Wild, Pride see first game action

At major midget’s pre-season jamboree

P.E.I.’s two entries split their two games on the final day of the New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Midget Hockey League’s pre-season jamboree on Sunday.

The Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild blanked the Saint John Vitos 5-0, and lost 3-1 to the Fredericton Caps to finish 2-2 (won-lost). Saturday, the Wild defeated the Northern Moose from Bathurst, N.B., 5-0, and fell 5-1 to the host Moncton Flyers.

The Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Pride (1-3) trimmed the Moose 9-0, and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Flyers on Day 2. Charlottetown lost 6-0 and 2-1 to Saint John and Fredericton on Saturday.

The Wild opens the 2018-19 regular season on the road against Saint John on Friday night. Charlottetown’s season-opening game is in Fredericton on Sunday.

Kensington’s home opener is against Northern on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m., and the Wild will provide the opposition for the Pride’s first home game on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.

Pride 9 Moose 0

Aiden Williams and Nick Jamieson shared the shutout for the Pride.

Reid Vos, Noah Griffin and Max Chisholm all scored two goals, Cole McKeigan had a goal and two helpers while Nigel Morris and Will Morrison each chipped in with three assists to pace the Pride offensively. Keegan Mitchell and Cam MacLean added single goals. Other assists went to Dylan Matthews (2), Jake Squires (2), Seth Morris, Alex Graham and Cole Larkin.

After a scoreless opening period, the Pride led 3-0 after the second.

Flyers 4 Pride 1

Four different players – Alexis Dube (1-1), Jonathan Desrosiers, Patrick LeBlanc and Cedric Bastarache – found the back of the net for Moncton.

MacLean, assisted by Morris, answered for the Pride.

Moncton took a 3-1 lead into the final frame after a scoreless opening period.

Vitos 6 Pride 0

Chris Keyes scored twice and assisted on two others to lead the Vitos, who built period leads of 4-0 and 6-0.

Jacob Ouellette, Riley Bezeau, Dalton Dunn and Jack Dickie also scored for Saint John.

Caps 2 Pride 1

Connor Doherty and Cam Thomson provided Fredericton’s goals while John MacKinnon netted the lone Pride marker.

The first period was scoreless, and the Caps led 1-0 after the second.

Wild 5 Vitos 0

Rookie Lucas Parsons scored four goals, and sophomore Chad Arsenault provided shutout goaltending to lead the Wild. Jack Campbell also scored while assists went to Simon Hughes (3), Dixon MacLeod (2), Ethan Beaulieu, Zach Biggar and Duncan Picketts.

The Wild held period leads of 1-0 and 2-0.

Caps 3 Wild 1

Joshua Nadeau scored twice and Christian Sheen added a single to account for Fredericton’s scoring. MacLeod set up Parsons with the Wild’s lone tally.

The Wild led 1-0 after the first period, but the Caps were ahead 2-1 after the second.

Wild 5 Moose 0

Carson Wood’s three-goal effort paced the Wild attack while Landon Clow (1-1) and Kalib Snow added single markers. Jack Campbell (2), Alex Hutchinson, Matthew McQuaid, Ethan Reilly and Zach Biggar chipped in with assists.

The Wild held period leads of 1-0 and 2-0.

Flyers 5 Wild 1

Four goals in a 4:28 stretch in the first period sent the Flyers to a 4-0 advantage after one period. The score remained that way until the third period, when the teams exchanged goals.

Owen Cole (1-1), Patrick LeBlanc (1-1), Cedric Bastarache, Yanic Duplessis and Alex Ferguson provided Moncton’s goals.

Snow, assisted by Reilly and Colin Goodwin, answered for the Wild.