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OT Thriller in Bridgewater......Jr. Miners get revenge on Scotians

Posted on October 19, 2025 (Updated October 19, 2025)

By Dan Boyd

OT Thriller in Bridgewater......Jr. Miners get revenge on Scotians

A showdown between two of the top three teams in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League took place in Bridgewater Saturday night. It was a tight defensive game with the Lumberjacks prevailing 2-1 in sudden-death overtime over the East Hants Penguins. The win leaves the Lumberjacks still undefeated at a 6-0-0 for 12 points while the Pens fell to 7-1-1 for 15 points and still atop the Fred Fox Division. The teams played a scoreless first period and Chris Brill gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead after forty minutes. Then with only 3:22 left in regulation Marcus Tench tied it for the Lumberjacks to send it into sudden-death overtime.

With 1:29 left in sudden-death, Kyle MacIntyre scored on the power-play as the Pens Nick Morin was off serving a slashing penalty. Despite the goal by the Penguins in the second period, they did it while serving five minor penalties with the Lumberjacks being assessed no penalties in the second.

Keegan Greencorn played his usual superb game stopping 38 of 39 shots in the Lumberjack nets having won all 6 games he has played in this season while stopping 205 of 220 shots for a 2.60 goals against average and a 0.932 save percentage. The Lumberjacks will take their show on the rod Monday night when they travel to Sackville to play the 2-7-0 Sackville Blazers. In other play Saturday:

Jr. Miners 4 Pictou County Scotians 3

It was only three weeks ago but you can bet on one thing that at the opening face-off in Membertou Saturday evening, the Jr. Miners certainly remembered the 12-1 thrashing they took at the hands of the Pictou County Scotians September 28th in Pictou.

The Jr, Miners were certainly a different team Saturday night when they played host to the Scotians and recorded their first win of the season after starting the season 0-8-0, 4-3 over the Scotians. Tyler Seymour played an effective game for the Jr, Miners scoring twice and adding an assist while Rhyland Hanrahan scored once and also added an assist. Ty Oliver’s short-handed effort was the fourth goal in the evening. Seymour’s 2nd goal of the game was proved to be the game winner and the only goal scored in the third period. The Scotians outshot the Jr. Miners 34-28. Scoring for the Scotians were the gifted Lane Lochead who also added an assist, John-Kay Martin and Owen Hickey who also added an assist. The Jr. Miners are now 1-8-0 while the Scotians fell to 3-6-0. Pictou returns to action tonight (Sunday) when they host the Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirates.

Sackville 8 Brookfield 1

At the Don Henderson Memorial Sportspllazersex in Brookfield Saturday afternoon, the host Elks finished up a terrible weekend losing 8-1 to the Sacckville Blazers. The opening period was a white-wash for the Elks as the Blazers scored 6 unanswered goals to lead 6-0 after one. There were only three goals scored the remainder of the game, all of those coming in the third period. Surprisingly enough the Blazers outshot the Elks 43-42. Xavier Rivard scored twice and added an assist for the Blazers who improved to 2-7-0 with singles going to Jonah Rivard, Dawson LaPlante, Adam Mailed, Zachary Jenkins, Logan Mitchell and Dylan Probert The Elks lone goal came from Brady Croft. Te Blazers now prepare for the 6-0-0 South Shore Lumberjacks who visit Sacckville Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

OT Thriller in Bridgewater......Jr. Miners get revenge on Scotians

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