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Glace Bay Panthers eliminate Memorial Marauders from high school hockey playoffs
Glace Bay Panthers logo. - Jeremy Fraser
NORTH SYDNEY — The Glace Bay Panthers are heading back to the Cape Breton High School Hockey League championship series.
The Panthers downed the Memorial Marauders 7-3 at the Emera Centre Northside, sweeping the best-of-three semifinal 2-0.
Landon Clark and Mason Fraser each had a goal and two assists, while Kale McNeil, Parker Hutchings, Dylin White, Adam Hicks, and Tyler Cormier added single marker for the Panthers.
Daniel Young had a goal and two assists, while Lincoln MacKenzie and Ryan MacMullin chipped in with goals for the Marauders.
Glace Bay's Darian MacInnis made 11 saves. Memorial's Tye Swan turned aside 26 of 33 shots.
The Panthers will now play the Riverview Ravens for the Highland Region Division 1 title. The best-of-three series will begin on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Miners Forum in Glace Bay.