NS U11 PROS. TIER 2 (B) Recap: Apr. 27 – May 4

EAGLES: 3 CANUCKS: 0

RBC CENTRE DARTMOUTH (RINK D) — The Eagles broke through early in the second period when Angus Melanson finished a play from Nicholas Haight at 1:25, snapping a scoreless tie. The game stayed tight into the third, but Messiah Welch added insurance at 1:30 before Haight capped it late at 0:22 to make it 3-0. The Canucks (3-4-1) kept pushing and Michael MacNeil worked hard in goal, but couldn’t find a way past Eli Melanson’s shutout as the Eagles (7-1-0) closed out the win.

CANUCKS: 8 DUCKS: 1

RBC CENTRE DARTMOUTH (RINK D) — The Canucks built early momentum with four first-period goals from Ewan MacLellan, Dexter Mills, Tom Shuster and Oliver McAllister on the way to an 8-1 win over the Ducks. Simon Boudreau added the lone second-period marker for the Canucks, with Shuster and Grayson MacKay picking up assists. The Ducks answered late in the second when Maxwell Pokol finished a play started by Felix Paine. Alistair Gillis, William MacCallum and Bryan Tierney rounded out the scoring in the third as Coach Joe Melanson’s Canucks (3-4-1) closed it out, while the Ducks (0-8-0) kept working for offence to the final buzzer.

KNIGHTS: 6 KINGS: 0

RATH EASTLINK COMMUNITY CENTRE (TRURO) — The Knights skated to a 6-0 win over the Kings on Sunday morning in Truro. Connor Worsley paced the offence with four goals, including a pair late in the first period to open the scoring, before adding two more in the third. Nash Lochead set the table with three assists, while Austin Bernard (from Dallas Bernard) and Kevin Dominic Cox (from Ella Yuill and Craig Matheson) rounded out the scoring. Beau Jordan recorded the shutout. The Kings (5-3-0) kept working to generate chances, while the Knights (5-3-0) closed out a strong team effort.

EAGLES: 7 WHALERS: 2

RBC CENTRE DARTMOUTH (RINK D) — The Eagles built an early cushion and skated to a 7-2 win over the Whalers. Regis Tufts opened the scoring, then Nicholas Haight and Isaac Babin helped make it 3-0 after the first period. Brennan Sly got the Whalers on the board late in the second, and added his second midway through the third with help from Noah Mullin. The Eagles answered with goals from Morgan Oliver and a pair by Messiah Welch, while Callum Melanson capped the scoring in the final seconds as the Whalers (3-3-2) battled to the finish against the Eagles (7-1-0).

MAPLE LEAFS: 7 PENGUINS: 0

RATH EASTLINK COMMUNITY CENTRE (TRURO) — The Maple Leafs skated to a 7-0 win over the Penguins on Sunday in Truro, building a 2-0 first-period lead before pulling away with four quick goals in the second. Tadhg Bowman scored twice and added an assist, while Jaxon Parsons also finished with two goals. Logan Hire had a goal and three assists, and Avery Levy chipped in with two helpers as Reed Charlton and Eric Turchin rounded out the scoring. The Penguins (1-7-0) kept pushing for chances, but Brantley Wright secured the shutout for the Leafs (7-1-0).

KINGS: 5 FLYERS: 3

RATH EASTLINK COMMUNITY CENTRE (TRURO) — The Kings rallied past the Flyers 5-3 after trailing by one at the first intermission. Wyatt Kachmar scored four times for the Kings, including a late first-period marker to keep it tight before adding two more in the third to break open a 3-3 game. Liam Harrison had the other Kings goal, with helpers from Holden Thornhill, Jack Kachmar, Dawson Campbell and Max Graham. The Flyers jumped ahead early with first-period goals from Isaac Heatley, Connor Fraser and Jaxson Giles, set up by Laeo Zakhour, Daniel Nicholson and Oliver Tan. The Flyers (3-4-1) pushed throughout, while the Kings (5-3-0) finished strong.

KNIGHTS: 8 PENGUINS: 4

RATH EASTLINK COMMUNITY CENTRE (TRURO) — Connor Worsley paced the Knights with five goals as they skated to an 8-4 win over the Penguins. Worsley struck twice in the first period before Nash Lochead added another to make it 3-0 after one. The Penguins pushed back early in the second on Cameron Mason’s goal, assisted by Carson Blondeau, but the Knights answered with markers from Worsley, Dallas Bernard and Camden MacKinnon. In the third, Max Mercer, Willy King and Avery Chaisson (assist: Dominic Houde) kept the Penguins (1-7-0) pressing, while Worsley’s pair of late goals sealed it for the Knights (5-3-0).

WHALERS: 2 DUCKS: 0

RBC CENTRE DARTMOUTH (RINK D) — Madden MacLean opened the scoring at 6:03 of the first period as the Whalers grabbed an early lead and carried it into a steady, low-scoring game. The Ducks kept pushing for an equalizer under coach Andre Lefebvre, but couldn’t find a way through as time ran down. MacLean sealed it at 3:20 of the third, finishing a play set up by Joshua OConnell and Mason Roberts. Bennett Dixon earned the shutout for the Whalers (3-3-2) as Zoe Nickerson and the Ducks (0-8-0) battled to the final horn.

FLYERS: 4 MAPLE LEAFS: 2

RATH EASTLINK COMMUNITY CENTRE (TRURO) — After the Maple Leafs struck twice in the first period on goals from Logan Tipper (Carter Ingram) and Reed Charlton (Tipper), the Flyers stayed within one thanks to Oliver Tan’s late marker, set up by Jaxson Giles. Connor Fraser tied it early in the second, and the Flyers pulled ahead in the third as Laeo Zakhour finished a play from Tan before Daniel Nicholson added an insurance goal off an Isaac Heatley helper. The Maple Leafs (7-1-0) kept pushing, but Coach Jeff Murray’s Flyers (3-4-1) closed out the 4-2 win.

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