The line of Kyle Ward (17), Logan Johnston (19) and Ricky Jacob (22) was everywhere on the ice on Friday against the St. Stephen Aces. The three Edmundston players collected 12 points. Photo Olivier Chiasson
The Blizzard’s only other game of seven goals was four months ago when the team edged the Summerside Western Capitals 7-4 on October 15, 2017.
The line of Alexandre Jacob, Logan Johnston and Kyle Ward made sparks throughout the game. They totalled 12 points altogether. Jacob (1st stard) had one goal and four assists. Johnston (2nd star) two goals and two assists and Ward (3rd star) three goals. Gabriel Vanier scored the other goal for the local team.
Ryan O’Toole, Evan White and Noah Holm got the goals for the Aces.
The Blizzard led 54-22 in shots and at one point was ahead 41-5. In the first period, the Edmundston players shot 25 times at defenseless goalie Jack Grant, often left alone. Myles Hektor was the Blizzard goalkeeper. The Blizzard took the lead 4-2, then 6-3 at the end of the first two periods.
The Blizzard (31-9-3-0 = 65 pts) maintains its two-point lead in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League overall standings on the Yarmouth Mariners (31-11-1-0 = 63 pts). The table will be set Sunday, February 18 when the Mariners and the Blizzard will face each other at the Jean-Daigle Centre (3 pm) in what can be considered the « game of the year ».
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Contact: Hugues Chiasson, vice-president communications – The Edmundston Blizzard; (506) 740-0623 – cell phone