Cougars travelled to Port Hawksbury Civic Center on Saturday evening to play the Nova Jr XMen.  Cameron Yates opened the scoring for the visitors on a nice feed from Logan Struthers, Derek Gentile also assisted.  Late in the period, Colton Marchand fired a puck that found the twine and gave the Cougars a 2 goal lead.  XMen came out flying in period 2 scoring 3 straight goals.  James Walker from Logan Timmons, Jacob Hudson from Blair Fraser and Walker, and finally Cory MacLellan from Ryan MacLellan.  XMen led 3-2 late into period #2.   With time winding down Dylan Pimentel would gain the Cougars some momentum sniping a goal with 1:11 left on the clock.  And just 40 seconds later Connor Campbell would give the Cougars the lead heading into the 3rd.  The Breton Sport & Trophy Club would keep the momentum from the late 2nd period goals and find the back on the Nova net 3 more times in the 3rd.  Marchand from Jarret Baker and Yates, Logan O'Neil on the PP from Gentile, and Gentile would score late from Chase Fraser and Marchand.   Final score 7-3 in favor of the Cougars.  Cody Smith got the W making 24 saves, while Peter Kopf shouldered the loss making 30 stops.

The XMen rolled into Emera Center Northside on Sunday AM looking for a series split.  The 2 teams played back and forth hockey in the first with Cougar netminder Kaine Drake and Nova goalie Kopf being very stingy, leading to 0-0 game after the first.  TJ Forrest would get the home team on the board early in period #2 after some hard work along the boards, Fraser with the assist.  Gentile would then score 2 in a row, first unassisted after rushing down the left side and scoring low, then on the PP from Logan Struthers and Leon Denny.  Cougars lead 3-0 after 2 periods.  O'Neil would score early in the 3rd on a beautiful goal that elluded Kopf, Campbell and Pimentel assisting .  Marchand would continue his hot play scoring late from Gentile and Yates.  Drake was a perfect in nets kicking aside 20 shots, while Kopf made 21 saves for Nova.

Cougars host Dartmouth Whalers next weekend at 7 PM Saturday and 11 AM Sunday, both games at Emera Centre Northside.