{"id":38793,"date":"2023-09-18T19:36:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=38793"},"modified":"2023-09-18T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T22:36:34","slug":"durno-powers-jr-pens-to-nsjhl-season-opening-weekend-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=38793","title":{"rendered":"Durno powers Jr. Pens to NSJHL season opening weekend wins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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LANTZ:<\/strong> It was a weekend home opening sweep for the East Hants Junior Bitar\u2019s Ristorante Penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pens opened the NSJHL season with 5-4 wins in overtime and a 10-2 domination in their second game at the Keith Miller Arena in The East Hants Sportsplex Sept. 15 and Sept. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overtime win came against rival Sackville Blazers and then the Sunday win was against Hants County rival Valley Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcus Pettipas picked up both wins between the pipes for the Penguins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Against Valley on Sept. 17, 14 different players had points in the game with the offensive explosion led by a four-point night by Logan Durno with a goal and three assists, and a hat trick off the sleek stickhandling of Ryan Langlois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others leading the way were: Jayson Hanson with a goal and two assists and Nick Veinot with a pair of goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single tallies were credited to Rylan McQuaid; Ben Sparkes and Devin Meagher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assists went to Morgan Lake and Noah Comeau, each with three; Ethan MacVicar and Connor Pierce with two apiece; while single helpers came off the sticks of Brody Fraser; Sparkes; Meagher; Nathan Wotton; Ethan Maguire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pettipas stopped 23 of 25 pucks sent his way in goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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On Friday in the home opener at the Sportsplex, Hayden Tamm was the hero scoring the game winner unassisted in the extra frame in the 5-4 win before a fair-sized crowd on a rainy Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal came at the 3:09 mark of the extra period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logan Durno led the way with a goal and two assists, while single goals came from Morgan Lake; Jayson Hanson; and Noah Comeau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assists were credited to Brody Fraser with a pair, while Hanson; Isaac Lawson; Nick Veinot; Ryan Langlois all had single helpers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pettipas stopped 26 of 30 shots he faced from the Blazers shooters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East Hants fired 33 pucks at Ben Etsell in the Sackville net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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East Hants is back in action on Friday night against Membertou in the front end of a home-and-home in a way. Game time is 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two meet in the Pens next game after this one on Sept. 30 in Membertou at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East Hants will face Eskasoni at 2 p.m. on Oct. 1  at Dan K. Stevens Memorial Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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