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HOCKEY STATS | JUNIOR B HOCKEY CARDS | THE GLENGARRY NEWS HOCKEY CUP
The Alexandria Glens of the CCHL2 will open the 2019 portion of their schedule at home, on Friday, January 4, hosting the league-leading Ottawa Jr. Canadians. Game time is set for 8 p.m, at the Glengarry Sports Palace.
For a preview on what to expect on the final stretch of regular-season play, be sure to check out the December 26 issue of The Glengarry News.
The Char-Lan junior 'B' Rebels made it an exciting game last Saturday night in Williamstown. Down 4-1 in the third period, the boys scored two in quick succession, as Liam MacDonald was rewarded for his gritty physical effort with a power-play marker, followed moments later by a breakaway goal from Brennan Markell.
That was as close as they could get, though, as the league-leading Ottawa Canadians turned up their defensive pressure to hang on and deal the Rebels a 4-3 loss.
Ryan Reifler also scored for Char-Lan, while Dillon Spinner, Sam Ferland, Justice Brownlee, Zach Auger, and Reifler.
In net, Julien Cholette started, playing 7:18 and allowing three goals on five shots. Grant Craig took over and went the rest of the way, giving up one goal on 20 shots.
Bue sure to check out the Dec. 26 issue of The Glengarry News for a preview of what to expect from the club when play resumes in January.
A photo gallery from the Dec. 22 game can be viewed online here.
The Alexandria CCHL2 Glens finished off the 2018 portion of their junior 'B' hockey schedule last Friday night, with a solid victory over the Richmond Royals. The win capped off a successful month, that saw the team garner points in every game, with four victories and one overtime loss.
Nicolas Rousseau backstopped the win, with 41 saves, while Richmond goaltender Eric Tessier was peppered with 52 shots.
Reggy St-Surin scored twice for the Glens, once on a power play and then short-handed. Also striking for goals were Kodiak Whiteduck, Lochlan MacDonald (with the finish as he rushed the net), and Braden Legue (on a blast from the point).
Earning assists in the game were Kole Beaton (2), Samuel Lacroix (2), Nathan Sauve, Mathieu Parent, Joshua Desjardins, and Dylan Stacey.
For images from the game, check out our online gallery here.
The Glens are now enjoying their Christmas break, with their next game scheduled for the new year. For details and an outlook on what to expect in the last third of the season, be sure to check out the Dec. 26 issue of The Glengarry News.
The 2018 portion of the Glengarry Soccer League's winter indoor schedule concluded last Thursday night in Alexandria, where Alexandria FC trounced Pine Grove 10-4.
Scoring for the winning side were Yale Chadsey and Spencer Lordz, each with a hat trick. Also finding the net were Sullivan Van Loon and Andrew Wilkes, each with two.
Replying the other way were Colin Webster (2), Taegan Hallahan, and Tahir Ekramuzzaman.
The other Dec. 20 match saw McCrimmon prevail 4-1 over the Bar Flies, on the strength of goals from Matthew Cunningham (2), Shawn Vink, and one unidentified. Kenny MacMillan had the lone tally the other way.
The men are on hiatus from action over the Christmas holidays, scheduled to resume play January 10.
Green Valley native Remi Elie, who is playing this season for the Buffalo Sabres, recently marked his 100th career NHL game. Originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in 2013, he skated in 90 games with the Stars over the last two seasons, before being picked up by the Sabres this year. A nagging knee injury has limited his playing time to 10 games so far in 2018-19.
Congrats to Remi Elie on 100 career @NHL games! pic.twitter.com/bwiTtgVe5P
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) December 23, 2018
In Cornwall last night, the Colts topped the Navan Grads 3-1, on the strength of goals from Josh Barnes, Alex Gagnon, and. Konnor MacCormick. Alexandria's own Jeremy Quesnel earned an assist. Other helpers went to Barnes and Gagnon.
The Colts are scheduled to wrap up 2018 tonight, with a game in Hawkesbury. Start time is set for 7:30 p.m.
Holy Trinity raised $1,250 for Baldwin House, and along with Catholic partner St. Joseph's, recently donated $2,500 to the facility that assists "women and their children in the transition from violent and abusive circumstances to a safe and secure environment and a renewed family by providing safe shelter and services, and encouraging them to realize their full human potential."
The funds were collected from the recent Sisters' Cup hockey game, played Dec. 10 in Cornwall.
The Falcons express thanks to all those in the community who supported the event and helped us raise funds and/or food donations.
On Wednesday, the boys hockey team from Char-Lan DHS squared off against la Citadelle, in Morrisburg. A photo gallery of the action can be viewed online here, and we have a story of the day's proceedings in the Dec. 26 issue of The Glengarry News.
In July, the second edition of the St. Eugene 3-pitch softball tournament was held to raise money for the community.
This year, the tournament associated with the Vipers, a local broomball team that has been invited to participate in the national championships, in winter 2019.
Organizers of the tournament express their thanks to all participants, as well as to sponsors who helped make this event a success.
Here's a photo of the winning team.
Senior boys
Dec. 17: Glengarry 49 vs St. Joseph's 48 (Story in this week's edition of The Glengarry News, photo gallery online here)
Dec. 11: Glengarry 46 vs CCVS 40, Glengarry 52 vs Heritage 43
Dec. 10: Tagwi 57 vs Char-Lan 27
Junior boys
Dec. 17: St. Joseph's 71 vs Glengarry 23 (Joshua Santourian 12)
Dec. 11: CCVS 33 vs Glengarry 26
Dec 10: Char-Lan 50 (Seth Rorabeck 15) vs Tagwi 38 (Wyatt Prior 12)
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