Cougars travelled to Pictou County Wellness Center on Saturday evening to take on the Scotsburn Crushers.  Dylan Pimentel opened the scoring for the Cougars from Logan O'Neil and Connor Campbell, O'Neill and Pimentel would hook up again shortly after, this time O'Neil getting the goal.  Colton Marchand scored, swooping in a loose puck, Derek Gentile and Cameron Yates getting the assists.  Connor Campbell then scored on the PP on a beauty pass from Marchand in front of the net.   Kevin Mason would get the Crushers on the board with the man advabtage, after a goal mouth scramble, Tim Shea and Evan Callaghan with the helpers.  Marchand would find the net again in the 3rd from Gentile and Chad O'Neill.  Captain Gentile would round out the scoring on a clapper that beat Crusher tender Mitchell Cummer.    Marchand and Owen Higgins with the apples.  Cody Smith made 20 saves for the win, Cummer had 26 stops in the loss.  


The Truro Bearcats played host to the Cougars on Sunday after at the Rath Eastlink Community Center.   Gentile would send Marchand in early on a partial break and he made no mistake beating goalie Jack Lynds.  Gentile scored next breaking down the left side and finding a hole over Lynds shoulder to give the visitors a 2 goal cushion, Chase Fraser and Logan Struthers assisting.  Cougar goalie Kaine Drake and Lynds would then settle in and put the wall up as no goals were allowed untill early in the 3rd when Pimentel would re-direct a Leon Denny shot from the point.  O'Neil also assisted.  Final score 3-1.  Drake made 20 stops while Lynds had 21.

With the wins, the Cougars have won 12 straight NSMBHL games.  The Cougars hit the road next week to play in the Ice Jam Tournament being held in Bedford.  20 teams from Atlantic Canada will be there.   They play Fredericton, Nova Jr XMen and Dieppe in the round robin