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SLAMMERS COMPLETE SWEEP OF COMMANDOS
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DIEPPE, NB, March 12, 2010 - The Woodstock Slammers scored five unanswered third period goals, three of them in the last two minutes of play, to dump the Dieppe Commandos 6-2 in game four of their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Roger Meek Division semifinal series Saturday night at the Arthur J. LeBlanc Centre in Dieppe.
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BAY DUCKS TAKE OPENER OVER ELKS
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UPPER TANTALLON, NS. March 13, 2010 - In the first game of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Fred Fox Division final series, played Saturday night at the St. Margaret’s Bay Arena, the Bay Ducks beat the Brookfield Elks 4-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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FOG DEVILS CAN CLAIM NL MIDGET TITLE TONIGHT
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HARBOUR GRACE, NL, March 12, 2010 - The St. John's Fog Devils can claim the Newfoundland & Labrador Major Midget League provincial title Saturday night with a win at Placentia Unity Parc Arena. The Fog Devils hold a 3-0 lead in their best of seven championship series with the Tri-Pen Frost.
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BARRINGTON CAN WRAP SERIES SATURDAY
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CHURCH POINT, NS, March 12, 2010 - Almost all season the Clare Lions have led the West Division of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League but their season hangs by a thread now as the Barrington Ice Dogs have taken a 3-2 lead in their best of seven game West Division final series with a 3-1 victory over the Lions Friday night at the Université Sainte-Anne Arena.
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BEARCATS EVEN UP SERIES WITH LUMBERJACKS
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BRIDGEWATER, NS, March 12, 2010 - The Truro Bearcats scored twice in the third period to break up a tie after forty minutes and skate away with a 4-2 win over the Bridgewater Nauss Tim-BR Mart Lumberjacks Friday night in game four of their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series at the Memorial Arena in Bridgewater.
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SLAMMERS PUT COMMANDOS ON BRINK
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WOODSTOCK, NB, March 12, 2010 - The Woodstock Slammers thumped the Dieppe Commandos 7-1 in game three of their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Roger Meek Division semifinal series Friday night in Woodstock. The loss puts the Commandos on the brink of elimination.
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HURRICANES FORCE DECIDING GAME WITH PREDS
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SHEDIAC, NB, March 12, 2010 - Hampton Hurricanes tied their New Brunswick Junior Hockey League semifinal series with the Shediac/Cap Pele Predators 2-2 with a 7-5 victory over the Predators Friday night at the Festival Arena in Shediac.
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RED WINGS EDGE FALCONS TO GET BACK IN SERIES
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TYNE VALLEY, PEI, March12, 2010 - The Western Red Wings defeated the Sherwood A&S Scrap Metal Falcons 5-4 in Marks Work Wearhouse Island Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday night in Tyne Valley.
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CRUSHERS TIE SERIES IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
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UPPER TANTALLON, NS, March 12,2010 - Tyler Noseworthy scored 41 seconds into the second overtime as the Pictou County Weeks Crushers edged the Halifax Lions 5-4 in game four of their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifiinal series Friday night in St. Margaret's Bay. With the win, the Crushers tie the series 2-2.
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COUSINEAU SETS DOGS RECORD WITH SHUTOUT
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I., March 12, 2010 - Saint John Sea Dogs goaltender Marco Cousineau made 32 saves in backstopping the Sea Dogs to a 4-0 victory over the P.E.I. Rocket at the Charlottetown Civic Centre Friday night establishing a single-season team record with his third shutout since joining the club in late-December.
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FLYERS WIN MUST WIN GAME ON ROAD
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MIRAMICHI, NB - March 12, 2010 - With games running out in the NB Provincial Championship series against the Miramichi Rivermen, the Moncton Flyers bested the Miramichi Rivermen 4-1 on the road to get to within two points in the first to reach 8 points series.
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BLUES TAKE OPENER OF SERIES WITH PIRATES
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SPRINGHILL, NS, March 12, 2010 - The Cumberland County Blues scored five unanswered goals to beat the Strait Pirates 5-1 in the opening game of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Sid Rowe Division final series in Springhill. With the win the Blues take an 1-0 lead in the best-of seven series.
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MJAHL HONOURS TOP PLAYERS WITH AWARDS
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BRIDGEWATER, NS, March 12, 2010 - Sam MacCormick of the Nauss TIMBR-Mart Lumberjacks has been awarded the RBC Junior A Scholarship for 2009-2010. The award was given to the 20 year-old defenceman in a pre-game ceremony at Bridgewater Arena. It was one of a number of awards made by the Maritime Junior A Hockey League this week.
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WILDCATS REACH CENTURY MARK AGAIN
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MONCTON, NB, March 11, 2010 - For the second year in a row the Moncton Wildcats have reached the 100 point plateau in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play with a 3-2 over the PEI Rocket Thursday night at the Coliseum.
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CAPS PLAYER REPORTS "WE WON OUR TWO GAMES"
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FREDERICTON, NB - March 11, 2010 - Noah Zilbert, a right winger, reported on the first two games of the host District 3 Service Master Clean Caps of the Bantam AAA hockey championship in Fredericton whch began today and runs through the weekend. The Caps were undefeated in regular season play.
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CAPITALS COMEBACK FOR DOUBLE OVERTIME WIN
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SUMMERSIDE, PEI, March 11, 2010 - The Summerside Western Capitals rallied Thursday night to edge the Miramichi Timberwolves 3-2 in double overtime in game four to tie their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Roger Meek Division semifinal series at Credit Union Place in Summerside.
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JUNIOR VITOS EVEN SERIES WITH CHARLOTTE
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MONCTON, NB, March 11, 2010 - Alexandre Richard scored on a penalty shot at 12:16 of the second period to lead the Moncton Junior “B” Vito’s to a 2-1 win over the visiting Charlotte County Junior Silverkings. The win evened the New Brunswick Junior B semifinal playoff series at one game apiece.
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LIONS TAKING PLAYOFF SHOW TO ST. MARGARET'S
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UPPER TANTALLON, NS, March 11, 2010 - With a 2-1 series lead in their pockets the Halifax Lions are heading to this suburban community for game four of their Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series.
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FIVE CATS IN RUNNING FOR SCHOLASTIC AWARD
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MONCTON, NB, March 11, 2010 - Five members of the Moncton Wildcats are in the running for the Don Matheson Award at the team’s 14th annual Award Night and Pep Rally on Thursday, March 18th at 7:00pm at the Wesleyan Celebration Centre
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FALCONS TAKE 2-0 SERIES LEAD OVER RED WINGS
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SHERWOOD, PEI, March 10, 2010 - The Sherwood A&S Scrap Metal Falcons took a 2-0 lead in their best of seven Marks Work Wearhouse Island Junior Hockey league semifinal series with the the Western Red Wings defeating the Red Wings 2-1 Wednesday night at the Cody Banks Arena in Sherwood.
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LIONS RETAKE SERIES LEAD OVER CRUSHERS
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NEW GLASGOW, NS, March 10, 2010 - The Halifax Lions head coach and general manager Troy Ryan's new team is certainly making life difficult for his old team. The Lions hung on to edge the Pictou County Weeks Crushers 2-1 Wednesday night in game three of their best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series played in New Glasgow.
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LUMBERJACKS TAKE SERIES LEAD ON BEARCATS
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TRURO, NS, March 10, 2010 - The Nauss Tim-BR Mart Lumberjacks defeated the Truro Bearcats 5-2 in game three of the best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series between the two Wednesday night in Truro.
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SCREAMING EAGLES CLINCH THIRD PLACE
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SYDNEY, NS, March 10, 2010 - The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles locked up third place in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Atlantic Division on Wednesday night, earning a 4-3 come-from-behind shootout win over the Saint John Sea Dogs at Centre 200.
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RIVERMEN NOW UP TWO GAMES IN SERIES
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MONCTON, NB, March 10, 2010 - The Miramichi Rivermen edged the Moncton Flyers 4-2 Wednesday night to go up 4 points to none in the first to reach 8 points Provincial Championship series. The win extended the Rivermen’s undefeated streak to 12, dating back to the last weeks of the regular season.
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ATLANTIC CANADIANS IN NCAA PLAYOFFS
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IN THE NCAA THIS WEEK - ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 10, 2010 - University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs won the WCHA women’s championship; while Norwich University Cadets captured the ECAC Men’s East crown which means that two players from Atlantic Canada are moving into their respective NCAA playoffs.
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MANIACS COMPLETE SWEEP OF METRO BUILDERS
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MONTAGUE, PEI, March 9, 2010 - The Down East Maniacs defeated the Charlottetown Metro Buliders 11-3 in Marks Work Wearhouse Island Junior Hockey League playoff action Tuesday night in Montague to complete a sweep of their mini-series.
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MARINERS MOVE ON TO N.S. JUNIOR C FINAL
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MUSQUADOBIT, NS, March 9, 2010 - A pair of goals from Matt Ryder to lead the Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Chester Clippers and the David Kjarbo Memorial Trophy as the Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Central Division Playoff Champions.
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CIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANTIGONISH
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ANTIGONISH, NS - March 10, 2010 - The six-team CIS women’s hockey tournament for the national championship, hosted by StFX for the second straight year, gets under way Thursday, March 11 and concludes Sunday with the gold-medal final set for 6 p.m. atlantic at the St. Francis Xavier University Keating Centre in Antigonish.
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TIMBERWOLVES RECOVER FOR THIRD PERIOD WIN
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MIRAMICHI, NB, March 9, 2010 - The Miramichi Timberwolves watched as a first period 2-1 lead turned into a 4-2 deficit in the second period and Summerside Western Capitals watched as that 4-2 lead turned into a 5-4 loss by the time of the closing buzzer\ Tuesday night.
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LUMBERJACKS EVEN SERIES WITH BEARCATS
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BRIDGEWATER, NS, March 9, 2010 - If the Truro Bearcats thought they were going to have an easy series with the Nauss Tim-BR Mart Lumberjacks let them know Tuesday that it isn't going to be so as they downed the visiting Bearcats 3-1 in game two of the best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series .
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HUSKIES TAKE CONTROL WITH WIN
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ANTIGONISH, NS - March 9, 2010 - the St. Mary’s Huskies have a stranglehold on the AUS championship series after defeating the St. FX Xmen in double overtime on a goal by Colby Pridham to go up by two games to none in the best three of five series.
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FROST OUT TO EVEN SERIES THIS WEEKEND
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HARBOUR GRACE, NL, March 10, 2010 - The St. John’s Fog Devils will roll into Harbour Grace Stadium on Friday night at 8:30pm for Game 3 in the NL Major Midget AAA League Championship Series with Tri-Pen Frost and follow it up the next night at Placentia Unity Parc Arena for a 7:30pm contest.
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SCREAMING EAGLES HONOUR TOP EAGLES OF 09-10
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SYDNEY, NS, March 9, 2010 - Luke Adam, Taylor MacDougall and Brad Cuzner were multiple award winners as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles held their 13th Annual Awards Dinner on Monday March 8th at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre.
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QMJHL SUSPENDS THREE FOR ILLEGAL HITS
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BOUCHERVILLE, QC, March 9, 2010 - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that three players, including Saint John Sea Dogs Captain Mike Thomas, have been suspended following incidents which occurred in league games over the weekend.
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CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND BEGINS THURSDAY
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FREDERICTON, NB, March 9, 2010 - The 2010 Championship Weekend begins Thursday for the 11 teams in the New Brunswick Irving Oil Bantam AAA Hockey League. Over the ensuing three days the final four teams will surface and they will play down to the crowning of a new champion Sunday following the 12:00pm championship game.
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NB MIDGET AAA CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND
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COCAGNE, NB - March 9, 2010 - Cocagne will be alive with hockey players and their friends, families and fans this weekend as the four New Brunswick Midget AAA teams meet to decide who will take home the New Brunswick Provincial title and represent their province at the Atlantics in Summerside, PEI March 18 to 20.
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RIVERMEN - FLYERS BACK IN ACTION WEDNESDAY
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MONCTON, NB - March 9, 2010 - Wednesday night will be game two in the first to reach eight point series between the Miramichi Rivermen and the Moncton Flyers in the first to reach eight points NB championship finals. The Rivermen are alreayd two points up, having won the opening game 4-1 Monday night.
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WILDCATS COME ALIVE TO BEAT JUNIORS
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MONCTON, NB, March 8, 2010 - Maybe the Moncton Wildcats slow start Monday night can be attributed to the fact that it was an unusual Monday night game, a makeup for one postponed from November, but whatever the reason, they came alive in the second and third periods to take control of the game and score a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Juniors.
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NSJHL DOWN TO THE FINAL FOUR
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LOWER SACKVILLE, NS, March 8, 2010 - The Brookfield Elks eliminated the Sackville Blazers from playoff contention in the Nova Scotia Junior (B) Hockey League Monday night to reduce the number of teams in contention for the league and provincial title to the final four, with an 8-4 victory at the Sackville Arena Monday night.
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MIRAMICHI TAKES FIRST GAME IN SERIES
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MIRAMICHI, NB - March 8, 2010 - The Miramichi Rivermen drew first blood in the finals of the NB Provincial Championship first to reach 8 points series downing the Moncton Flyers 4-1 Monday night in Miramichi.
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TITAN'S LESSARD, WILDCATS' OWEN QMJHL POW
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BOUCHERVILLE, QC, March 8, 2010 – Acadie-Bathurst Titan forward Jonathan Lessard and Moncton Wildcats goaltender Shane Owen were named the TELUS offensive and defensive players of the week (March 1 to 7) on Monday.
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MANIACS TAKE COMMANDING SERIES LEAD
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CHARLOTTETOWN PEI, March 7, 2010 - The Down East Maniacs have taken a 2-0 lead in their best of five Marks Work Wearhouse Island Junior Hockey league playoff mini-series defeating the Charlottetown Metro Builders 4-1 Sunday afternoon in Charlottetown.
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WESTERN, SHERWOOD GET SERIES UNDERWAY
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TYNE VALLEY PEI, March 7, 2010 - The Sherwood A&S Scrap Metal Falcons defeated the Western Red Wings 7-3 in the opening game of their best of seven Marks Work Wearhouse Island Junior Hockey league semifinal series Sunday night in Tyne Valley.
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BLUES SWEEP, PIRATES TAKE DOGS IN FIVE
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TRENTON, NS, March 7, 2010 - In the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Sid Rowe Division Sunday night, both the Pictou County Scotians and the Antigonish Bulldogs were fighting for their semifinal playoff lives.
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WESTERN CAPS EVEN SERIES WITH TIMBERWOLVES
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SUMMERSIDE, PEI, March 7, 2010 - The Summerside Western Capitals outscored the Miramichi Timberwolves 3-1 in the second period en route to a 4-2 win Sunday night in Summerside in game two of the best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League Roger Meek Division semifinal series between the two teams.
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HUSKIES TAKE GAME ONE OF FINALS
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HALIFAX, NS - March 7, 2010 - The St. Mary’s Huskies scored five goals in the second period on their way to a 7-1 drubbing of the St. FX Xmen to take the first game in the AUS championship finals Sunday.
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QMJHL, HOCKEY NL LOSE DEDICATED OFFICIAL
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 7, 2010 - The Hockey Newfoundland and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League familes are in mourning following the passing of former linesman Michael Dinn. The Newfoundland native passed away Friday at the age of 35 following a battle with colon cancer.
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CAPS, PHANTOMS BATTLE TO DRAW TO END SEASON
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FREDERICTON, NB, March 7, 2010 - The Fredericton A.L. Gullison Disaster Kleenup Caps rallied to tie the Saint John Phantoms 4-4 Sunday afternoon in New Brunswick Midget AAA Hockey League play at the Aitken Centre and even overtime failed to break the deadlock.
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DIEPPE CONTINUES TO BATTLE, COME UP SHORT
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DIEPPE, NB, March 7., 2010 - For the second straight playoff game the Dieppe Commandos battled the Woodstock Slammers to the final buzzer only to have the Slammers edge them on the scoreboard. In front of 489 at the Arthur J. LeBlanc Centre and hundreds more on television, the Dieppe Commandos came up short 7-6 Sunday.
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SEA DOGS FINALLY CLINCH TOP SPOT IN QMJHL
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SAINT JOHN, NB --- The 2009-10 edition of the Saint John Sea Dogs made history on Sunday afternoon, capturing the Jean Rougeau Trophy as QMJHL regular season champions for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Halifax Mooseheads by a score of 5-2 in front of a capacity crowd of 6,488 at Harbour Station.
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NL MAJOR MIDGET AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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ST. JOHN’S, NL, March 7, 2010 - St. John’s Fog Devils Zach O’Brien and Scottie Bray will finish their playing days in the Newfoundland and Labrador Major Midget AAA Hockey League the way they began them, by each winning the same individual awards they claimed in their rookie season and in between.
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FOG DEVILS MELT FROST IN GAME TWO
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 7, 2010 - The St. John’s Fog Devils showed no signs of rust from lack of league action lately as their high-rolling offence dominated the Tri-Pen Frost 11-1 in game two of the Newfoundland & Labrador provincial Major Midget AAA Hockey League Championship Series at Goulds Arena on Sunday morning.
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ADAM, HERTZBERG LEAD EAGLES OVER ROCKET
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, March 6, 2010 - With one goal and three assists each Luke Adam and Viktor Hertzberg led the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles to an 8-3 win over the PEI Rocket on Saturday night in front of 2591 fans at the Charlottetown Civic Centre.
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BAY DUCKS ARE FIRST OF FINAL FOUR
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UPPER TANTALLON, NS, March 6, 2010 - The Bay Ducks advanced to the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Fred Fox Division final with a convincing 6-2 win over the Windsor Royals Saturday night.
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MARINERS TAKE CONTROL, LIONS GET EVEN
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CHESTER, NS, March 6, 2010 - The Eastern Shore Jr. Mariners have take a commanding 3-1 lead in their best of seven Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League Central Division semifinal series with the Chester Clipper while the Clare Lions have evened up their West Division league semifinal with Barrington Ice Dogs at two wins apiece.
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PREDATORS TAKE OVER LEAD IN NB JUNIOR SERIES
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HAMPTON, NB, March 6, 2010 - Shediac/Cap Pele Predators scored a 6-3 victory in Hampton Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in their New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League best of five semifinal series with the hometown Hurricanes.
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BEARCATS TAKE GAME ONE OF BENT SEMI AT HOME
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TRURO, NS, March 6, 2010 - Those who have followed the Truro Bearcats all season were not suprised with the result of game one of their Maritime Junior A Hockey League Maurice Bent Division semifinal series with Bridgewater Nauss TIMBR-Mart Lumberjacks Saturday night at the Colchester Legion Stadium. The Bearcats came away with a 7-2 win.
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LENEHAN LEADS LIONS TO FIRST PLAYOFF WIN
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NEW GLASGOW, NS, March 6, 2010 - Troy Ryan returned to the John Brother MacDonald for a playoff game Saturday for the first time since leaving as head coach and general manager of the Pictou County Weeks Crushers to accept a similar position with the Halifax Lions and led the Lions to an 8-4 win
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FOG DEVILS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER
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ST.JOHN’S, NL, March 6, 2010 - The old adage that the play-offs are a fresh, new season held true on Saturday night at Goulds Arena in the opening game of the best-of seven final in the NL Major Midget AAA Hockey League as the St. John’s Fog Devils hosted the Tri-Pen Frost.
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TIMBERWOLVES SQUEAK BY CAPITALS IN GAME ONE
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MIRAMICHI, NB, March 6, 2010 - Chris Holden stopped all 25 shots faced for the shutout win as the Miramichi Timberwolves edged the Summerside Western Capitals by a score of 1-0 in game one of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League Roger Meek division semifinal series Saturday night at the Miramichi Civic Centre.
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ABBIES TAKE 2-0 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES LEAD
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CRAPAUD, PEI, March 6, 2010 - Parker Diamond scored two goals, including the game winner, and added an assist as the Charlottetown OK Tire Abbies took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five PEI Midget AAA final series with a 4-1 win over the Mid-Isle Robert's Petro Canada Matrix on Saturday night in Crapaud.
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ISLANDERS SWEEP PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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CORNWALL, PEI - March 6, 2010 - The Charlottetown Islanders are the provincial champs having swept the series in four straight games. The final game was Saturday night at the APM Centre in Cornwall where they defeated the Cornwall Thunder 4-2
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CAPS CLINCH FIRST PLACE WITH WIN OVER ACES
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FREDERICTON, NB, March 6, 2010 - The Fredericton A.L. Gullison Disaster Kleenup Caps beat the West Kent Aces 8-1 Saturday afternoon at the Aitken Centre to clinch first place in the New Brunswick Midget AAA Hockey League. The Caps improve to 19-8-2 with their fifth win in six days
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FLYERS FINALLY WIN AT HOME TO WIN SERIES
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MONCTON, NB - March 6, 2010 - The Moncton Marks Work Wearhouse Flyers finally found a way to win at home in the NB Championship semi finals and that win, a 3-1 one over the Fredericton Canadiens gave them the 8 points needed to take the series 8-6 and the right to play the Miramichi Rivermen for the provincial championship
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