S P O R T S
ROCKLAND NATS GET ELIMINATED BY CARLETON PLACE
ALEXIA MARSILLO alexia.marsillo@eap.on.ca
The Rockland Nationals’ playoff run came to an end over the weekend. The first-place Carleton Place Canadians eliminated the Nats in a 4-1 series. After the first two games of the series, the Nats and the Canadians were tied 1-1. The Nats then lost the three following games. Game 3 Game 3 of the series took place on Wednesday, March 21 in Carleton Place. The Canadians regained the lead of the series with a 4-2 win over the Nats. Alex Robert opened up the scoring in the first period with a goal for the Nats, but the Canadians came out strong in the second period scoring three goals. Benjamin Pruneau put a second one in for the Nats, leaving the score at 3-2 by the end of the second. The Nats fought hard throughout the third period to try to tie the game but Zachary Tupker sealed the win for Carleton Place with his goal in the last minute of the game. Game 4 The Nats returned to Rockland for the fourth game of the series on Thursday, March 22, but were completely shut out by the Canadians. Justin Cmunt, Samuel Knoblauch and Keenan Reynolds each scored a goal in each period of the game to give a 3-0 win to the Canadians. Nats’ goaltender Sean Storr managed to save 35 of the 38 shots that came his way, earning himself the third star of the game. On the other hand, the Nats took 22 shots on net but could not finish on any of them. Game 5 The Rockland Nats entered game 5 of The CIH Arena in Rockland will be hos- ting the 2018 Central Region Midget AAA Championship from Monday April 2 to Sunday, April 8. This championship tournament is part of the Road to the TELUS Cup. The Cen- tral Region Midget AAA Championship is a weeklong event that will showcase the top Midget teams from two of three Ontario branches of Hockey Canada. A total of six teams will compete at this event, which include the championship teams from the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) comprised of representatives from the Alliance, GTHL, OMHA and NOHA. The teams playing in this tournament represent all parts of Ontario and the winner of this division will head to the National TELUS Cup. The Rockland Nats AAA Midget team will be representing one of the Ontario branches in this tournament. The first puck will drop on Monday, April 2 at noon and opening ceremonies are scheduled that same day at 6 p.m. The tournament includes a 19 game schedule and the Gold medal game, along with the closing ceremonies, will take place on Sunday, April 8 at the CIH Arena. “It is a pleasure to have the Central Region Midget AAA Championship return to Hockey Eastern Ontario (HEO),” said Bar- bara Levere, HEO President and Midget AAA Championship Steering Committee Chair.
Les séries éliminatoires ont pris fin au cours de la fin de semaine pour les Nats de Rockland. Les Canadians de Carleton Place ont éliminé les Nats dans une série 4-1. — archives
redemption for the Nats in the third period, scoring three more goals. Zachary Tupker, Cade Townend and Justin Cmunt each scored one. The game ended with a score of 7-2 for the Canadians. The Nats were eliminated from the first round of playoffs in a five-game series 4-1. Until next season!
the series in Carleton Place, trailing 3-1 in the series. They ended their series with a tough 7-2 loss. Shawn Kennedy opened the scoring for the Nats within a minute of the game, but things then took a turn for the worse. Nick Pryce scored a power play goal for the Canadians to tie the game at the end of the first period.
Tim Theocharidis then scored two goals for the Canadians in the second period – one on a powerplay. Antoine Leblanc scored the second, and last goal for the Nats halfway through the second period. Sam Allison then gave the Canadians a 4-2 lead with his goal at the end of the period. The Canadians eliminated any hope for
CIH ARENA HOSTS CENTRAL REGION MIDGET AAA CHAMPIONSHIP
L’aréna CIH de Rockland accueillera le 2018 Central Region Midget AAA Championship du lundi 2 avril au dimanche 8 avril. Les équipes participant à ce tournoi représentent toutes les régions de l’Ontario et le gagnant de cette division se rendra à la Coupe TELUS nationale. L’équipe de Rockland Nats AAA midget représentera une des trois branches de Hockey Canada dans ce tournoi. La première rondelle tombera le lundi 2 avril à midi et les cérémonies d’ouverture sont prévues le même jour à 18 h. Le tournoi comprend un calendrier de 19 matchs et le match pour la médaille d’or, ainsi que les cérémonies de clôture, aura lieu le dimanche 8 avril à l’aréna CIH. —photo fournie
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