{"id":51383,"date":"2025-01-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=51383"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:00:00","slug":"u16-aaa-armada-kings-continue-winning-ways-to-kick-off-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=51383","title":{"rendered":"U16 AAA: Armada, Kings continue winning ways to kick off 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;218&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> The Kings Hockey Club and Basin Armada have continued their winning ways right out of the holiday break in the N.S. U-16 AAA Hockey League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Armada earned a pair of wins on the weekend over the Buccaneers 7-4 and then the Voyageurs 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Sackville\/East Hants-based Kings picked up a 3-1 win over the Thunder from Truro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That game was played in West Hants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the N.S. U16 AAA teams get focused on the Ice Jam tournament this week, starting Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;8&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Armada, Liam Conlon of Windsor Junction scored a hat trick to power his team to the victory at the St. Margaret\u2019s Arena on Saturday Jan. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also added an assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carson MacDonald scored twice, while single tallies were put in the net of the sticks of Alex Damczyk of Fall River and Ben McCormack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists went to Espen Simensen and Sam Bassil with two each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credited with single helpers were Mccormack; Cooper Makinen; MJ Bottomley; and Ethan Burgess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holdon Kogon earned the goaltending win stopping 27 of 31 shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;87&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday morning Jan. 5, MJ Bottomley scored twice and Sullivan Sherry was solid in goal to get the 3-1 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam Conlon also scored for the victors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottomley, Conlon, and Sebastian Hum had assists in the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loghan Wallace was tagged with the loss in the Voyageurs net, stopping 29 of 32 pucks he faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kings used goals from four different players to pick up the 4-2 win over the Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game was played at the West Hants Sports Complex in Windsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the team\u2019s lone game on the weekend, as they prepare for the Cleves Source for Sports Ice Jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be taking place at the East Hants Sportsplex and the Greenfoot Energy Center in Bedford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Fraser, Jayden Weston, Jackson Orchard of Lantz shorthanded, and Joel Verge turned the red light on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists went to Orchard; Jordan Jackman; Jace Maclean; Cam Urquhart; Matt Thompson; and Braden Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Saunders stopped 29 of 31 pucks that were fired at him by the Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;67&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;218&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] LOWER SACKVILLE: The Kings Hockey Club and Basin Armada have continued their winning ways right out of the holiday break in the N.S. 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