The CIHA White Midget AAA White tried to dig themselves out of a three-goal hole, but the Pembroke Midget AAA Lumber Kings held on for a 5-3 victory.
Pembroke Midget AAA made the score 5-2 on a goal by Noah Maika at 15:48 in the third period, and CIHA White Midget AAA got as close as 5-3 when Pavel Gogolev scored 16:41 into the third period.
The Lumber Kings outdid their season average for goals scored. Pembroke Midget AAA has scored at the pace of 2.3 goals per game during the current campaign. The Lumber Kings’ penalty kill unit could not stop the White’s power play, which converted on two of three opportunities.
Pembroke Midget AAA was helped by Will Searle, who racked up one goal and one assist. Searle scored 12:29 into the third period to make the score 4-2 Pembroke Midget AAA. Maika picked up the assist. Pembroke Midget AAA also got points from Lawson Leclaire, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Maika, who also had two goals and one assist. Pembroke Midget AAA also got a goal from Jordan Radford as well. More assists for Pembroke Midget AAA came via Chris Grose, who had one, Payton Jardine, who had two, and Brad Richardson, who had three.
CIHA White Midget AAA was led by Kenshin Hayashi, who registered one goal and two assists. Hayashi scored 7:50 into the first period to make the score 1-1. Kyle Preston assisted on the tally. CIHA White Midget AAA additionally got points from Preston, who also racked up one goal and one assist. In addition, CIHA White Midget AAA received assists from Semen Der-Arguchintsev, who had three.
Darian McTavish made 16 saves for the Lumber Kings on 19 shots. Pembroke Midget AAA incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. Olivier Pimpare-Charbonneau rejected 19 shots on goal for the White. CIHA White Midget AAA incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors.
