Junior Miners look to extend winning streak
GLACE BAY — The Glace Bay Junior Miners hope to ride the momentum of a six-game winning streak into Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League action this weekend.
The Junior Miners hit the road to face the Antigonish Bulldogs tonight. Saturday, they’ll return to the friendly confines of the Bayplex to host the Cumberland County Blues. Each game begins at 7:30 p.m.
Glace Bay sports a 12-1-2-1 record for 27 points, first place in the Sid Rowe Division and the league. They’re coming off of a 7-4 win over the Sackville Blazers at the Bayplex on Nov. 16. The Junior Miners have played some strong hockey on home ice, and are unbeaten in regulation at 6-0-0-1.
Ryan Bursey, a second-year forward on the team, leads the Junior Miners in scoring with 10 goals and eight assists for 18 points. However, it’s been a balanced attack for the Glace Bay squad. The Junior Miners have 13 players who have reached double digits in points.
The goaltending tandem of veteran Scott MacDonald and rookie Nicholas Walsh have split duties between the pipes and has become one of the top tandems in the league.
MacDonald sports a 5- 3 record, a 2.58 goals- against average and a .910 save percentage, while Walsh is 7-1, has a 2.70 GAA and a .900 save percentage.
Glace Bay faces two division rivals with the worst records in the league.
The Bulldogs sit at 5-8-1-0, while the Blues are in the NSJHL basement at 2-13-0-0.