FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

BELL ALIANT PEEWEE AAA ATLANTICS BEGIN IN WOLFVILLE

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The top Peewee AAA teams from the four Atlantic provinces are joining the host Acadia Axemen at the 2015 Bell Aliant Peewee AAA Atlantic Championship in Wolfville, N.S. this weekend.

The 2015 Bell Aliant Peewee AAA Atlantic Championship got underway on today and will run until Sunday, April 12. All games are being played at the Andrew H. McCain Arena.

Joining the host Acadia Axemen at the event are the TASA Ducks, the Nova Scotia Peewee AAA champs. The St. John’s Hitmen (Hockey Newfoundland), Summerside Capitals (Hockey PEI) and the EDZA West All-Stars (Hockey New Brunswick) are also competing for the regional Peewee AAA crown.

Here is a recap of the action from Day One.

Game 1: NB EDZA West All-Stars (Hockey NB) 4 vs St. John’s Hitmen (Hockey NL) 3

Goals

EDZA West: Peter Reynolds, Quinn Gorman, Alexandre Dionne, Sam Campbell

St. John’s: Tanner Humber Dredge, Nick Dunn, Caleb Roberts

Goaltenders

EDZA West: Ethan Pearson

St. John’s: Andrew Curtis

Three Stars

First star: Peter Reynolds (EDZA West)

Second star: Andrew Curtis (St. John’s)

Third star: Sam Campbell (EDZA West)

Game 2: TASA Ducks (Hockey NS) 4 vs Summerside Capitals (Hockey PEI) 3 (OT)

Goals

TASA: Cameron MacDonald (3), Malcom Bussey

Summerside: Charlie DesRoches, Connor Keough, Kalib Snow

Goaltenders

TASA: Gavin McGinn

Summerside: Chad Arsenault

Three Stars

First star: Cameron MacDonald (TASA)

Second star: Chad Arsenault (Summerside)

Third star: Mitchell McLeod (TASA)

Game 3: Acadia (Host) 4 vs St. John’s Hitmen (Hockey NL)

Goals

Acadia: Brady Burns, Cameron Whynot, Joe Parsons and Max Longmire

St. John’s: Caleb Roberts

Goaltenders

Acadia: Cameron Gould

St. John’s: Jack Benson

Three Stars

First star: Brady Burns (Acadia)

Second star: Cameron Whynot (Acadia)

Third star: Abby Newhook (St. John’s)

All games from the 2015 Bell Aliant Peewee AAA Atlantic Championship are streamed live online by Bell Aliant Community One. To view those games, please click here.

For a full schedule and additional event information, please visit the official website of the 2015 Bell Aliant Peewee AAA Atlantic Championship.

Garreth MacDonald

Communications and Special Events Director

Hockey Nova Scotia

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Dartmouth, NS B3B 0E8

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