NSMMHL: Newbridge Gladiators Are 2015 NSMMHL Champions!
Monday, March 30, 2015 - Submitted by Courtesy Newbridge Gladiators
The Dartmouth Newbridge Academy Gladiators are the Nova Scotia Provincial Champions having defeated the Halifax McDonalds 3-2 in the frouth game of the best of 5 final series 3-1. They will now move on to the Major Midget Atlantics in Kensington April 2-5.
The Gladiators scored once in each period for the win. With just 14 seconds left in the first Brock McLeod got Dartmouth on the board to lead 1-0 with the help of Morgan Barron. The Macs came back early in the second to knot the game at one with a goal by Josh Webb from Christian Huntley and Cody Grant.
Around the halfway mark of the second Johnny Foley scored on the power play assisted by McLeod and Barron. They went up 3-1 late in the third as Ryan MacDonald scored with the help of Foley but the Macs pulled their goalie and with just three seconds left in the game Grant scored to make it 3-2 but that was as close as they could get and the game ended with Dartmouth the champs.
Matt Williams made 34 saves for the win in net. Matt Welsh made 22 saves in the loss.
