FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

MID-ISLE WILDCATS CAPTURE GOLD AT FEMALE MIDGET ATLANTICS

The Wildcats will represent the region at the Esso Cup later this month

 

LANTZ, N.S. — The Mid-Isle Wildcats are Esso Cup-bound.

The Prince Edward Island representatives defeated Nova Scotia’s Northern Subway Selects 2-0 this afternoon in the gold medal game at the 2017 Atlantic Midget Female Hockey Championship at the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz, N.S.

The game was scoreless until Keiran Andrews was finally able to beat Selects’ goaltender Lily Currie and get the Wildcats on the board with just 1:49 remaining in the third period. Tournament leading scorer Taylor Gillis added an empty-net goal to seal the victory for the Wildcats just 50 seconds later. 

Wildcats’ goalie Maggie Johnston, the top goaltender at the tournament, earned the shutout and victory between the pipes.

For a complete scoring recap of the championship game between the Northern Subway Selects and the Mid-Isle Wildcats, please visit the official tournament website.

The victory earns Mid-Isle a berth in the 2017 Esso Cup and the opportunity to represent the Atlantic region. The national championship runs from April 23-27 in Morden, Man.

Earlier in the day, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Western Warriors topped New Brunswick’s Moncton Rockets 3-1 to capture bronze. Madison Marche made 28 saves on 29 shots and Brooklyn Childs scored twice to help lead Western to their bronze medal victory.

For a complete scoring recap of the game between the Western Warriors and the Moncton Rockets, please click here.

Hockey Nova Scotia would like to congratulate all of the teams that competed at Female Midget Atlantics this week on their terrific seasons.

 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:

 

Garreth MacDonald
Communications and Special Events Director

Hockey Nova Scotia
7 Mellor Avenue Unit 17
Dartmouth, NS B3B 0E8
@HockeyNS
(work) 902.454.9400 ext. 223
(fax) 902.454.3883