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Minor Midget Weekly Report Nov 26-Dec 2
The Minor Midgets had a very busy week with a regular season game on Wednesday followed by three games at the ETA Showcase this weekend in Aurora.
The Free Flow Petroleum Devils hosted the Kingston Jr Frontenacs on Wednesday night where they secured the first of 6 points for the week. Connor Brooks opened up the scoring for Quinte midway through the first period with assists credited to Ben White and Daniel Michaud. But two goals by Kingston left the Devils trailing after the first. Early in the second period Brooks' hard shot tied things up again giving him his second goal of the night, Zack Brooks picked up the assist. Luke LaPalm found the back of the net in the second with an assist to Connor Brooks. LaPalm scored a second goal with assists from Jett Butler and Ethan Fraser. Kingston would score once in the third but an empty netter from Gavin Camp with assists from Erik MacNiel and LaPalm would seal the final score of 5 -3 for Quinte. Ethan Fraser was in net for the win.
The Devils travelled to Aurora to participate in the OMHA Minor Midget ETA Showcase weekend. Saturdays game was a high scoring match versus the Richmond Hill Coyotes. The Coyotes, got the jump on the boys with two quick goals in the first period but the team battled back responding with two goals from Michaud both goals set up by LaPalm with an additional assist to Ethan Broek. Third period 3 back to back power play goals shifted the score in their favour. Goals by Ben White, Connor Brooks and Zack Brooks, with assists coming from Michaud (2) Erik MacNiel, Zack Brooks, White and LaPalm. Broek scored the sixth goal of the game with White picking up an assist as well as Brady Darrach. Michaud scored an empty netter to complete a hat trick with Butler and MacNiel picking up assists. Final score- Quinte 7 Richmond Hill 4. Michaud was awarded Player of the Game and Ethan Fraser was awarded the victory in net.
Sunday the Devils played two games. The first was an exhibition against the NOHA Red Team ( Northern Ontario All Star Team) NOHA scored twice in the first period to win 2-0. Player of the Game was Nathaniel Burelle. Fraser and Lucas split goaltending responsibilities.
Later that afternoon the team would face off against Kingston for the second time in a week. Kingston scored first late in the first period but Michaud tied things up quickly with an assist from Broek, and thirty seconds later Clayton Farrow put Quinte in the lead going into the second with an assist from Maguire Shortt. Kingston tied it up in the second but a power play goal from Connor Brooks put the Devils back in the lead with assists coming from Luke LaPalm and Ben White. Connor netted an empty netter with assist from Michaud to secure 6 of 6 league points for the week. Alex Lucas was solid in net for the 4-2 win with Ben White awarded Player of the Game.
Next up the team faces Oshawa Dec 8th at the Family Dental rink in Quinte.