For the first time in a very long time, the Nova Major Bantams were back at home for a Saturday afternoon contest against the Pro Hockey Life Harbour Storm, after a tough KV Irving tournament finish the previous weekend in Saint John New Brunswick. “We were flying high after the round robin, but we ran out of gas in the playoff round, it was as simple as that!” commented head coach Kyle MacDonald. “It was a learning experience for a lot of the boys - it’s three days of intense competition, and you have to learn how to pace yourself both mentally and physically - something we will work on and talk about as the season rolls along”. At the Antigonish Arena on Saturday afternoon, the Nova Bantams showed no signs of neither mental nor physical fatigue as they cruised to a 7-1 victory against the Harbour Storm. Logan Timmons opened the scoring early in the first with a power play marker from Ryan MacLellan. The score remained at 1-0 until Fearghus MacDonald stepped out of the penalty box and scored a beautiful unassisted marker in the last minute of the first to widen the lead to 2-0. The Novas fired three more goals in the second as Stephen Fox, Timmons, and MacDonald found the back of the cage, with Logan Chisholm, Chase Ellis, Jack Morris, and Ryan MacLellan providing the helpers. Fox would add another power play marker in the third assisted by Lucas Fabijancic; Ryan MacLellan rounded out the Nova’s scoring assisted by Darren Waterman late in the third. Colton Ellis picked up the win in nets. “Over the past four weeks, we have really come together as a team. We are playing with confidence in all three zones,and making a lot of good decisions with and without the puck” said Coach MacDonald. “We are pleased with the way we are playing overall, but we know there is always room for improvement.” The Nova Juniors will be back on the road again competing in the ESSO Atlantic Major Bantam Tournament in Halifax from November 20-23, 2014. The Nova Bantams X-Men return to league action the following weekend with a pair of home games against the Western Hurricanes and the ACCEL Hawks. Puck drop is slated for 5 PM at the Antigonish Arena on November 29th and at 11 AM at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Center on November 30th.
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