Prince Edward Island is probably the luckiest team in the boys hockey competition at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.
For the second straight game, the Maritimers needed a goal late in regulation time to beat a Northern team and this time, it was Team NT by a score of 3-2. The eventual winning goal came on a power-play with Yellowknife's James MacCara in the penalty box for head contact.
Samuel Schofield, Team NT's captain, said the winner was simply a lucky bounce.
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It was a bitter pill to swallow for Schofield as he scored the tying marker in the third period to get the game back to 2-2. For the second straight game, Team NT opened the scoring, this time through Andrew Carr as he got one late in the first period. Prince Edward Island took the lead in the second period before Schofield's equalizer.
SA国际影视传媒淚 thought we could get this game,SA国际影视传媒 said Schofield. SA国际影视传媒淲e thought we could get the game yesterday (vs. Newfoundland and Labrador) also but we just need to work harder and make less mistakes.SA国际影视传媒
Schofield is in the interesting position in that this is his second Canada Winter Games as a hockey player. He was just 13 years of age four years ago in Prince George, B.C., when he made the boys team as a peewee player.
He's the captain for the boys team this year and said the only difference from four years prior is that he's four years older.
SA国际影视传媒淚 don't remember much from four years ago,SA国际影视传媒 he admitted. SA国际影视传媒淭he big changes are it's a different place, different teammates and I'm being relied on more this time to produce.SA国际影视传媒
The boys are back in action this evening against Yukon at 7:30 p.m.