QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild dug themselves in an early hole that they could not climb out of.
The Saint John Vitos jumped out to a 3-0 lead after one period, and would go on to build 4-0 and 5-1 advantages, en route to a 6-4 victory at the Q-Plex. It was the opening game of the 2018-19 New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Midget Hockey League regular season for both teams.
Six different scorers – Carter McCluskey (1-2), Dalton Dunn (1-1), Nick Blagden (1-1), Jonathon Beers (1-1), Connor Richard and Caleb Kean – lit the lamp for the Vitos, who took a 6-2 advantage into the second intermission.
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Rookies Keiran Gallant (1-1), Jack Campbell, Lucas Parsons and affiliated player Simon Hughes found the back of the net for the Wild. Single helpers were earned by Zach Biggar, Ethan Beaulieu, William Proud, Zac Arsenault and Duncan Picketts.
Rylan Holder stopped 28 of 32 shots in earning the goaltending win. Chad Arsenault faced 34 shots in the Wild cage.
The Wild will host Newbridge Academy from Dartmouth, N.S., in back-to-back exhibition games at Credit Union Centre this weekend. Game times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 12:15 p.m. on Sunday. The Wild’s regular-season home opener is against the Northern Moose from Bathurst, N.B., on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m.
