Landon Clark, Adam Hicks, and affiliate player Ryan Ellsworth each scored twice for Glace Bay in the game.

NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. - The Glace Bay Panthers kept their regular season undefeated streak alive in North Sydney on Thursday.

The Panthers captured an 8-3 victory over the Memorial Marauders in Cape Breton High School Hockey League regular season action at the Emera Centre Northside.

Landon Clark, Adam Hicks, and affiliate player Ryan Ellsworth each scored twice, while Brady Doucette and Tyler Cormier added single markers for the Panthers (13-0-0-0)

Daniel Young, Davis MacInnis, and Ryan MacMullin responded with goals for the Marauders (2-8-2-0).

Glace Bay's Owen Coombes made 15 saves. Memorial's Tye Swan turned aside 29 of 37 shots.

Cape Breton High School Hockey League action resumes on Friday with the Riverview Ravens hosting the Sydney Academy Wildcats at 8 p.m. at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

It was the first game in more than two month for both teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sydney Academy will host Memorial in the first league game in more than two months.

The Cape Breton High School Hockey League is set to restart its season beginning on Tuesday, February 15. The plan is to complete the remaining games of the season before moving into the regional playoffs. 

Beginning on Monday, Feb 14th, Nova Scotia's reopening plan allows for the restart of league play, along with hockey rinks being allowed to hold up to 50% of their seating capacity. 

Host Panthers knocked out by Riverview Ravens in semifinal game

Halifax West Warriors forward Jack Hustins has the attention of several Riverview Ravens players, including defenceman Curtis Fogarty (#18), goalie Devon Gallant and forward Royce Balcom (#26), as he skated around the net during the championship game of the Glace Bay High-hosted Panther Classic on Sunday at the Miners Forum. The Warriors defeated the Ravens 3-0. - David Jala

GLACE BAY — The Halifax West Warriors captured the 2021 Panther Classic on Sunday when they defeated the Riverview Ravens of Coxheath 3-0 in the championship game at the Glace Bay Miners Forum.

The Ravens outshot the Warriors 32-24, but Halifax West goalie Mitchell Spearns, who was named his team’s man of the match, turned aside every shot to earn the shutout.

The Warriors goalscorers were Daniel Bar, Nick Tarnogorski and Owen Flemming, who sealed the victory with a last-minute empty net marker.

Halifax West advanced to the final match after defeating the Lockview Dragons of Fall River 5-2 in one of two Sunday morning semifinals.

Riverview advanced to the final after defeating the host Glace Bay Panthers 3-1. Keigan Geizer, Luc Sampson and Royce Balcom scored for the Ravens, while Mason Fraser had the lone Glace Bay goal.

Sydney Academy Wildcats, Memorial Marauders of Sydney Mines, Citadel Phoenix of Halifax and the Auburn Eagles of Dartmouth also participated in the eight-team tournament.

The 2021 Panther Classic was the first Cape Breton high school hockey tournament to feature a full slate of teams since prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last month, the Memorial High-hosted Mae Kibyuk Green and Gold Tournament featured the four local teams plus competition-winner Dartmouth Spartans.