Wild gain four points

MacLeod nets hat trick; McQuaid scores first two goals in win over Fredericton

It was mission accomplished for the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild during the weekend.

The Wild swept back-to-back games in the New Brunswick/ Prince Edward Island Major Midget Hockey League, defeating the Saint John Vitos 6-3 on the road Friday and the Fredericton Caps 10-2 Saturday in Kensington.

“Any time you have a twogame weekend, the goal always is to come out with four points,” said second-year Wild forward Dixon MacLeod, a 16-year-old Cornwall native who scored a hat trick against Fredericton.

Kensington, which is 7-2-1 and plays its next four games on the road during the next two weekends, sits in second place, two points up on the Vitos (6-5-1).

At Credit Union Centre, rookie defenceman Matt McQuaid of Charlottetown scored his first two regular-season goals this year.

“Any time you have a two-game weekend, the goal always is to come out with four points.” Dixon MacLeod

“I thought I had a pretty good game, and was able to score a couple of goals,” said McQuaid, 15, who wants to contribute at both ends of the rink. “I try to be an offensive defenceman and jump into the play whenever I can, but also (concentrate) on the defensive side.”

Zac Arsenault (1-3), Ryan Richards (1-2), Bennett MacArthur (1-2), Simon Hughes (1-1) and Landon Clow rounded out Kensington’s scoring. Zach Biggar and Reid Peardon each had a pair of assists.

“Everybody worked together as a team,” said MacLeod, who was denied by Caps goaltender Frederic Plourde on a third-period penalty shot. “We worked really hard in the defensive zone getting pucks out on the first chance. Everybody was playing strong.”

Malcolm Burns and Joshua Nadeau replied for the Capitals (3-4-2).

Josh Smith earned the win.

Wild 6 Vitos 3

At the Q-Plex in Quispamsis, N.B., Colby MacArthur (2-1), Bennett MacArthur (1-2), Clow (1-1), William Proud (1-1) and Isaac Wilson scored for the Wild.