Newfoundlanders finding success in Maritime junior league

Short, Smith part of undefeated Mariners

In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, Yarmouth Mariners forward Mateo Short (28) moves the puck along the boards during a Maritime Hockey League game against the South Shore Lumberjacks in Yarmouth, N.S. Heading into their road game in Campbellton, N.B., tonight, the Mariners are undefeated with a 12-0 record. Short, who is from Black Duck Cove, is one of two Newfoundlanders on the league-leading Mariners, the other being forward Matthew Smith of St. John’s, one of the team’s assistant captains.