Valley Wildcats push win streak to six games

The Bage Valley Wildcats keep winning.

The Berwick-based junior A hockey team won three games in three days in New Brunswick to push their win streak to six.

Valley, which sits atop the 12-team Maritime Junior Hockey League with a 12-2-0-1 record, beat Edmundston 3-2, Grand Falls 5-1, and Miramichi 4-1.

They return to home ice to play the Yarmouth Mariners (5-9-0-0) on Friday, Oct. 23, and the Truro Bearcats (8-1-2-0) on Saturday, Oct. 24. Both games begin at 7 p.m.

Here’s a look at the recent games.

Colin Boulianne scored the winner with 8:46 left in Edmundston on Oct. 15.

It was his second of the night. Etienne Dupere also scored in the win.

Felix Belanger, Drew Lutz, Ryan Fletcher, Dylan Pelletier, and Antoine Pilotte each had an assist.

Sean Hogan made 43 saves for the victory while William Stonehouse stopped 23 shots in the loss.

Valley was 2-for-5 on the power play while Edmundston was 1-for-4.

The Blizzard led 1-0 after the first period, but trailed 2-1 heading to the third. Emile Fournier’s second of the night tied the game 3:44 into the third.

Aidan Bent scored twice while Lutz and Boulianne each had a pair of helpers in Grand Falls on Oct. 16.

Parker MacDonald, Felix Pronovost, and Pilotte rounded out the scoring. Jacob Seaman, Alexis Lambert, Dupere, and Fletcher each had an assist.

Jack Bell made 23 stops for the win. For Grand Falls, Noah-Preston Moore stopped 38 of 43 shots and Dax Robichaud made two saves on the two shots he faced in 10 minutes of action.

The game was tied 1-1 after the first period while the visitors took a 4-1 lead to the third.

Valley was 1-for-4 on the power play while Grand Falls was 1-for-7.

Bent scored the winner 9:17 into the third period in Miramichi.

Sam Hope added an insurance goal 1:23 later.

MacDonald and Dupere also scored in the victory. Jack Brown and Belanger each had two assists while singles were credited to Carter Morrison and Fletcher.

Hogan made 29 saves for the victory while Alexandro Montoya allowed three goals on 37 shots for the Timberwolves.

The home side led 1-0 after 20 minutes while the teams went to the third tied 1-1.

Valley went 2-for-4 on the power play and killed all four of Miramichi’s opportunities with the man advantage.

Bell, Dupere, and MacDonald will represent the Wildcats at the East Coast Prospects Showcase Nov. 3 in Granby, Que.

Valley bench boss Jesse MacLean will coach the Maritime Junior Hockey League team with Edmundston’s Michael Ward. They will play the Quebec junior A league’s top prospects.