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Game 6 Bulldogs and Jr. Miners tonight

The AA Munro Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs are now one win away from advancing to the NSJHL Championship Series following a strong defensive performance before home fans in Antigonish Friday night as they defeated the Membertou Jr. Miners 4-1.  The two teams are going back to Membertou tonight (Saturday) for the 6th game of the series at 7:30 p.m.  The goal which did the Jr. Miners in was a short-handed effort by the League’s MVP Fearghus MacDonald  who tallied only 5:06 into the opening period and came only 32 seconds after Luke Baldwin’s power-play goal had given Antigonish a 1-0 lead.  Baldwin then made it 3-0 before Andrew McCarron scored the Jr. Miners only goal of the night with 1:29 remaining in the opening period.  The score remained 3-1 through two periods before Tyler Boyd put the Jr. Bulldogs by 3 just 1:06 into the third period and it was all the scoring the game would see as the Bulldogs won their third game in this Best-of-Seven Divisional Final.  The game was intense and chippy as 127 minutes in penalties were called including 7 misconducts and a major.  The Jr. Bulldogs are hoping they can catch a breather prior to the start of a provincial championship series against the winner of East Hants and Capstone but they will have to win in Membertou Saturday night.  If a 7th game is required, it will go back to Antigonish Wednesday night for a 7:30 start.  The Colts and East Hants Penguins with the Pens up 3-1 will play Game 5 in their series Saturday night starting at 6:30 at the Eastern Shore Community Centre.  Game 6 if necessary goes back to Lantz Sunday evening.

Apr 2, 2022