Saturday afternoon, in Spryfield, Breton Sport & Trophy Cougars went toe to toe with the defending provincial champs, Bubba Rays Gulls.  The end result, a 2-2 tie.  After a scoreless first, Jacob Hickey found the back of the net first for the Gulls late in the second.  However Cougar captain Mitchell Balmas answered right back less then a minute later, going top shelf, Derek Gentile and Hunter Bettens had the assists.  Early in the 3rd, Matt Benteau put the Gulls ahead 2-1 with the helper going to Johnny Foley.  The game went back and forth untill Gentile tied it up with 2 minutes to play.  Logan Struthers and Balmas had helpers.  Levi Denny stood tall in the Cougar net, making 14 saves.  Matt Williams made 16 saves for the Gulls.

On Sunday am, Liam MacDonald backstopped the Cougars to a 3-0 win over the Truro Bearcats.  MacDonald saved all 17 shots fired his way.  Balmas scored the game winner on the PP in the first, on a goal assisted by Brandon Dauphinee and Gentile.  Dylan Morley put the game away, scoring a pair of goals in the 3rd, Dylan Pimentel and Brady Buchanan had helpers.  Brandon Archibald had 14 saves in the Bearcat net.

Cougars next play Oct 13th at Emera Centre Northside vs the Kings Mutual Valley Wildcats.   There is no league play next weekend due to the Atlantic Challenge Cup.  Good luck to Cougars Mitchell Balmas in the U-15 division,  Derek gentile and Logan Struthers in the U-14 division as they represent Team Nova Scotia.