The Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs began last weekend with four games on the schedule.

The Glace Bay Panthers and Memorial Marauders opened their best-of-five first-round series on Saturday. The Panthers won the game 5-1 at the Canada Games Complex.

David Beaton scored twice, while Xavier Johnson, Connor MacIntyre and Jarrett Hicks added single markers for Glace Bay.

Ian Jenkins had the lone goal for the Marauders.

Goaltender information was not available.

Ryan also scored the tying goal with four seconds to play in the contest.

Jenkins scored three goals in regulation time, while Dovi Walker and Brandon Pye also found the back of the net for Memorial.

Johnson and Beaton both scored twice for the Panthers, while Alec Campbell and Adam Hicks record single markers.

Memorial's Aidan Penny made 31 saves. Glace Bay's Colton Boutilier stopped 19 of 26 shots.

The Riverview Redmen and Sydney Academy Wildcats began their best-of-three series on Friday. The Redmen won the game 6-2.

Sam MacKinnon and Nathaniel Fuller both scored twice, while Chase Sampson and Bryce MacKenzie chipped in with goals.

Connor Campbell and Dante Basque replied with goals for the Wildcats.

Goaltender information was not available.

In Game 2, Fuller and Sampson both buried a pair of goals to help Riverview down Sydney Academy 7-4 at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre.

Noah MacKinnon, Curtis Novak and AJ Ley added goals for the Redmen.

Basque netted two goals, while Campbell and Brendon Armstrong found twine for the Wildcats.

Riverview's Josh Leudy made 45 saves. Sydney Academy's Liam Collings stopped 37 of 44 shots.

Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs resume on Tuesday when Riverview hosts Game 3 against Sydney Academy at 7:15 p.m. at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre.

Meanwhile, Glace Bay and Memorial will play Game 3 of their series on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the New Waterford and District Community Centre in New Waterford.

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The four-team Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs will begin this weekend.

The first-place Riverview Redmen will host fourth-place Sydney Academy in the best-of-five first-round series, while the second-place Glace Bay Panthers will play the third-place Memorial Marauders.

The Redmen and Wildcats will open the series today at 7 p.m. at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath. Game 2 is slated for Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. The remainder of the schedule was not confirmed.

The Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation provincials will be held March 6-8 in Alma, Pictou County.

The 42nd annual Red Cup Showcase high school hockey tournament will feature a pair of Cape Breton teams in the semifinal games on Sunday.

The host Riverview Redmen (3-0) will play the Northumberland Nighthawks (1-1-1) of Alma, Pictou County, at 8 a.m. Meanwhile, the Glace Bay Panthers (3-0) will face the Dr. J.H. Gillis
Royals (2-1) of Antigonish at 10 a.m.

Riverivew and Northumberland met in the tournament's round robin on Saturday with the Redmen winning the game 2-1 in overtime.

The Panthers and Royals did not play each other in the preliminary round.

The winners of the semifinal contests will play for the Red Cup championship at 1:30 p.m.

All three games at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

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Sam MacKinnon’s goal at 4:54 of the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Riverview Redmen edged the Dr. J.H. Gillis Royals 3-2 in Red Cup Showcase action at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre on Thursday.

Trevor Jennings and Chase Sampson also found the back of the net for the Redmen (2-0).

Craig Landry netted both goals for the Antigonish-based Royals (0-1).

Riverview’s Josh Leudy made 24 saves. Matthew MacEachern of the Royals stopped 32 of 35 shots.

In other action, the Northumberland Nighthawks of Alma, N.S., downed the Dalbrae Dragons of Mabou 7-3.

Connor MacLeod, Joseph Manson and Dylan Kontuk each netted a pair of goals for the Nighthawks (1-0). Matt Carson added a single marker.

Jayden Muise, Angus MacDonald and Matthew Ellis replied with goals for the Dragons (0-1).

The Red Cup Showcase will continue on Friday with seven games on the schedule.

Sydney Academy will play Dr. J.H. Gillis at 9 a.m., followed by Glace Bay and Dalbrae at 11 a.m., Riverview and Northumberland at 1 p.m., and Memorial versus Dr. J.H. Gillis at 3 p.m.

Riverview will play Sydney Academy at 5 p.m., while Memorial battles Dalbrae at 7 p.m., and Glace Bay challenges Northumberland at 9 p.m.

All games at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.

In case of school cancellation on Friday, Cape Breton-Victoria Centre for Education spokesperson Michelle MacLeod said the schedule will be “reconfigured depending of potential school closure and weather conditions.”

For live coverage of the Red Cup Showcase, follow Post sports reporter Jeremy Fraser on Twitter - @CBPost_Jeremy.

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The Riverview Redmen began their Red Cup Showcase title defence with a victory on Wednesday.

Kendall MacQueen scored twice to help the Redmen down the Memorial Marauders, 5-3, in Game 1 of the local high school hockey tournament at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre.

Brady Lavin, Sam MacKinnon and Bryce MacKenzie also scored goals for the Redmen (1-0-0-0).

Kent Keagan, Nolan Ryan and Ian Jenkins notched goals for the Marauders (0-1-0-0).

Michael MacMullen was the winning goaltender. Aidan Penny was tagged with the loss. Statistics were not available.

Memorial opened the scoring at 8:56 of the first period with Keagan’s first of the tournament, before Ryan added to Sydney Mines school’s lead early in the second period.

Minutes after the Marauders took a 2-0 lead, Lavin would put the Redmen on the scoreboard with his first of the tournament, before Jenkins regained the two-goal lead for Memorial shortly after.

The Marauders lead wouldn’t last as the Redmen stormed back with four unanswered goals – two from MacQueen and singles from Mackinnon and MacKenzie – to seal the win.

In other Red Cup action, the Glace Bay Panthers (1-0-0-0) downed the Sydney Academy Wildcats (0-1-0-0) 9-4 to begin the tournament.

Logan Snow had a hat trick for the Panthers, while Adam Hicks and Xavier Johnson chipped in with a pair of goals each. David Beaton and Matthew MacIntosh added single markers.

Dante Basque scored twice for the Wildcats, while Ethan MacInnis and Connor Campbell also found the back of the net.

Colton Boutilier was the winning goaltender for Glace Bay. Daniel MacGillivary and Liam Collings shared time between the pipes. MacGillivary was tagged with the loss.

Goaltending statistics were not provided.

The Red Cup Showcase will continue on Thursday with the Redmen playing the Dr. J.H. Gillis Royals of Antigonish at 5 p.m. The Dalbrae Dragons of Mabou will play the Northumberland Nighthawks at 7 p.m. Both games at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre.