NS FLYERS: 3 NS WHALERS: 1

RBC – A — Isaac Heatley scored twice in the first period as the NS FLYERS jumped out early and went on to a 3-1 win over the NS WHALERS. Heatley completed the hat trick at 5:46 of the third, with Laeo Zakhour picking up the lone assist on the game’s opener. The Whalers answered in the second when Mason Roberts struck at 9:21, set up by Brennan Sly and Evander Bungay. Brayden Dugas turned aside 16 of 17 in net for the Whalers (4-1-0), while Jeff Murray’s Flyers (4-1-0) held the edge to the finish.

NS FLYERS: 7 NB PENGUINS: 0

GREENFOOT – D — The NS Flyers built an early cushion and rolled to a 7-0 win over the NB Penguins. Jack Murray opened the scoring, with Jaxton Harvie and Laeo Zakhour adding first-period goals to make it 3-0. Keegan Bundy extended the lead in the second, before Harvie and Laeo Zakhour struck again in the third, along with Xavier Zakhour, whose marker was set up by Connor Fraser. The Penguins kept pushing and competed through the final horn behind Mily Ward, while Blake Purvis earned the shutout for the Flyers (4-1-0) as the Penguins (0-5-0) looked to turn their effort into momentum.

NS FLYERS: 5 CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 1

GREENFOOT – D — The NS FLYERS struck for three first-period goals and carried that momentum to a 5-1 win over CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT). Xavier Zakhour led the offence with two goals and added an assist, with Reid McKergow (1G, 1A) and Jack Murray (1G, 1A) also factoring in early. The Sheriffs answered 55 seconds into the second on Elliot Grant’s marker, set up by Harvick Mitchell and Jackson Hamilton. Connor Fraser added breathing room in the third before McKergow capped it at 00:01. Blake Purvis stopped 15 of 16 for the Flyers, while the Sheriffs (1-5-0) kept working to generate chances to the final buzzer against the Flyers (4-1-0).

CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 2 NB PENGUINS: 0

RBC – B (D2 SEMI 9 VS 8) — Coach Jamie Grant’s CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT) earned a 2-0 win over the NB PENGUINS in a tight semifinal, with both goals coming in the second period. Jackson Hamilton broke through at 8:04, and Theodore MacKay-O’Donnell added insurance at 4:03 off a feed from Mitchell Billings. Sam McGraw turned aside all 14 shots to post the shutout. Mily Ward and the Penguins kept it close and pushed for a late response, but couldn’t find a way past McGraw for the Penguins (0-5-0). The Sheriffs (1-5-0) moved on with a composed, team-first effort.

NB BRUINS: 5 NB CANUCKS: 4

SACKVILLE SS (D2 GOLD 6 VS 5) — Hudson Moss scored at 0:02 of overtime to lift the NB Bruins to a 5-4 win over the NB Canucks. Raphael Boudreau opened the scoring early for the Canucks, but Jaxon Irvine answered for the Bruins and Landon LeBlanc made it 2-1 in the second. Irvine and Easton Steele stretched the lead in the third before the Canucks rallied, with Jacob Guitard scoring twice — including the tying goal with 0:09 left — while Noah Basque added the other marker for the Canucks (2-3-0). Moss finished with a goal and an assist, and Steele chipped in a goal and a helper for the Bruins (3-2-0).

NS CANUCKS: 6 NS PENGUINS: 3

RBC – C — The NS CANUCKS pulled away late for a 6-3 tournament win over the NS PENGUINS. Tom Shuster and Dexter Mills scored in the first as the Canucks carried a 2-1 edge into the break. After Henry Urquhart made it 3-1 early in the second, the Penguins answered back with goals from Noah Gordon and Avery Chiasson to pull even. Owen Pettipas broke the tie early in the third, before Alistair Gillis and William MacCallum added insurance. Coach Ben Chiasson’s Penguins (2-3-0) stayed competitive throughout, while the Canucks (5-0-0) finished strong.

NB SHARKS: 6 NB BRUINS: 3

FORUM — Jackson Buck scored four times as the NB SHARKS built a 4-2 lead through two periods and skated to a 6-3 win over the NB BRUINS. Harris McEachern opened the Sharks’ scoring at 6:05 of the first, with Nixon McEachern adding the assist, and Sebastian Lander added a second-period marker set up by Ronan Lair. The Bruins stayed engaged throughout with goals from Jaxon Irvine, Hudson Moss, and a late third-period push capped by Nolan Tracey off an Irvine helper for the Bruins (3-2-0). Buck’s fourth, assisted by Ayron Lucci, iced it late for the Sharks (2-3-0).

NS CANUCKS: 4 CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 2

COLE HARBOUR PLACE — Mitchell Billings opened the scoring at 7:04 of the first period for the Champion Sheriffs (Grant), then added an assist on Connor McCoul’s late second-period marker as the Sheriffs pulled even 2-2. The NS Canucks answered with a pair in the second from Tom Shuster (Alistair Gillis) and Oliver McAllister, before breaking the tie in the third on Dexter Mills’ go-ahead goal set up by Bryan Tierney. Ewan MacLellan (Grayson Mackay) added an insurance marker to close it out for the Canucks (5-0-0), while the Sheriffs (1-5-0) showed pushback right to the final horn.

NS PENGUINS: 5 NB CANUCKS: 1

CIVIC — NS PENGUINS pulled away with three third-period goals to earn a 5-1 tournament win over the NB CANUCKS. Raphael Boudreau opened the scoring late in the first, but Brighton MacDonald answered at 4:26 to make it 1-1 after one. Dominic Houde broke the tie early in the second, then the Penguins added third-period markers from Gary Hunt, MacDonald and Carson Bondeau. Houde finished with three points, while Oliver Sutton and Charles Harrison combined to stop 22 of 23 for the Penguins. Boudreau’s goal stood as the lone reply for the Canucks (2-3-0), as the Penguins (2-3-0) closed out a strong finish.

NS WHALERS: 6 NB SHARKS: 3

RBC – D — NS Whalers and NB Sharks were even after one, trading early goals from Jackson Buck (assisted by Jackson Robichaud) and Evander Bungay (Brennan Sly). Isaac Wallace’s unassisted marker in the second gave the Whalers a slim edge, before they broke it open with four goals in quick succession early in the third, led by Bungay (1G, 2A), Sly (1G, 2A) and Mason Rhindress (1G, 1A). Ronan Lair and Jaxson Mackenzie scored late to push back for the Sharks (2-3-0), but the Whalers (4-1-0) closed out the win.

NB CANUCKS: 4 NB PENGUINS: 1

CIVIC — Olivier Roy opened the scoring just 56 seconds in, and the NB CANUCKS carried a 3-0 lead into the third on goals from Kaleb Hebert and Jacob Guitard, who also picked up an assist. Calvin David added an early third-period marker, with Alexandre Albert setting up two of the Canucks’ goals. Tyffanie Paulin got the NB PENGUINS on the board late, finishing a play from Hugo Cormier. James Savoy Duguay turned aside 13 of 14 shots, while Coach Alain Cormier’s Penguins (0-5-0) kept battling to the final whistle. The Canucks (2-3-0) wrapped up the win.

NB BRUINS: 4 CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 0

FORUM — Jaxon Irvine scored twice to lead the NB Bruins to a 4-0 win over the Champion Sheriffs (Grant). Irvine opened the scoring, then Landon LeBlanc finished a Charlie Grundy setup to make it 2-0 in the first period. Arthur Walters added breathing room in the second, and Irvine capped it with his second of the game in the third. Olivier Belanger turned aside all 14 shots he faced to earn the shutout. The Sheriffs (1-5-0) pushed for offence, but couldn’t break through as the Bruins (3-2-0) stayed in control to the final horn.

NS CANUCKS: 8 NB BRUINS: 2

GREENFOOT – C — Tom Shuster opened the scoring early in the first, but Flynn Campbell answered quickly to keep it tight before the NS Canucks pulled ahead late in the period. Ewan MacLellan powered the Canucks’ surge with three goals, including a pair early in the third, while Shuster added two more in the final frame to finish with a hat trick of his own. Alistair Gillis chipped in with a goal and an assist, and Euen Li also scored. Landon LeBlanc scored for the NB Bruins (3-2-0), while the NS Canucks (5-0-0) stayed perfect in the tournament.

NS WHALERS: 4 NB CANUCKS: 2

RBC – B — The NS Whalers scored twice in the opening frame, getting an early marker from Sam Wilson (assists: Joshua O’Connell, Daniel Hudberg) and a late finish from Mason Rhindress (assist: Brennan Sly) to take control. The teams traded chances in a busy third period as Cohen Bergmann (assist: Mason Roberts) and Noah Lowe (assist: Wilson) supplied the Whalers’ insurance. NB Canucks answered with third-period goals from Jacob Guitard and Noah Basque, both unassisted, keeping the push alive for Coach Kris Hebert’s Canucks (2-3-0) to the final buzzer, as the Whalers (4-1-0) closed it out.

NS FLYERS: 6 NB SHARKS: 3

CENTENNIAL — Isaac Heatley’s hat trick powered the NS Flyers to a 6-3 win over the NB Sharks. The Sharks carried a 2-1 lead out of the first period on a pair from Ronan Lair, then Jackson Buck’s marker early in the second kept them in front before Heatley pulled the Flyers back within one. The third period swung on four Flyers goals, with Heatley tying it early and Connor Fraser striking twice, while Jack Murray added two assists. Lair and Buck rounded out the scoring for the Sharks (2-3-0), while Heatley and Fraser led the Flyers (4-1-0).

NS PENGUINS: 9 NB PENGUINS: 2

CENTENNIAL — Harrison McLaughlin opened the scoring at 8:00 of the first period, but the NS Penguins answered quickly and carried a 3-1 lead into the break. Willy King and Carson Bondeau each scored twice, while Dominic Houde added two of his own as NS posted three goals in each period to pull away. Benjamin Dugas struck early in the third to get NB back on the board, and the NB Penguins (0-5-0) kept pushing to the final horn. Oliver Sutton and Charles Harrison split the goaltending for the NS Penguins (2-3-0).

NS CANUCKS: 4 NB SHARKS: 2

RBC – A — The NS CANUCKS built their cushion early and held on for a 4-2 tournament win over the NB SHARKS. Alistair Gillis scored twice in a four-goal first period, striking at 10:03 (assisted by Owen Pettipas) and again at 1:42 off a feed from Simon Boudreau. Ewan MacLellan (Dexter Mills) and Boudreau added the other first-period markers. The SHARKS pushed back late, with Christopher Miller and Ronan Lair (Jackson Buck) scoring in the third for the Sharks (2-3-0). The Canucks (5-0-0) saw it out.

NS WHALERS: 4 NB PENGUINS: 2

CENTENNIAL — Harrison McLaughlin’s first-period goal, set up by Tyffanie Paulin, had the NB PENGUINS out front early, but the NS WHALERS answered with a big second period. Cohen Bergmann (Isaac Wallace), Brennan Sly (Zane Fielding) and Sam Wilson (Noah Lowe) struck in a span of 5:45 to make it 3-1. Joey Murphy pulled the Penguins back within one in the third, with help from Yoan Arseneau, before Sly added his second on a feed from Evander Bungay to close it out. The Penguins (0-5-0) kept pushing to the finish, while the Whalers (4-1-0) earned the decision.

NB BRUINS: 6 NS PENGUINS: 5

FORUM — The NB Bruins pulled out a 6-5 win over the NS Penguins in a back-and-forth game. After Carson Bondeau opened the scoring, Jaxon Irvine answered with three goals in the first two periods to help the Bruins build a 5-3 edge heading into the third. The Penguins kept pushing late as Bondeau scored again, and Brighton MacDonald, Gary Hunt (assisted by Dominic Houde) and Elliott Serieys also found the net for the NS Penguins (2-3-0). Easton Steele, Nolan Tracey and Landon LeBlanc added goals for Coach Adam Roch’s NB Bruins (3-2-0).

NB CANUCKS: 4 CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 1

CENTENNIAL — The NB CANUCKS earned a 4-1 win over the CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT) on Saturday. Calvin David opened the scoring at 3:34 of the first period, and Jacob Guitard added the lone goal of the second before finishing with a two-goal game with a marker at 13:54 of the third. Noah Basque made it 4-0 at 4:51, but Karson Duncan answered at 3:45 to give the Sheriffs (1-5-0) a late reward for their push. The Canucks (2-3-0) closed it out from there.

NS WHALERS: 8 NS PENGUINS: 4

COLE HARBOUR PLACE — NS Whalers jumped out early with first-period goals from Evander Bungay and Mason Roberts, then broke things open with five in the second, including a pair from Brennan Sly and a late marker by Madden MacLean. Cohen Bergmann added a goal and helped set up two more, while Noah Lowe also found the net.

NS Penguins answered right away on Gary Hunt’s opener and kept pushing with contributions from Avery Chiasson, Dominic Houde and Willy King as the game moved into the third. The Penguins (2-3-0) stayed with it to the final horn, while the Whalers (4-1-0) finished strong to secure the win.

NS CANUCKS: 4 NS FLYERS: 3

COLE HARBOUR PLACE (D1 GOLD 2 VS 1) — The NS Canucks outlasted the NS Flyers 4-3 in overtime after a big third-period push forced extra time. Alistair Gillis scored twice, including the late tying goal with 1:44 left, and Oliver McAllister set up that equalizer before finishing the winner at 1:56 of OT, with Simon Boudreau picking up two assists. The Flyers rallied from down two on goals by Reid McKergow, Isaac Heatley and Tyler Kelly for coach Jeff Murray’s group (4-1-0), but the Canucks (5-0-0) found the last strike.

NB SHARKS: 7 CHAMPION SHERIFFS (GRANT): 4

FORUM (D2 BRONZE SEMI WINNER VS 7) — Ronan Lair opened the scoring in the first period as NB Sharks built a 4-3 edge after 24 minutes, with Jackson Buck scoring twice and Jaxson Mackenzie adding a goal and two assists. The Champion Sheriffs (Grant) answered with a strong push in the middle frame, getting goals from Emmett Paul, Jackson Hamilton and Harvick Mitchell, before Elliot Grant tied it late in the third. The Sharks pulled away with three third-period markers, including Christopher Miller’s late finish, to seal it against the Sheriffs (1-5-0) and move the Sharks to (2-3-0).

* This roundup was generated automatically using Atlantic Hockey Group‘s game data.