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Road to the TELUS Cup: Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League

February 4, 2013
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PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS
1) Valley Wildcats vs. 8) South Shore Mustangs
2) Halifax Titans vs. 7) Weeks Major Midgets
3) Dartmouth Major Midgets vs. 6) Cole Harbour Major Midgets
4) Cape Breton West Islanders vs. 5) Cape Breton Tradesmen

FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL)
Valley – 61 points (29-3-3)
Halifax – 53 points (24-6-5)
Dartmouth – 52 points (25-8-2)
Cape Breton West – 45 points (21-11-3)
Cape Breton – 37 points (17-15-3)
Cole Harbour – 27 points (11-19-5)
Weeks – 22 points (9-22-4)
South Shore – 16 points (6-25-4)

LEADING SCORERS
Nicholas Blanchard (Valley) – 37G 36A 73P
Bradley Kennedy (Cape Breton West) – 34G 36A 70P
Garrett Lambke (Cape Breton West) – 19G 45A 64P
Mark Vokey (Weeks) – 23G 29A 52P
John Deacon (Valley) – 17G 33A 50P

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 
2011 (Halifax Titans – 5th place)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984) 
15 (1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992 (host), 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (host), 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011)

LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 
none (best finish: silver medal – Dartmouth Subways, 2002)

TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 
none

TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – VALLEY WILDCATS
Just how good were the Valley Wildcats during the 2012-13 season? They finished with more points than they had in the last two years – combined. After winning 12 games in both the 2010--12 seasons, the Wildcats had 29 this year, thanks in large part to a defence that allowed a league-low 71 goals, an average of just more than two a game. Not surprisingly, Valley’s two goaltenders finished one-two in goals-against average, with Justin Ritcey’s 1.76 slightly ahead of Michael Pettet’s 2.15 mark. Up front, Nicholas Blanchard led the NSMMHL in goals and points with 37 and 73, respectively, pacing an offence that scored a league-leading 170 goals, 20 more than any other team, despite having only three players in the top 20 of NSMMHL scoring.

For more information:

Esther Madziya
Manager, Communications
Hockey Canada

(403) 284-6484 

[email protected] 

Spencer Sharkey
Manager, Communications
Hockey Canada

(403) 777-4567

[email protected]

Jeremy Knight
Manager, Corporate Communications
Hockey Canada

(647) 251-9738

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