Peewee A Mariners capture silver at tournament

The GPK Refrigeration Peewee A Mariners earned silver in the 53rd Annual Bluenose tournament in Amherst this past weekend.

In their first round-robin game on Oct. 19 the Mariners lost to the Bedford Blues 6-3. Connor Pothier, Blake Newell and Drew Muise each had one goal, with Damien Cottreau, Ashton Samms and Connor Pothier assisting.

On Oct. 20 the Mariners played the Sackville Flyers to a 1-1 tie. The Mariners’ lone goal was scored by Damien Cottreau and assisted by Ben Lyons.

The next game on Oct. 20 saw the Mariners defeat the Moncton Hawks 3-0. Drew Muise, Connor Pother and Blake Newell each had one goal. Damien Cottreau, Ryan d’Entremont, Lucas Cottreau and Cameron Perry each had one assist. Goalie Brady Saulnier stopped all shots for the shutout.

Oct. 21 started with a knockout game against the Sackville Flyers, which the Mariners won 3-2 in a shootout to advance to the championship game. Regulation goals were scored by Damien Cottreau and Ashton Samms with Blake Newel adding one assist. The winning shootout goal was scored by Blake Newell.

The Mariners played in the championship game versus Bedford Blues and lost 5-4. All four Mariner goals were scored by Blake Newell, with Ben Lyons, Lucas Cottreau and Sean-Phillippe Fernandez helping with one assist each.

Brady Saulnier was in net all weekend.