In the Cougars first game since before Christmas, they showed little rust despite being off for 3 weeks, in a 7-3 win over the Bedford Barons.  Barons sniper Matt Green opened the scoring on a goal assisted by Alex Arab and AJ Allain.  However, the home team answered back a minute later on a PP goal from Derek Gentile on a one-timer from Logan Struthers, Hunter Bettens also assisted.  Captain Mitchell Balmas would give the home team a 2-1 lead after 1 period.  The second period was all Cougars.  Logan O'Neil scored 3 in the frame, Dylan Pimentel and Brandon Dauphinee also scored for a 7-1 Cougar lead after 2.  Barons captain Matt Green would snipe 2 more in the 3rd for a hatty of his own.  Cougars win 7-3.  O'Neil added an assist for a 4 point night, Dauphinee added 2 assists for 3 points, Struthers and Bettens each added 2 helpers, while Pimentel and Dylan Morley each had a single.

Levi Denny was solid making 19 saves for the win, while Lukasz Kolanko had 6 stops, before being replaced by Brendon Hirtle who had 14 saves for the Barons.

In Game #2, Saturday am, Morley staked the Cougars to an early lead on a goal from O'Neil.  The second period was all Barons, as the leagues highest scoring team scored 4 to take a 4-1 lead with 20 minutes to play.  Matt Green with 2, Alex Arab and Keegan Gauthier all scored in the second period.  Cougars clawed back to within 2 goals  early in the third on  a goal from O'Neil, Morley and Dauphinee with the helpers.  However, Arab would score again to retain the Barons 3 goal lead.  Dauophinee, from Morley, brought the game within 2 once again, but Green would score his 3rd goal of the game, his second hat trick in 2 games to solidify the win.  Final score Barons 6, Cougars 3

Liam MacDonald shouldered his first loss of the season, making 16 saves before being replaced by Denny who made 8 stops in the 3rd.  Hirtle picked up the win for the Barons kicking out 22 saves.

Cougars take to the road next week versus Kings Mutual Wildcats in Berwick and then at the Hailifax Forum on Sunday to take on the Hawks.