Weekly Report Feb. 5, News, Major Atom, 2016-2017 (Quinte Red Devils)

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Feb 05, 2017 | Yolanda Ellis | 598 views
Weekly Report Feb. 5
The Madison Excavating Major Atoms had a busy week with 2 road games and 1 at home.  The Devils once again came out on top with 3 wins and 6 points securing the top spot in the East headed into playoffs.


Game details from the January 29th 8-0 victory for Quinte verses Central Ontario in Little Britain were made available this week. Goals for the Devils came from Landon Wright, Jared Langdon, Gage Butcher(2), Thomas Kuipers, Beckett Ewart, Kirk Stevenson and Ty Therrien. Helpers came from Brody Partridge, Ben Vreugdenhil, Kuipers(2), Liam Philip(2), Therrien, Langdon, Ewart and Butcher. Glen McInnes recorded the shut out for the Devils.

This past Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Major Atoms were back on the road for a mid week match up with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders. The Devils wasted no time hitting the scoreboard as Ewart took the set up from Landgon and Deacon Ellis to find the back of the Raiders net. Shortly after Partridge added another on the assist from Wright and Ben Danford. Danford would go on to score one of his own from Therrien and Langdon. Philip closed out the first period with one more, assisted by Kuipers to make it 4-0. Quinte added to their lead with another three goals to give them a 7-0 lead going into the third. Scoring in the second were Butcher, Kuipers and Ty McCambridge. The helpers came from Ellis(2), Philip and Kuipers. The Raiders snuck two past in the third to make the final score 7-2. Dean Spry was in net for the Devils.

Saturday had the Devils playing host to the Whitby Wildcats at the Napanee Strathcona Centre.  The two teams matched speed and defensive play throughout the first period to a 0-0 tie. It was Butcher, in the second, who opened up the scoring and gave Quinte the lead, on the set up from Philip and Ellis. The two teams continued to battle back and forth throughout the second but with no change in the score. A shot from the point by Ellis, made it a 2-0 Devils lead, assisted by Stevenson. The Wildcats wouldn't give up and while they tucked one past Quinte netminder McInnes midway through the third, it would not be enough. The Devils took the 2-1 victory and sealed their first place finish for the regular season.

Quinte was back on the road Sunday to face the Clarington Toros at the Rickard Arena. Quinte would waste no time early in the first to take the lead on a goal from Philip, assisted by Braedyn Rogers. Minutes later Butcher would also find the back of the Toros net, assisted by Danford. Before the close of the first period Wright, on the pass from Ellis would give the Devils a 3-0 lead. The second saw Quinte continue to add to the score with goals from Philip, assisted by Kuipers and Partridge and Partridge unassisted. Danford would be the lone scorer in the third on the set up from Therrien and Langdon. Spry recorded the shut out in net for the Devils.

On Deck: The Madison Excavating Major Atoms will finish up their regular season on the road in Kingston this upcoming Friday night as they take on the Jr. Frontenacs.


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