For the third-straight year, the Riverview Redmen are the Cape Breton High School Hockey League Highland region champions.

The Redmen defeated the Glace Bay Panthers 6-1 in Game 2 of the league championship series at the Canada Games Complex on the Cape Breton University campus on Thursday. With the win, Riverview takes the best-of-three series 2-0.

Six different goal scorers found the back of the net for the Redmen including Kendall MacQueen, Sam MacKinnon, Noah MacKinnon, A.J. Ley, Trevor Jennings and Chase Sampson.

Xavier Johnson had the lone goal for the Panthers.

Riverview’s Michael MacMullen made 22 saves. Glace Bay’s Colton Boutilier stopped 14 of 20 shots.

After a scoreless first period, Riverview jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second period with goals by MacQueen, MacKinnon and MacKinnon, before Johnson cut the Redmen lead to two with a goal for the Panthers.

Riverview would add three more goals in the third period coming off the sticks of Ley, Jennings and Sampson to secure the victory.

The Redmen advance to the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation provincial championship. The tournament will be hosted by Northumberland Regional High School, March 6-8.

The provincial schedule was not announced at press time.

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Chase Sampson scored a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Riverview Redmen to a 4-3 win over the Glace Bay Panthers in the opening game of the Cape Breton High School Hockey League championship series.

Sampson’s heroics were set up after Glace Bay’s Matthew Crane scored late in the third period to knot the contest at 3-3 in Game 1 of the best-of-five series played at the County Recreation Centre in Coxheath on Monday.

The Panthers actually had the first extra-frame opportunity with the man advantage after Sampson was sent to the penalty box for hooking. But before his penalty was fully expired, Glace Bay was called for too many men on the ice. Sampson returned to the ice and soon thereafter scored the game winner.

Riverview outshot Glace Bay 27-26. Redmen goalie Michael MacMullen earned the win, while the Panthers Colton Boutilier was tagged with the loss.

Game 2 is set for the Canada Games Complex on Thursday at 6:10 p.m., while Game 3 is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at the County Arena.

Chase Sampson scored a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Riverview Redmen to a 4-3 win over the Glace Bay Panthers in the opening game of the Cape Breton High School Hockey League championship series.

Sampson’s heroics were set up after Glace Bay’s Matthew Crane scored late in the third period to knot the contest at 3-3 in Game 1 of the best-of-five series played at the County Recreation Centre in Coxheath on Monday.

The Panthers actually had the first extra-frame opportunity with the man advantage after Sampson was sent to the penalty box for hooking. But before his penalty was fully expired, Glace Bay was called for too many men on the ice. Sampson returned to the ice and soon thereafter scored the game winner.

Riverview outshot Glace Bay 27-26. Redmen goalie Michael MacMullen earned the win, while the Panthers Colton Boutilier was tagged with the loss.

Game 2 is set for the Canada Games Complex on Thursday at 6:10 p.m., while Game 3 is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. at the County Arena.

The Glace Bay Panthers advanced to the Cape Breton High School Hockey League finals after a 6-2 win over the Memorial Marauders on Saturday.

The victory gave the Panthers a 3-1 series win over the Marauders at the New Waterford and District Community Centre in one of two league semifinals. The Riverview Redmen defeated the Sydney Academy Wildcats three games to none in the other series.

Brayden Boutilier led Glace Bay with two goals and an assist, while David Beaton had three assists. The other Panthers goal scorers were Adam Hicks, Connor MacIntyre, Matthew MacIntosh and Jarrett Hicks. Noah Forrest and Jacob Jessome replied for Memorial.

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Logan Snow's four-point performance led the Glace Bay Panthers to a 7-0 victory over the Memorial Marauders in Game 3 of the Cape Breton High School Hockey League semifinal at the Emera Centre Northside on Thursday.

Snow recorded two goals and two assists as the Panthers took a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five series.

Jarrett Hicks and David Beaton both scored twice for Glace Bay, while Xavier Johnson added a single marker.

The Riverview Redmen are heading to the Cape Breton High School Hockey League championship series.

The Redmen defeated the Sydney Academy Wildcats 4-1 in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinal series at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Tuesday. With the win, Riverview sweeps the series 3-0.

Owen Burke, Nathaniel Fuller, Sam MacKinnon and AJ Ley each scored goals for the Redmen.

Dante Basque had the lone goal for the Wildcats.

Riverview's Michael MacMullen made 19 saves. Sydney Academy's Daniel MacGillivary stopped 21 of 25 shots.

The game marked the final high school contest for seven of the Wildcats players who will be graduating in June. The players include Justin Thistle, Zach Conn, Connor MacLeod, Ashten Dawson, Carter Jacobs, Connor Campbell and Belle Jacobs.

Riverview will play the winner of the Glace Bay Panthers and Memorial Marauders. The best-of-five series is currently tied 1-1.

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