Carter MacGillivary donned the heroes hat, sniping the OT winner at 11:55 of the first overtime period.  Breton Sport and Trophy Cougars take game  #1, 4-3 over cross-island rivals Nova Jr. X-Men Saturday night at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre.

Alex Bonaparte got the X-Men to an early lead scoring 8 seconds into the game.  Mitchell Balmas was quick to reply for the Cougars shortly after .  Brandon Dauphinee's  goal gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead heading into the second.

Bonaparte scored his second of the game, this time on the PP, to tie the game.  But, once again, Balmas answered back with a PP goal of his own, to restore a 3-2 Cougars lead after 2 periods.

The only goal of the 3rd came from the stick of Colby Tower, who scored on a 2 man advantage for the X-Men to send the game to overtime.

3 Minutes into the first overtime period, Carter MacGillivary found the back of the net on a quick shot after a mad scramble.  Balmas and Tristan Nordine, with his second helper, assisted on the winner.  MacGillivary also chipped in with an assist for a 2 point night.

Game #2 between these cross-island rivals, takes place Saturday March 10th at 8 PM at Northside Civic Centre.  Game #3, if necessary takes place, Sunday March 11th, at 10:30 AM, also at Northside Civic Centre.