Big weekend for junior C Lynx

Southside moves into second place

It was a very productive weekend for the Southside Lynx.

The Crapaud-based team won back-to-back games, and moved into sole possession of second place in the Razzy’s P.E.I. Junior C Hockey League.

The Lynx registered a 7-4 road win over the Georgetown Eagles on Friday night, and then prevailed 8-5 over the North River Flames on home ice Saturday evening.

The two wins leave the Lynx with a 14-7-0 record, two points up on the Tignish Perry’s Construction Aces (12-5-2). Tignish, however, has played two fewer games.

Lynx 7, Eagles 4

At the Three Rivers Sportsplex, the Lynx took period leads of 2-1 and 3-2 into the intermissions.

Drew Grady (3), Brady VanderVelden (1-3), Ryan Beckingham (1-2), Riley Payne and Cameron Nelson scored for the Lynx. Nick VanderVelden added three assists.

Ryan Osborne (1-2), Lucas Lavie, Derian Johnson and Dalton Kemp replied for the Eagles (1-17-1). Drew Christensen earned three assists.

Koby Bridges made 25 saves in recording the goaltending win.

Lynx 8, Flames 5

At the South Shore Actiplex, Beckingham (2-2), Brady VanderVelden (2), Nick VanderVelden (1-3), Payne (1-1), Rourke Perry and Tyler Jurkowski provided goals for the Lynx, who rallied with four unanswered third-period goals. Grady and Tyson Beckingham each picked up a pair of helpers.

Tanner Hood (2-1), Keirsten Steele (1-2), Brooke Soloman (1-1) and Brandon Watts answered for the Flames (7-10-2), who held period leads of 3-2 and 5-4.

Ethan MacFadyen (4) and Blake Gallant (2) had multipleassist performances.

Winning goaltender Sean MacPhee registered 22 saves.

Metros 5, Crunch 3

Friday night at Slemon Park, five players recorded two points to help the Sherwood-Parkdale Metros to a 5-3 victory over the Summerside Cover-All Construction Crunch.

Shawn Corney (2), Logan Toole (1-1), Jake Arsenault (1-1) and Owen Arsenault scored for the league-leading Metros, who are now 18-2-0.

Stephen Gaudet and Marc Cummiskey each chipped in with two assists while single helpers went to Matthew Sinnott, Ridge Crane and Hunter Boudreau.

James Briand (1-1), Tristan Gallant and Kolton Stright answered for the Crunch (6-11-1).

The Metros led 2-0 after the opening period, and took a 4-2 cushion into the second intermission.

The Metros

Crunch 38-28.

James Duffy earned the goaltending win, and affiliated player Isaac Ford was between the pipes for Summerside. outshot the