The Glace Bay Panthers captured the School Sport Nova Scotia Highland Region Division 1 boys hockey championship on Thursday night, defeating the Memorial Marauders 9-5 in Game 3 of the best-of-five series at Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney. Front row, from left, Brandon MacNeil, Brandon O'Brien, Josh MacDonald, Parker MacKenzie, Jordan O'Neill, Brody Walker, Sam Donovan, Carson Hogan, Burke Aucoin, Grayson Sheaves and Bryden Kelly. Back row, from left, Devon MacLean (assistant coach), Jimmy O'Brien, Carter MacKenzie, Lucas Chauder, Jacob Ellsworth, Caleb Green, Stephen Mann, Ryan White, Carter Ford, Kaiden Neville, Fabian Morgan (assistant coach), Kinnon MacKenzie (trainer) and Ken Tracey (head coach). Missing from the photo was Michael O'Neill (goaltender coach) and Amy Donovan (manager). CONTRIBUTED CONTRIBUTED
After losing in the championship series one year ago to the Riverview Ravens, the Glace Bay Panthers are back on top of the Cape Breton High School Hockey League.
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Glace Bay defeated the Memorial Marauders 9-5 in Game 3 of the School Sport Nova Scotia Highland Region Division 1 hockey championship at Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney on Thursday.
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With the win, the Panthers sweep the best-of-five series with the Marauders 3-0 and advance to the provincial championship tournament next month in Western Region. It’s the program’s first Highland Region title since 2024.
Parker MacKenzie scored twice and added two assists, while Carson Hogan and Grayson Sheaves had two goals and an assist. Stephen Mann, Brody Walker, and Burke Aucoin chipped in with single markers for the Panthers.
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Jackson Gerrow had two goals and two assists, while Owen Gracie had a goal and three assists. Jackson Devoe and Marcus Rendall also added goals for the Marauders.
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Glace Bay’s Brandon MacNeil made 19 saves. Memorial’s Andrew Forrest allowed four goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Linden Howley, who stopped 16 of 21 shots in his 29 minutes of relief.
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Along with winning the Highland Region banner, the Panthers also captured the Millennium Cup championship in Antigonish last December as well as the Blue and White Challenge in Membertou last November.
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Glace Bay, who finished first overall in the four-team high school league with a 13-3-1-0 record, swept its best-of-five first-round playoff series with the Sydney Academy Wildcats 3-0, before knocking off the Marauders in the league final.
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Memorial will still have a chance to participate in the provincial tournament. The team will play a qualifying game against the Metro High School Hockey League runner-up. More information about that game will be released in the near future.
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