2018 AAA DIVISION RECAP

JR AXEMEN: 4 SEAKINGS: 2

GEC D — Vinny Purcell opened the scoring at 9:58 of the first period for the Seakings, but the Jr Axemen answered quickly and didn’t let up. Myles Meuse tied it at 8:53 off a setup from Chris Fraser and Curtis Hutchinson, and Hutchinson added a pair of goals to lead the surge. Austin King pulled the Seakings back within one at 6:26, before Elijah Noel’s unassisted marker and Hutchinson’s late strike at 1:38 created separation. The Seakings (1-2-0) stayed competitive throughout, while the Axemen (1-2-0) earned the 4-2 win.

STORM: 6 FREEZE: 2

CIVIC — Storm erased an early two-goal deficit and pulled away for a 6-2 win over Freeze. Tanner McDonald opened the scoring at 11:12 of the first period and Tucker Jardine made it 2-0 at 4:03, but Storm answered late as Jack Goodland scored at 2:00 before Hendrix Humphreys tied it at 0:25. Owen Lukeman’s second-period marker proved to be the winner, and Storm added three more in the third from Fraser MacDonald, Jordy Stewart (from Goodland), and Humphreys’ second. Freeze (2-1-0) kept pushing, while Storm (2-1-0) finished strong.

STORM: 6 JR AXEMEN: 5

CIVIC — Camilla Weatherby scored in the first and added another in the second as Storm and the Jr Axemen traded chances in a back-and-forth game. Jordy Stewart also had two goals, including the winner with 22 seconds left after Addy Shaw pulled Storm even late in the third, with Jack Goodland supplying the other marker. The Axemen surged ahead with four second-period goals from Ellis Verrette (also an assist), Curtis Hutchinson (Colton Fitzgerald), Reece Tingley and Jackson Reynolds, with Hilton Hale opening their scoring. The Axemen (1-2-0) carried a one-goal edge into the final minute, but Storm (2-1-0) finished with a dramatic push.

FREEZE: 6 SEAKINGS: 3

CIVIC — The Freeze built an early lead and held off a determined Seakings side for a 6-3 win on Saturday. After Taylor MacDonald struck twice in the first period to keep things tight, the Freeze answered with a three-goal opening frame, highlighted by two tallies from Van Niesten. Alexander Chisholm added a second-period marker before Van Niesten completed a hat trick, with help from single assists by Tanner McDonald, Charlie Squires, and Nash Davis. Vinny Purcell’s second-period goal gave the Seakings (1-2-0) a spark, but Tucker Jardine sealed it in the third for the Freeze (2-1-0).

SEAKINGS: 3 STORM: 2

CIVIC — In a tight back-and-forth matchup, the Seakings edged the Storm 3-2 after a scoreless second period set up a tense finish. Eliana LeBlanc opened the scoring at 10:57 of the first before Austin King tied it at 10:12, with Nolan Smith picking up the assist. Taylor MacDonald broke the deadlock at 6:22 of the third off a feed from Max Silver, then added an insurance marker at 3:18. Jordy Stewart pulled the Storm (2-1-0) within one late at 1:43, but the Seakings (1-2-0) held on.

FREEZE: 4 JR AXEMEN: 3

GEC – D — Luke Denney opened the scoring at 2:51 of the first period as the Freeze built early momentum. In the second, Lincoln Clarke, Tucker Jardine and Alexander Chisholm pushed the lead, with Chisholm also setting up Clarke’s marker to make it 4-1. The Jr Axemen answered with a quick pair from Wyatt Roach and Jackson Reynolds just seconds apart late in the middle frame, then Roach struck again at 1:17 of the third to tighten it late for the Jr Axemen (1-2-0). The Freeze (2-1-0) held on to close out a hard-earned win.

JR AXEMEN: 9 SEAKINGS: 3

FORUM (BRONZE MEDAL GAME) — The Jr Axemen struck early and never let up in a 9-3 Bronze Medal game win over the Seakings. Elliott Gaudet opened the scoring, and Curtis Hutchinson added two goals as the Axemen carried a 2-0 lead out of the first and stretched it with second-period tallies from Abel Verrette, Colton Fitzgerald and Wyatt Roach. Roach completed a hat trick in the third, while Fitzgerald finished with two goals and an assist. Vinny Purcell scored twice and Nolan Smith also found the net for the Seakings (0-1-0), while the Jr Axemen (1-0-0) kept rolling to the final horn.

FREEZE: 5 STORM: 3

FORUM (GOLD MEDAL GAME) — The Storm jumped in front early on Jack Goodland’s first-period marker, then Hendrix Humphreys made it 2-0 early in the second. The Freeze answered with a big middle frame, led by Alexander Chisholm’s two goals and an assist, plus Tanner McDonald’s goal to take a 3-2 edge into the third. Camilla Weatherby tied it early in the final period, but McDonald struck again and Avery Pynn added a late insurance goal to seal it for the Freeze. The Storm (0-1-0) pushed hard to the finish but it was the Freeze (1-0-0) that took home the Gold Medal!

2017 AAA DIVISION RECAP

HEAT: 4 THUNDER: 3

GEC – D — Brogan O’Neill opened the scoring at 12:32 of the first period, and the Heat never stopped pushing in a wild 4-3 win over the Thunder. Thunder answered with three goals in a 39-second burst, including a pair from J.J. Fraser and Wesley LeBlanc’s marker set up by Hayden Mahoney, to surge ahead 3-1. The Heat responded quickly as Eric Maser made it a one-goal game before Mason Boone tied it at 6:42, then snapped home the winner at 5:23. Thunder (2-2-0) showed plenty of spark, but the Heat (2-1-1) finished the comeback.

HEAT: 5 JR AXEMEN: 4

FORUM — The Heat survived a back-and-forth first period to edge the Jr Axemen 5-4. Mason Boone opened the scoring at 13:00, but the Axemen answered quickly as Jack Ryan and Jack Schofield struck a second apart, and Elliott Easson made it 3-1 at 7:47. Hunter Conrad swung momentum back with two goals, then helped set up Henry Walters as the Heat rattled off four straight tallies in under two minutes. Jack LeBlanc pulled the Jr Axemen (2-1-1) within one late, but the Heat (2-1-1) held on.

ADMIRALS: 5 STORM: 2

CIVIC — Dillon Marchand opened the scoring 1:49 into the first period, finishing a play set up by Hughie Neil MacNeil as the Admirals grabbed an early lead. The Storm answered in the second, with Hank Cameron scoring twice—first off Callum Hamilton, then on a feed from Emmett Bell—to pull ahead 2-1 heading into the third. The Admirals stormed back with four third-period goals, including quick strikes from Oscar David (Alex MacNeil) and Lux Gillis (Noah Timmons, Kendrick Stone), to close out the win over the Storm (2-1-1). The Admirals (1-3-0) capped it with late goals from Sa’n Cremo and Mark Mackeigan.

THUNDER: 5 FREEZE: 3

FORUM — The Freeze struck first when Matthew Boutilier opened the scoring in the opening frame, but the Thunder answered with a big second period to take control. Hayden Mahoney led the push with two goals and an assist, setting up Wesley LeBlanc before scoring twice in the third, including an insurance marker late. Maxime Muise also scored in the middle stanza, and Eli Feener added a third-period goal. The Freeze stayed within reach behind goals from Aubrey Macaulay and Bryson Eyking, who also chipped in a helper for the Freeze (1-2-1). The Thunder (2-2-0) held on down the stretch to seal the win.

STORM: 6 HEAT: 4

CIVIC — The Storm struck early and often, building a 3-0 first-period lead on goals from Hank Cameron, Lennox Hodgkinson (from Clark Williams) and Fletcher Black (from Clyde Cameron). The Heat pushed back in the second as Brogan O’Neill and Mason Boone (from Eric Maser) pulled them within one, but Cameron and Black answered to restore breathing room. Black completed a hat trick in the third before Boone added his second. Hunter Conrad’s late finish, set up by Lucas Flood, capped a strong push from the Heat (2-1-1), but the Storm (2-1-1) held on.

JR AXEMEN: 7 THUNDER: 5

FORUM — After a back-and-forth opening frame that saw the Thunder take a 3-2 edge into the first intermission, the Jr Axemen answered with a big second period to swing the game in a 7-5 win. Elliott Easson scored twice for the Axemen, while Ethan Waters helped drive the offence with three assists and Theo Flaherty added a goal and two helpers. The Thunder kept pushing behind two goals from Maxim Muise and a pair from J.J. Fraser, closing within one in the third before Jack Schofield’s late marker sealed it for the Thunder (2-2-0) against the Jr Axemen (2-1-1).

FREEZE: 7 ADMIRALS: 4

CIVIC — The Admirals carried a 3-2 edge into the third period and went up 4-2 on Oscar David’s goal, set up by Noah Timmons. The Freeze responded with a late surge, scoring five times in the final stretch to pull away. Matthew Boutilier and Bryson Eyking finished with two goals apiece, with Ian Croney adding a pair of assists as the momentum swung. Hughie Neil MacNeil, Iver MacMaster and Alex MacNeil also scored for the Admirals (1-3-0) in a strong effort, but the Freeze (1-2-1) closed it out.

STORM: 3 FREEZE: 2

FORUM — The Freeze jumped in front on Bryson Eyking’s goal right at 00:00 of the first period, set up by Bennett O’Neill, but the Storm answered quickly when Fletcher Black tied it at 01:47. After a scoreless second, Black struck again late in the third to put Storm ahead before Eyking’s second of the morning, off a feed from Ian Croney, pulled things even at 2-2. Just moments later, Emmett Bell snapped in the winner to seal a tight finish for the Freeze (1-2-1), as the Storm (2-1-1) edged away.

JR AXEMEN: 7 ADMIRALS: 3

CIVIC — Jack Ryan’s opener set the tone early as the Jr Axemen built a 2-1 first-period lead, with Kendrick Stone answering for the Admirals. Ryan added two more to complete a hat trick, while Elliott Easson chipped in two goals and an assist as the Axemen stretched the game to 4-1 after two. In the third, Carson Desmond (with an assist from Oscar David) and Hughie Neil MacNeil provided a push for the Admirals (1-3-0), but Jack LeBlanc and JD Edwards helped the Jr Axemen (2-1-1) finish strong.

THUNDER: 5 ADMIRALS: 4

FORUM — In a back-and-forth finish, the Thunder rallied late to slip past the Admirals 5-4. After Oscar David opened the scoring, the teams traded momentum through two periods, with Noah Timmons (from Dillon Marchand) and Hughie Neil MacNeil giving the Admirals a 3-2 edge. The third period brought more drama: J.J. Fraser pulled the Thunder even, MacNeil answered again, then Hayden Mahoney scored his second to tie it before Maxim Muise buried the winner in the final minute, with Bennett Goudey earning his second assist. The Admirals (1-3-0) pushed to the end, while the Thunder (2-2-0) earned the tight win.

FREEZE: 5 HEAT: 5

FORUM — The Freeze and Heat traded swings all game in a 5-5 draw. Bryson Eyking scored twice for the Freeze, while Ty Gushue and Clark Wallace added singles and Bennett O’Neill finished a late first-period push with help from Sam Campbell and Eyking. Down 4-1 late in the second, the Heat answered with a three-goal surge, highlighted by Brogan O’Neill’s pair and goals from Hunter Conrad and Allister MacEachern. After O’Neill completed his hat trick in the third, Eyking’s late marker secured the point for the Freeze (1-2-1) and Heat (2-1-1).

JR AXEMEN: 4 STORM: 4

GEC – D — The Jr Axemen and Storm traded runs in a 4-4 draw after a lively opening frame and a dramatic finish. Maverick Harvey and Eliott Easson struck 35 seconds apart to put the Jr Axemen ahead early, but the Storm answered with four first-period goals, including a pair each from Hank Cameron and Fletcher Black, to take a 4-3 edge into the break. Ethan Waters had the other Axemen marker, before Russell Levy tied it with 28 seconds left in the third. Black’s two-goal effort paced the Storm (2-1-1), while Levy’s late equalizer sealed the comeback point for the Jr Axemen (2-1-1).

JR AXEMEN: 3 HEAT: 0

CIVIC (SEMI 3 VS 2) — The Jr Axemen struck early and carried the play through three periods to earn a 3-0 playoff win over the Heat. Russell Levy opened the scoring at 1:53 of the first period, finishing a setup from Jack Schofield. Theo Flaherty doubled the lead at 7:06 of the second with an unassisted marker, and Sawyer MacAlpine put it away at 11:14 of the third off a pass from Maverick Harvey. The Heat (0-1-0) battled to generate offence, but the Jr Axemen (1-1-0) stayed composed to close out the shutout.

THUNDER: 6 STORM: 2

FORUM (SEMI 4 VS 1) — The Thunder jumped out in front with first-period goals from Wesley LeBlanc and J.J. Fraser and kept control with a pair in the second to take a 4-1 lead into the intermission. LeBlanc and Fraser each completed hat tricks in the third, with Myles Pothier adding two assists and Maxim Muise chipping in a helper. The Storm answered with Fletcher Black’s late second-period marker and a third-period goal from Lennox Hodgkinson, set up by Emmett Bell. The Storm (0-1-0) pushed to the final buzzer, but the Thunder (2-0-0) advanced with the win.

THUNDER: 7 JR AXEMEN: 4

GEC – D (GOLD MEDAL GAME) — The Thunder jumped out early with three first-period goals from Wesley LeBlanc (2) and J.J. Fraser, then held off a strong push from the Jr Axemen in a 7-4 gold medal game win. JD Edwards (Jack Ryan) and Maverick Harvey pulled the Jr Axemen back within one in the second, and Walker Hiltz-Murphy (Eliott Easson) and Easson added third-period markers for the Jr Axemen (1-1-0). Fraser’s four-goal performance, plus a goal and an assist from Harrison Murphy, powered the Thunder (2-0-0). Congrats to the Thunder on the Gold Medal victory!

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