Crushers defeat Rams and take over top spot in the Bent
The
Weeks Crushers (5-1-1) defeated the Amherst Ramblers (5-1-0) 3-2 on
Sunday in Amherst, taking the lead in the Bent division over the Rams
by one point. The teams were tied after one with goals from Geoff Hum
for the Crushers and Adam Chipman for the Ramblers - both goals were
unassisted. In the second, the two teams exchanged power play goals
within five minutes of each other from Richard Belliveau of the Rams
and then Mathieu Boudreau of the Crushers. In the third, Sean Hoty
scored the only goal at 7:20 giving the Crushers the 3-2 lead and
eventually the win.
Alex Quessy stopped 36 of 38 shots for the win. Geoff Hum led the Crushers offensively with a goal and an assist.
| Weeks Crushers |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Amherst Ramblers |
1 | 1 | 0 |
2 |
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Crushers Edge Bearcats In OT
 The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (4-1-1-0) downed the Summerside Western Capitals (3-0-1-0) 4-3 in overtime Thursday night in New Glasgow.
Jamie Caron led the Crushers with 1 goal and 1 assist while Stephen Horyl and Travis Moore led the Bearcats with 1 goal and 1 assist each.
After a scoreless opening period, Caron (powerplay) scored at 9:23 to give the Crushers a 1-0 lead. Kyle Fontaine (powerplay) scored at 11:50 to extend the lead to 2-0. Moore (powerplay) scored at 17:20 to cut the lead in half at 2-1. Ryan Fortune scored at 17:41 to regain the 2 goal lead at 3-1 after the second period. Colin Beck (powerplay) scored at 13:59 to move Truro to within a goal at 3-2. Horyl scored at 18:15 to tie the game at 3-3 and send it into overtime. In the extra frame, Trent MacDonald (game winner) scored at 3:31 for the win.
Pictou County went 2 for 6 on the powerplay while Truro went 2 for 7.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 35 of 38 shots for the win while Richard Gagnon (32:37) stopped 17 of 19 shots before being replaced by Lev Gammer. Gammer (30:54) stopped 14 of 16 shots in the loss.
| Truro Bearcats | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | Weeks Crushers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Crushers Edge Lions
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (3-1-1-0) edged the Halifax Lions (0-3-0-2) 3-2 Tuesday night in Halifax.
Jeremy Sheppard led the Crushers with 2 goals.
Sheppard opened the scoring at 16:44 to give the Crushers a 1-0 lead after the first period. Chad Locke scored at 2:00 to tie the game 1-1. Trent MacDonald scored at 11:30 to regain the Crushers lead at 2-1. Sheppard (game winner, second goal of game) scored at 15:06 to extend the lead to 3-1 after the second period. Jordan Stapleton scored at 19:52 to cut the lead to 3-2 but that would be as close as the Lions would get.
Pictou County went 0 for 6 on the powerplay while Halifax went 0 for 9.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 38 of 40 shots for the victory while Daniel Stein stopped 36 of 39 shots in the loss.
| Weeks Crushers |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Halifax Lions |
0 | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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Crushers Blank Lumberjacks
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (2-1-1-0) shutout the Bridgewater Nauss TIM-BR Mart Lumberjacks (2-2-0-0) 7-0 Friday night in Bridgewater.
Shawn O'Donnell led the Crushers with 4 goals while Geoff Hum added 1 goal and 2 assists.
Hum (game winner) scored at 5:26 to give Pictou County a 1-0 lead.
O'Donnell scored at 15:47 to extend the lead to 2-0. Stuart Lenehan
scored 34 seconds later at 16:21 to increase the lead to 3-0 after the
first period. O'Donnell (powerplay, second goal of game) scored at 8:59
to widen the lead to 4-0 after the second period. Robbie Little scored
at 7:21 to extend the lead to 5-0. O'Donnell (powerplay, third goal of
game) scored at 13:50to make the score 6-0. O'Donnell (fourth goal of
game) rounded out the scoring at 15:24.
Pictou County went 2 for 6 on the powerplay while Bridgewater went 0 for 8.
Alexandre Quessy stopped all 37 shots for the shutout victory while
Alex Scola (16:21) stopped 14 of 17 shots in the loss before being
relieved by TJ Keeping. Keeping (43:39) stopped 21 of 25 shots the rest
of the way.
| Weeks Crushers |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Bridgewater Nauss TIM-BR Mart Lumberjacks |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Crushers surprise veteran Capitals
Crushers come a long way in one week
NEW GLASGOW
ADAM RICHARDSON
The News
After two losses in their first two games, and a veteran team coming to
town, the Pictou County Weeks Crushers could have easily thrown in the
towel before the puck was even dropped last night.
They didn't. Instead, the Crushers gutted out a 3-1 victory against the
Summerside Western Capitals last night at John Brother MacDonald
Stadium, their first triumph of the young Maritime Junior A Hockey
League campaign.
"In my five years of coaching, this is the biggest win I've had this
early in the season," said Pictou County head coach Troy Ryan. "It is
what it is, just three games into the season, but to play that well
against a team with that much experience was really a step forward."
Although Summerside has a veteran squad with Quebec Major Junior Hockey
League experience, the Crushers seemed in control from the start. After
Jeremy Sheppard opened the scoring in the first and Robbie Little
stretched the gap to 2-0 early in the second, the home side seemed to
gain confidence throughout.
Little was named the game's first star for his play, and the
19-year-old Truro native seems to be fitting well in the league after a
season in prep school.
He thought the improved play was simply a matter of time.
"We're just fusing as a team now," Little said. "We've had hard
practices, and we're learning systems, not just playing pick-up hockey."
While the young talent showed poise, one veteran provided the backbone
to success. Alexandre Quessy stopped 37 shots in the victory, a steady
effort that will be counted upon to ease further growing pains.
Shawn O'Donnell rounded out the scoring, and got under the skin of the
visitors as the game wore on. For their part, Summerside hardly looked
the older team, losing their cool while trying to draw their
inexperienced opponents into penalties. The result was a few Crusher
injuries and a penalty box full of Capitals.
Still, the Crushers could have capitalized more with the man advantage, scoring just once in 13 chances.
"I told the boys, we'll fight, but it will be on our terms," Ryan said.
"We're not going to get sucked into someone else's strategy and start
taking penalties."
Brad Smith had the lone Summerside goal.
The Crushers (1-1-1) will seek their second win in a row tonight in
Bridgewater, when they take on the Lumberjacks. The Bridgewater team is
the transplanted Halifax Wolverines franchise, and currently stands at
2-1.
VS Amherst
The Amherst Ramblers (1-0-0-0) dumped the Pictou County Weeks Crushers (0-1-0-0) 9-4 Thursday night in New Glasgow in the opening game in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League's 2008-2009 regular season.
Jordan Escott led the Ramblers with 3 goals while Adam Verrette added 2 goals and 1 assist.
Eric Boudreau opened the scoring 16 seconds into the game to give the Ramblers an early 1-0 lead. Robbie Little replied 1:00 later at 1:16 to tie the game 1-1. Escott scored at 4:27 to regain the lead for Amherst at 2-1. Verrette scored at 6:21 to extend the lead to 3-1. Travis Turner (powerplay) scored at 11:01 to widen the Ramblers lead to 4-1 after the first period. Escott's (second goal of game) scored at 1:10 to increase the lead to 5-1. Escott (third goal of game) scored at 9:35 to chase Quessy from the Crushers net at 6-1. Geoff Hum (powerplay) scored at 12:31 to cut into the Amherst lead at 6-2. Ryan Fortune scored at 14:09 to cut the lead in half at 6-3. Matthew Squires scored at 15:00 to give Amherst a 7-3 lead. Verrette (powerplay, second goal of game) scored at 17:29 to make it 8-3 after the second period. Doug Doyle scored at 17:59 to give the Ramblers a 6 goal lead at 9-3. Fortune (powerplay, second goal of game) rounded out the scoring at 19:20.
Amherst went 2 for 7 on the powerplay while Pictou County went 2 for 9.
Andrew Flemming stopped 30 of 34 shots for the win while Alexandre Quessy (29:35) stopped 17 of 23 shots in the loss before being replaced by Chris Denny. Denny (30:25) stopped 10 of 13 shots the remainder of the game.
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| 2nd | 3rd | Total | | Amherst Ramblers | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | | Weeks Crushers | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | CLICK HERE for complete game stats
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Crushers defenceman scheduled for surgery
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NEW GLASGOW – Pictou County Weeks Crushers defenceman Geoff McNaughton was scheduled to have minor ankle surgery today.
McNaughton was to have some bone chips removed from his ankle, which has bothered him since late last season.
There was no word on how long the veteran would be out of the lineup.
“Hopefully he’ll be back by the home opener,” on Sept. 11, said coach Troy Ryan said.
Ryan cut a handful of players this week, but did hang on to Jordie Shaw
for the time being, Shaw is an Amherst-area native who scored their
only goal in a 7-1 loss to the Truro Bearcats in an exhibition game on
Tuesday.
There are now four goaltenders in camp; starter Alexandre Quessy, along
with Max Pelzner, Travis Hall and Chris Denny, who played high school
hockey in Cape Breton.
The Crushers host Truro on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. for their second and final pre-season game.
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