Cougars Host Bedford for Pink in the Rink!
Joneljim Cougars wore pink jerseys on Saturday night to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The game was scoreless after 1. Jarrett Baker sprung Ashton Paul on a breakway, and paul made no mistake rifling the puck past Barons goalie Thomson Phinney to give the Cougars a 1 goal lead after 2 periods. Daymon Johnson scored on the PP with less then 5 to go, Paul with the assist, to give the home team a 2 goal lead. However Andrew Burden scored late for the Barons which led to a frantic finish. Seth Crowe would close the door though, and collect the win kicking aside 23 shots, Phinney made 21 stops.
On Sunday AM, the same 2 teams took to the ice. Cougars would strike first. Dylan MacDonald from Bryden Johnston and Jacob Denny. Andrew Coxhead and Taylor Ewing each scored for Bedford before the end of the first, giving them a 2-1 after 1 period. Ethan Phinney would score in the 2nd, but was quickly answered on a PP goal from Kinnon Williams, Johnson with the helper to cut the lead to 3-2 with 20 to play. Coxhead, who is tied for the NSMBHL lead in points would find the net again in the 3rd to for a 2 goal lead. Cougar captain Leon Denny would score in the 3rd, but that was all the scoring, Bedford wins 4-3. Owen MacPhee kicked aside 18 pucks, while Nolan Boyd had 23 saves for the win
On Sunday AM, the same 2 teams took to the ice. Cougars would strike first. Dylan MacDonald from Bryden Johnston and Jacob Denny. Andrew Coxhead and Taylor Ewing each scored for Bedford before the end of the first, giving them a 2-1 after 1 period. Ethan Phinney would score in the 2nd, but was quickly answered on a PP goal from Kinnon Williams, Johnson with the helper to cut the lead to 3-2 with 20 to play. Coxhead, who is tied for the NSMBHL lead in points would find the net again in the 3rd to for a 2 goal lead. Cougar captain Leon Denny would score in the 3rd, but that was all the scoring, Bedford wins 4-3. Owen MacPhee kicked aside 18 pucks, while Nolan Boyd had 23 saves for the win