Lions Shock Crushers
The Halifax Lions (7-34-2-3) shocked the Pictou County Weeks Crushers (24-15-1-3) 3-2 Tuesday night in Halifax.
Ben Clarke and Ian Saab led the Lions with 1 goal and 1 assist each.
Chris Dart opened the scoring at 7:18 to give the Crushers a 1-0 lead.
Clarke (unassisted) scored at 12:28 to tie the game 1-1. Stephen Jamael
(shorthanded) scored at 19:10 to give the Lions a 2-1 lead after the
first period. Mike Ford (shorthanded) scored at 1:19 to knot the game
at 2-2 after the second period. Saab (powerplay, game winner) rounded
out the scoring at 15:13.
Halifax went 1 for 7 on the powerplay while Pictou County went 0 for 9.
Kody Blois was unbelievable stopping 53 of 55 shots for the win while Alex Newman stopped 42 of 45 shots in the loss.
| Weeks Crushers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Halifax Lions |
2 | 0 | 1 |
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Crushers city-bound for game with Wolverines
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NEW GLASGOW – In a dogfight with Amherst and Yarmouth for playoff
positioning, the Pictou County Weeks Crushers can't overlook the MJAHL
lightweights as the season winds down.
Winners of eight of their past 10, the Crushers travel to Halifax tonight to play the hapless Lions (6-34-5).
Pictou County has 52 points, one behind the Mariners and Ramblers, who are tied for second spot in the Maurice Bent division.
"It's no secret our best games aren't in Halifax. For whatever reason,
we never have a great performance down there," assistant coach Chad
McDavid said on Monday, prior to a team practice.
The Crushers got solid goaltending from Alexandre Quessy in their 2-1
win over the Truro Bearcats on Saturday; Quessy was selected the game's
first star, stopped 28 shots and produced some outstanding stops in the
late-going to hold off the Bearcats, who are in first with a six-point
lead.
"He made some key saves when he needed to make them," McDavid said of the veteran puckstopper.
Pictou County's next next home game is Thursday against the Woodstock Slammers.
Crushers Edge Bearcats
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (24-14-1-3) edged the Truro Bearcats (27-10-1-4) 2-1 Saturday night in Truro.
Mike Ford (powerplay) opened the scoring at 12:31 to give the Crushers
a 1-0 lead after the first period. Jamie Caron (game winner) scored at
5:05 to extend the lead to 2-0 after the second period. Travis Moore
scored at 8:20 to get the Bearcats to within a goal at 2-1, but that
would be as close as they would get.
Pictou County went 1 for 3 on the powerplay while Truro went 0 for 7.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 29 of 30 shots for the win while Richard Gagnon stopped 19 of 21 shots in the loss.
| Weeks Crushers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Truro Bearcats |
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Crushers Win In Overtime
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (23-14-1-3) edged the Bridgewater Nauss TIM-BR Mart Lumberjacks (14-18-4-3) 5-4 in overtime Thursday night in New Glasgow.
Michael Hynes led the Crushers with 2 goals and 1 assist while Shawn O'Donnell added 1 goal and 2 assists.
Matt Snow (powerplay) opened the scoring at 6:31 to give the
Lumberjacks a 1-0 lead. Geoff MacNaughton scored at 14:11 to tie the
game 1-1 after the first period. RD Chisholm (powerplay) scored at 7:04
to regain the lead for Bridgewater at 2-1. Hynes scored 14 seconds
later at 7:18 to knot the score at 2-2. Matt Stoddard scored at 12:12
to once again retake the lead for the Lumberjacks at 3-2 after the
second period. Hynes (powerplay, second goal of game) scored at 2:51to
deadlock the game at 3-3. Anton Manson (powerplay) scored at 14:24 to
give Bridgewater the lead at 4-3. Jeremy Sheppard scored 1:25 later to
even the score at 4-4 and send it to extra time. In overtime, Shawn
O'Donnell (game winner) scored at 2:04 for the win.
Pictou County went 1 for 3 on the powerplay while Bridgewater went 3 for 6.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 33 of 37 shots for the win while Phillip Wright stopped 37 of 42 shots in the loss.
| Bridgewater Nauss TIM-BR Mart Lumberjacks |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Weeks Crushers |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Crushers Win In Shootout
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (22-14-1-3) defeated the Dieppe Gagnon Commandos (21-15-1-2) 3-2 in a shootout Sunday afternoon in Dieppe.
Former Commando Mike Ford led the Crushers with 1 goal and 1 assist while Dillen Theriault led Dieppe with 1 goal and 1 assist.
After a scoreless first period, Theriault (powerplay) opened the
scoring at 2:15 to give the Commandos a 1-0 lead. Ford (powerplay)
scored at 9:52 to tie the game at 1-1. Jeremy Sheppard (powerplay)
scored at 14:13 to give the Crushers a 2-1 lead. Chuckie Schembri
scored at 19:49 to knot the score at 2-2 after the second period. As
there was no third period scoring, the game went into overtime. There
was no scoring in the extra frame so it went to a shootout. Taylor Epp
(game winner) was the only player to find the back of the net.
Pictou County went 2 for 5 on the powerplay while Dieppe went 1 for 4.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 27 of 29 shots in the tie while Mathieu Gauvreau also stopped 35 of 37 shots in the tie.
| Weeks Crushers |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Dieppe Gagnon Commandos |
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Crushers continue dealing, add Ford
ADAM RICHARDSON
The News
NEW GLASGOW – The Pictou County Weeks Crushers made yet another move yesterday, acquiring veteran defenceman Michael Ford from the Dieppe Commandos.
Ford is in his fourth year in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League, and is known as an offensive-type defenceman. He amassed 46 points in 52 games last year, but saw his production slump to just 13 points during this campaign.
The Crushers didn’t lose anything from their current roster to acquire Ford.?With the recent acquisitions of Taylor Epp and Joey Coffin over the weekend, along with Michael Hynes from the Miramichi Timberwolves in the Anthony Pisano deal, the team now carries 21 players, meaning they’ll likely use a healthy scratch for the remainder of the season. A maximum of 20 players can be dressed each game.
“We’re a more experienced team than we were this time last week, and we’ve added to our depth,” said Wade Taylor, Pictou County Weeks Crushers president. “We have a great amount of confidence in this team and our coaching staff going forward this season.”
The wacky week of moves was spurred by the departures of Stuart Lenehan and Tyler Noseworthy to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League clubs.
The team lost a skilled young forward and rugged power forward, but has since replaced the duo – and bruising rearguard Anthony Pisano – with offensive forward Hynes, imports Coffin and Epp, third-line hustler Ben Cameron from the Summerside Western Capitals and Ford, who could be a powerplay quarterback for the Crushers’ power play.
“We see (Ford) as a guy who will quarterback the power play, and bring his points up now that he’s joined our team,” Taylor said. “I also want to mention Hynes, who is really well-respected in this league for his playing and leadership abilities.”
All of the new Crushers should be in town by Thursday’s home game against the Miramichi Timberwolves, which will also mark the return of Pisano to John Brother MacDonald Stadium. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.
Two forwards headed to Crushers
The News
NEW GLASGOW – The Pictou County Weeks Junior ‘A’
Crushers picked up two forwards over the weekend as the league’s trade
deadline passed.
The first is Taylor Epp, a player from North Battleford, Sask.
Head coach Troy Ryan said Epp is an exceptional skater and a "good
finisher" around the net. Epp, 18, was recommended to Ryan by a contact
in the hockey world.
"It's worth giving a kid like that a shot," he said from Halifax.
"I've always been a big fan of (the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey league), and so that's one league I would take a gamble on."
The deal is not quite finalized, and is pending league approval.
The team also learned yesterday that they would receive Joey Coffin, a six-foot, 210 lb power-forward.
“He should be a physical presence for us,” said team president, Wade Taylor.
"We're bringing him in to hopefully be the quarterback on our powerplay," Ryan said.
The Crushers were pleased that they didn't have to give up any of their existing last-year players.
The Crushers are also close to finalizing a deal that would see them
bring in a veteran MJAHL defenceman but couldn’t disclose details.
Crushers Blank Tigers
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (21-12-1-3) blanked the Restigouche Tigers (5-28-2-1) 4-0 Thursday night in New Glasgow.
Andrew Joudrey led the Crushers with 2 goals while Geoff Hum added 1 goal and 1 assist.
Joudrey (game winner) opened the scoring at 13:07 to give the Crushers
a 1-0 lead. Robbie Little scored at 16:05 to extend the lead to 2-0
after the first period. Joudrey (powerplay, second goal of game) scored
45 seconds into the middle frame to increase the lead to 3-0. Hum
rounded out the scoring at 5:07. There was no third period scoring.
Pictou County went 1 for 5 on the powerplay while Restigouche went 0 for 10.
Alexandre Quessy stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout victory
while Zack Zielinski (25:07) stopped 22 of 26 shots in the loss before
being replaced by Stefan Dumaresque. Dumaresque (34:53) stopped all 9
shots he faced the remainder of the game.
| Restigouche Jr. A Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weeks Crushers |
2 | 2 | 0 |
4 |
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Crushers Cruise Past Lions
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers (20-12-1-3) cruised past the Halifax Lions (6-27-2-3) 7-1 Saturday night in New Glasgow.
Anthony Pisano led the Crushers with 1 goal and 2 assists while Shawn O'Donnell added 3 assists.
Mitch Carabin opened the scoring at 9:17 to give the Lions a 1-0 lead.
Andrew Joudrey (powerplay) scored at 15:03 to tie the score at 1-1.
Jeremy Sheppard scored at 17:57 to give the Crushers a 2-1 lead after
the first period. Geoff Hum (powerplay) scored at 6:00 to extend the
lead to 3-1. Stuart Lenehan (shorthanded) scored at 9:45 to increase
the lead to 4-1 after the second period. Tyler Noseworthy (powerplay)
scored at 10:20 to widen the lead to 5-1. Pisano scored at 13:41 to run
the score to 6-1. Robbie Little rounded out the scoring at 19:27.
Pictou County went 3 for 6 on the powerplay while Halifax went 0 for 5.
Alexandre Quessy stopped 27 of 28 shots for the win while Melvin Day stopped 52 of 59 shots in the loss.
| Halifax Lions |
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| Weeks Crushers |
2 | 2 | 3 |
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