Maritime Sports Nation

 Photo: DanielStLouis      Moncton NB: The Moncton Wildcats took on the Drummondville Voltigeurs tonight in an absolute barn burner. The #1 ranked team in the east versus the #1 ranked team in the west. The big story line going into this one was that Rudy Guimond won the crease over Mathis Rousseau for this big game. We also saw the return of Dylan MacKinnon and Gabe Smith, both coming back from injuries.      The first was a very defensive battle with both teams unable to put one in the net. Shots were 13-11 after the first. Most notable moment of the period was when Dylan MacKinnon mixed things up a bit with David Bosson. The crowd got rowdy as MacKinnon fired them up.       The second was a different story. Moncton upped the physicality even more with a couple massive hits by Etienne Morin and Vincent Collard. 6:23 into the period Preston Lounsbury got the crowd on their feet. Gill and Johansson with the assists. Shortly after at...

Photos: Tanya Everett/Normand Leger Moncton NB: The DNA Swag Cup Playoffs are finally here and the cards are lining up for two fantastic series. We will be taking a deep dive into both matchups, as well as my predictions for them. Series 1: HTHS VS MHS In Moncton high school sports, there is no rivalry like Harrison Trimble and Moncton High. Typically known for their history of battles in football, we get to see it on the ice this time around. The Trojans have had quite the solid year, finishing with a (9-8-2-1) record. They had a very rocky start, losing 6 of their first 7, but started playing very good hockey after that. Recently, however, they have been in a bit of a slump as they are currently on a 4-game losing streak heading into the playoffs. Drew Betts leads the team in points with 38 in 20 games. His sister Annika has been very solid in net, posting a 0.895SV%. Some other standout players for the Trojans are Anson Benoite with 30 points in 20 games, captain Weston Steeves with...

 Photos: NBIAA Facebook Saint John NB: This weekend, the NBIAA Basketball Final 12 took place, and what a tournament it was! Six incredible games were played, and we are here to take a deep dive into each matchup. FRIDAY The weekend tipped off with the AA girls final which featured the Woodstock Thunder and the Miramichi Valley Pulamoo. The Thunder started off with a bang taking a 20-4 lead after the first, and kept the momentum going into halftime with a 30-15 lead over the Pulamoo. After halftime, the Valley started up the comeback train and got only 4 points back from Woodstock, but Rylee McCartney and the Thunder derailed that train and ended the game with a score of 51-38. Player of the game for the Thunder was Emma Saunders who had 5 points. Player of the game for the Pulamoo was Talya Larocque who had a game high 12 points.  The Friday night headliner was the AA boys final where we saw the Woodstock Thunder take on  École Saint-Anne Castors. One year ago, the Casto...

Photo: Tri-City Tide Eventbrite   Pro basketball is back! The first taste of the Tri-City Tide takes place tonight as the team is hosting an intrasquad matchup at Crandall University. All proceeds from the event go to support the Crandall University Athletics program.  The Tide are one of this years expansion teams for the TBL, joining the league along with the Halifax Hoopers. The league now has 38 teams throughout Canada and the United States, with some teams as far away as Texas and California.  It's been 2 years since the last attempt at bringing pro basketball back to the Hub City. The last attempt being the Moncton Motion in the Eastern Canada Basketball League. The team and league folded after only half the season due to problems within the league. The last time Moncton had a full season of pro basketball was in the 2018-2019 season, where the Moncton Magic captured the NBL Canada championship.  Although tonight is just an intersquad game, it is still very exc...

  Wildcats Clinch Maritimes Division Title, 6th Division Title In Franchise History The first piece of hardware for the Wildcats 2024-2025 campaign has been won and its only the beginning.  The Cats improve to a 42-9-2-0 record with a 6-0 win over the Eagles at the Centre 200 friday night. Cats goaltender Rudy Guimond coming up huge with his second career QMJHL shutout, with a perfect 20 save performance.  Simon Binkley scored his first QMJHL goal 3:50 into the first period. Simon Mullen kept the party going at 11:04 in the 1st with his third of the year. Vidicek notched his 31st of the season, as well as Pecarcik, Collard and Sumpf hopping on board the scoring train.  This game however is pretty historical for the franchise. This game clinched their spot as Maritime Division Champions, a feat only achieved 5 other times throughout the teams 29 season history. The last time the Cats did this was in the 2019-2020 campaign, which we all know the unfortunate ending of t...