The NB JETS outlasted the NS SHARKS 8-6 in a back-and-forth, high-tempo matchup that was 3-2 after the first and 5-4 heading to the third. Brayden Dallaire paced the Jets with a hat trick, while Carson Burke struck twice early and added an assist. Sebastien Bourgeois-Cormier, Owen Ells and Aaron Smith rounded out the scoring, with Damon Somers chipping in two helpers. The Sharks kept pushing behind William Skinner’s two goals and a three-assist day from Leland Labour, plus Connor Hoskins’ goal and two assists. Coach Justin Penny’s Sharks (2-1-2) battled to the final buzzer, but the Jets (3-1-1) held on.

NS BRUINS: 2 NB MAPLE LEAFS: 1

SMB – SMITH — Chesney Heighton scored twice as the NS BRUINS edged the NB MAPLE LEAFS 2-1. Heighton opened the scoring at 1:29 of the first period, finishing a play set up by Sam Woolner, but Elijag Dugas answered late in the frame at 11:34 to pull the Maple Leafs (0-5-0) even heading into the break. The Bruins regrouped early in the second, with Heighton netting the winner at 3:34 off a pass from Nathan Lewis to seal it for the Bruins (1-1-3).

NS PENGUINS: 5 NB JETS: 1

GREENFOOT – C — The NB JETS jumped in front just four seconds in on Thomas Paris’ quick finish from Jackson Cromwell, but the NS PENGUINS answered early in the first when Brogan Cantfell tied it at 2:11. The game swung in the second period as the Penguins pulled away with four goals, including a two-goal stretch from Lucas Mercer, while Carter Slaunwhite (from Will Foster) and Ben Oldham-Gage (from Cantfell) added to the surge. Coach Ron Smith’s Jets (3-1-1) stayed with it after the fast start, while the Penguins (3-1-1) carried the momentum to the final horn.

NS BRUINS: 5 NS SHARKS: 5

GREENFOOT – A — NS SHARKS struck first as Samuel Jackman opened the scoring in the first, then added another early in the second to give the Sharks a 2-1 edge. NS BRUINS answered with a big third period, led by Mason Taylor’s two goals and a helper, while Nathan Lewis chipped in two assists to help build a 5-3 lead. The Sharks kept pushing late, getting singles from Piper Boutilier and William Skinner in the final minutes to pull even. It finished 5-5 between the Sharks (2-1-2) and Bruins (1-1-3).

NS PENGUINS: 4 NB MAPLE LEAFS: 1

SMB – FOUNTAIN — The NS Penguins pulled away with a 4-1 win over the NB Maple Leafs after turning a scoreless first into a strong finish. Ben Oldham-Gage scored twice for the Penguins, while Rory O’Sullivan added a goal and two assists as NS built a 2-0 lead in the second period before stretching it to 3-0 early in the third. Liam Edwards, set up by Noah Taylor and Jackson Melvin, got the Maple Leafs (0-5-0) on the board, but Oldham-Gage answered late to close it out for the Penguins (3-1-1).

NS AVALANCHE: 2 NS SHARKS: 2

SMB – SMITH — NS SHARKS struck first when Graham Nurse converted Jaxson MacCleave’s feed at 10:08 of the opening period. NS AVALANCHE answered late in the frame as Charlie Copley finished a play from Will Thomspon at 2:59, then grabbed a 2-1 edge in the second on Colby Trueman’s goal, set up by Thomas Desbarres and Jackson Latter. The Sharks pulled even early in the third when Ethan Stafford scored at 4:10 off a pass from Samuel Jackman, as the Sharks (2-1-2) and Avalanche (2-2-1) finished in a 2-2 tie.

NS SHARKS: 4 NB MAPLE LEAFS: 1

GREENFOOT – C — NS SHARKS jumped out early and carried the pace to a 4-1 tournament win over the NB MAPLE LEAFS. Graham Nurse opened the scoring at 6:38 of the first, and Samuel Jackman struck with two seconds left in the period before adding two more in the second to complete the hat trick, with Jaxson Penny and Braedyn Millett among the setup men. The Maple Leafs kept pushing and broke through early in the third when William Coulombe converted a feed from Ray Lin and Dayton Colpitts for the NB MAPLE LEAFS (0-5-0), while Coach Justin Penny’s Sharks (2-1-2) finished strong.

NB JETS: 6 NS AVALANCHE: 3

GREENFOOT – C — The NB JETS built a 3-0 cushion through two periods and held on for a 6-3 tournament win over the NS AVALANCHE. Brayden Dallaire paced the Jets with two goals and two assists, while Carson Burke added a goal and two helpers as NB struck twice in the opening frame before adding to the lead in the second. The Avalanche pushed back with three third-period goals, including markers from Thomas Desbarres, Colby Trueman and Alex Thompson to keep things lively for the Avalanche (2-2-1). Sebastien Bourgeois-Cormier, Isaac Bourgeois and Chase Coles rounded out the scoring for the Jets (3-1-1).

NS SHARKS: 5 NB MAPLE LEAFS: 4

DALHOUSIE (CONSOLATION 6 VS 5) — NS SHARKS and the NB MAPLE LEAFS traded goals in the first, with William Coulombe opening the scoring before Ethan Stafford replied to make it 1-1. The Sharks pushed ahead in the second behind Connor Hoskins, Samuel Jackman and Piper Boutilier. The Maple Leafs surged early in the third on tallies from Noah Taylor and Coulombe, but Jackman’s second restored breathing room. Coulombe completed his hat trick with a late one, assisted by Alex Gionet and Ray Lin, to cap a strong finish for the Maple Leafs (0-5-0). Hoskins added an assist, and Jackman finished with two goals and an assist as the Sharks held on (2-1-2).

NB JETS: 2 NS BRUINS: 1

COLE HARBOUR PLACE (BRONZE 4 VS 3) — The NB JETS pulled out a tight 2-1 win over the NS BRUINS in a back-and-forth matchup. Jackson Cromwell opened the scoring at 8:35 of the first period, but Darcey Krohne answered late in the frame at 1:53 to send the teams into the break even. The game stayed locked in until Owen Ells buried the go-ahead goal at 1:39 of the second to edge the BRUINS (1-1-3) and lift the JETS (3-1-1).

NS PENGUINS: 4 NS AVALANCHE: 1

RBC – C (GOLD 2 VS 1) — The NS PENGUINS jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead, with Masin Maloney opening the scoring before Hunter McLellan and Chase Dalrymple added quick offence. Carter Slaunwhite tacked on an early second-period marker for Coach Shawn Slaunwhite’s Penguins, with Rory O’Sullivan picking up the assist. The NS AVALANCHE kept pushing and were rewarded when Rowan Smith finished a Charlie Copley setup in the middle frame, but couldn’t close the gap the rest of the way for the Avalanche (2-2-1) in the 4-1 final. Lucas Mercer also chipped in a helper for the Penguins (3-1-1). 

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