NSJHL:
The Pictou County Scotians are on the ropes against the Jr. Miners. Game 5 goes tomorrow night in Membertou. The Pictou County Jr B Scotians are down 3-1 in the series but are looking to bounce back with a couple of big wins. That puck drops tomorrow night at 7:30.
PCMHL:
The Peewee AAA Crushers hosted the Halifax Hawks Peewee AAA’s on Saturday March 2nd at the Hector Arena in Pictou. In a very fast paced game the host Crushers beat the visiting Hawks 2-1. Scoring for the Crushers were Keegan Dalton and Caden Campbell. The Crushers next see action Saturday March 8th – 10th when they travel to Yarmouth to compete in the NS Mainland League Championships. Best of luck!
Pictou County Minor Hockey Association is doing our final ticket collection for PCMHA Lottery today from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Pictou County Wellness Centre upstairs in the conference room.
The Grand Prize Draw is Friday March 8th at 5:00 pm at the Pictou County Wellness Centre for $35,000.
Tickets can be purchased from any child playing hockey in Pictou County.
County:
Congratulations to the PC Invasion U16 girls volleyball team, coached by Harold Williams and Amber Austin. They won gold at the Volleyball Cape Breton tournament this weekend.
Congratulations to the Pictou County Raptors basketball team on winning The 2019 Bedford Classic D4 Championship!!!
MHL:
One game last night in MHL action, the Campbellton Tigres beat Miramichi 5-2.
The Crushers are in action tomorrow night against the South Shore Lumberjacks in a battle for that final playoff spot. The Lumberjacks have hopped the Truro Bearcats into 3rd place in the Eastlink South division but both clubs have 53 points. The Crushers sit 2 points back of the Bearcats for that final playoff spot with a game in hand and only 2 games left to play. They’ll play South Shore at home tomorrow and South Shore at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre Friday night.
AUS:
A big win by the St. Thomas Tommies forced a deciding game in the Subway AUS championship final series with a hard fought 4-3 victory. The winner of Thursday’s game will not only be crowed 2019 AUS champions but will also punch their ticket to the U SPORTS championship, slated for March 14-17 in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
MLB:
22 days left until opening day on March 28th, spring training continues as the Jays beat Detroit 5-2.
NBA:
The Raptors dropped a heart breaker to James Harden and the Rockets, 107-95. James harden lead the scoring for Houston with 35 points. Kawhi Leonard had 26 for the Raps.
QMJHL:
A couple of games last night,
The Mooseheads blanked the Olympic, 1-0.
Chicoutimi defeated the surging Oceanic, 4-1.
NHL:
A full slate of NHL games last night,
The Bruins found a way to beat the Hurricanes in OT 4-3.
The Blue Jackets beat the Devils in a shootout, 2-1.
The Islanders also needed a shootout to dump the Sens 5-4.
The Penguins got an OT winner from Jake Guentzel to defeat the Panthers 3-2.
The Lightning got their 51st win of the year over the Jets 5-2.
The Preds shocked the Wild in a shootout 5-4.
The Stars defeated the Rangers 1-0.
Nova Scotia’s Nathan MacKinnon with the OT winner as Colorado beat the Red Wings 4-3. (Former Halifax Moosehead, Fillip Zadina scored his 1st career NHL goal with a one-timer in the 3rd period)
The Ducks upended the Yotes 3-1.
The Canadiens beat the Kings 3-1. (Jordan Weal scored his 1st goal with the Canadiens after being acquired at the deadline)
