BATURST, N.B. – The Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Pride dropped a pair of road games in the New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Midget Hockey League over the weekend.
The Pride lost 5-2 to the Saint John Vitos on Friday night, and 3-2 in overtime to the Bathurst, N.B.-based Northern Moose on Saturday afternoon.
The results leave the Pride at 5-10-2 (won-lost-overtime losses). Charlottetown’s next game is not until Dec. 16 at home against the Fredericton Caps, who took a 5-10-0 mark into Sunday afternoon’s game against the first-place Moncton Flyers (14-3-1).
Moose 3 Pride 2 (OT)
At the K.C. Irving Regional Centre, Calvin Caissie’s goal at 1:01 of overtime lifted the Moose to victory.
Zachary Young scored the other two goals for Northern (5-8-3).
Connor McGregor netted both goals for the Pride.
The Moose lead 2-1 after the first period, and the score was tied 2-2 at the end of two.
Winning goaltender Isaak Pelletier stopped 34 of 36 shots. Erik MacInnis turned aside 25 of 28 shots for Charlottetown.
Vitos 5 Pride 2
At the QPlex in Quispamsis, N.B., Zach Alchorn (2-1), Caleb Kean (1-3), Cole Fraser and Adam Bowness scored for the Vitos (11-7-0), who erupted for five unanswered goals in the second period after the Pride took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
Dylan Matthews and Ed McNeill replied for the Pride, who received an assist from Owen MacNeill.
Winning goaltender Rylan Holder made 22 saves while the Pride’s Ben Parent had a much busier night facing 52 shots.
