Weekly Report Feb. 19
The Madison Excavating Major Atoms got a strong start to the playoffs this weekend taking a 2-0 lead in the series verses Oshawa.
Saturday had the Devils playing at home in Napanee. The Devils wasted no time and scored early in the first set. Beckett Ewart found the back of the Generals net on the set up from Jared Langdon and Ben Vreugdenhil. Quinte continued to keep the pressure in Oshawa's end and were rewarded with two more goals before the end of the first. Landon Wright scored the second of the game, assisted by Ben Danfor and Deacon Ellis. It was Thomas Kuipers who made it 3-0 on the pass from Liam Philip and Brody Partridge. While the Generals managed to sneak one passed the Devils netminder in the second, Philip would go in unassisted a minute later to make it a 4-1 game. The Devils continued their offence, adding two more in the third. Scoring in the third were Langdon and Ty Therrien, helpers went to Ewart, Langdon and Braedyn Rogers. Dean Spry stood tall in the net for the Devils for the 6-1 victory.
Quinte went on the road Sunday to face the Generals in their own barn at the Legends Centre. Once again it would be Quinte that hit the scoreboard first when Carson Campbell scored in the first on the pass from Partridge. The second period saw the Devils add a two goal cushion to their lead with a goal each from Gage Butcher and Ewart, assisted by Kirk Stevenson and Rogers. Ewart would go on to add one more in the third to make it 4-0 on the set up from Deacon Ellis. Glen McInnes recorded the shut out for the Devils with their win.
On Deck: The Madison Excavating Major Atoms will host the Generals in Marmora this Wednesday at 7pm.