Memorial drops opener of Green and Gold

The defending champions of the Mae Kibyuk Memorial Green and Gold Hockey Tournament suffered a disappointing 6 –1 loss in their opening game of the tournament on Thursday.

In the tournament’s second game, which followed the opening ceremonies, the host Memorial High Marauders lost 6-1 to Garden City Fighting Gophers , with the charge for the winning side being led by by Kaitlyn Nault with the first goal, followed by, Jack Burton, Mason Schooley, Nolan Weihs, Caeilin Chimerny and Tyler Smith.

The first game of the even- ing, at 6 p.m. had an old rivalry renewed when the Sydney Academy Wildcats faced off against the Riverview Reds. The Panthers captured a 3 – 2 victory. Scoring for Sydney Academy were Colin Rosta, Robbie Harroun and Trenton Gove. Scoring for Riverview was Brad Price and Jacob Denny.

The tournament, taking place at the Emera Centre in North Sydney, features eight teams, four from Cape Breton, three from mainland Nova Scotia and one from Winnipeg.

The tournament features teams in two divisions in a round-robin format The top two teams in the two divisions meet on Saturday evening’s semifinals.

The Gold division features Memorial, Dalbrae Dragons of Mabou, Dartmouth’s Prince Andrew Panthers and J.L. Ilsley Judges of Halifax.

The Green division features Riverview Redmen, Glace Bay Panthers, Halifax’s Citadel Phoenix and Winnipeg’s Garden City Fighting Gophers.