Warriors split weekend games
Western defeats Attack, loses to N.B. team
The Prince County Warriors split a pair of weekend games.
The Warriors doubled the P.E.I. Major Bantam AAA Hockey League-leading Central Attack from Charlottetown 6-3 on Friday night, and lost 4-1 to Fredericton in an interlocking game with the New Brunswick Major Bantam AAA Hockey League on Sunday afternoon.
The results leave the Warriors at 10-11-2 (won-losttied), and in third place in the four-team Island league.
Warriors 6 Attack 3
At the O’Leary Community Sports Centre, the Warriors held a pair of one-goal leads after the first two periods – 2-1 and 4-3.
Donovan Arsenault’s hat trick led the Warriors offensively. Zach Biggar (1-2), Jack Reilly and Liam Greenan added single goals while Jesse Blanchard contributed three assists.
Single helpers went to Garrett Culleton, Colby MacDonald, Frederick Morency and Max Chisholm. Landon MacDonald (11), Alex Graham (1-1) and Jamie Collins replied for the Attack (17-6-2).
Aiden Williams earned the goaltending win.
Fredericton 4 Attack 1
At the O’Leary Community Sports Centre, three unanswered second-period goals gave Fredericton control of the game after the first period ended in a 1-1 tie. Andrew Gweon (1-1), Zach Graham (1-1), Gavin Stairs and Zach Bishop provided Fredericton’s goals. Culleton and MacDonald set up Carson Wood with the Warriors’ lone goal.
Turner Ellis tended goal for Prince County.