(photo credit:Michael Fines)
by Bill McLean
On the long bus ride home to Yarmouth Sunday night, many Mariner players may have been clenching their fist and uttering the name made famous by the popular sitcom, Seinfeld.
“Newman!”
However, Alex Newman is not a pudgy post office employee, and his performance on Sunday afternoon in a 5-0 Metro victory at the Dartmouth Sportsplex was anything but comical.
The Marauders first year goaltender turned away all twenty eight shots he faced, fifteen in the first ten minutes, to stave off an early show of force by the Yarmouth Mariners and propel Metro to its eighth victory of the year,
Andrew Wiggington, Stuart Lenehan, and Ben Clarke would each score in the second period, followed by goals from Justin Belanger and Bradley MacDonald to give the Metros a split in the home and home series with the Mariners that began Saturday night in Yarmouth.
The game was the third of the weekend for the Marauders, having defeated the Summerside Western Capitals on Friday night in Dartmouth.
“These three game weekends are definitely grueling for the guys, but I thought we played with a great deal of energy today after a sluggish start,” said Marauders Head Coach, Troy Ryan.
“Fortunately Alex was able to close the door until our offence was able to get going. When you get five different players scoring and outstanding goaltending, you’re going to come away with a victory every time.”
The Marauders next game is Friday, October 8th, at the Dartmouth Sportsplex vs. the Weeks Crushers from Pictou County. Game time is 7:00.
Marauders Notes
With the shutout, Newman lowered his GAA average to 1.25 in 8 games played……Yarmouth outshot the Marauders 15-3 in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Mariners had several glorious chances but couldn’t beat Newman. Newman’s best saves of the afternoon were in the second and third period, stopping Mathew Miller on a breakaway, and Mitch Kerr with the glove hand on a hard one-timer……Justin Belanger and Wayne Bedecki are now tied for the lead in league scoring with 17 points each. Bedecki scored 8 points in 3 games over the weekend……the game can be seen in it’s entirety on http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/sports…. Special teams continue to spark the Metros. They killed all 6 minor penalties while converting on 3 of 8 power play opportunities. The Marauders are now killing penalties at an 87 percent clip. Stuart Lenehan set up Ben Clarke for a beautiful short handed goal in the second period. ]
With the shutout, Newman lowered his GAA average to 1.25 in 8 games played……Yarmouth outshot the Marauders 15-3 in the first 10 minutes of the game. The Mariners had several glorious chances but couldn’t beat Newman. Newman’s best saves of the afternoon were in the second and third period, stopping Mathew Miller on a breakaway, and Mitch Kerr with the glove hand on a hard one-timer……Justin Belanger and Wayne Bedecki are now tied for the lead in league scoring with 17 points each. Bedecki scored 8 points in 3 games over the weekend……the game can be seen in it’s entirety on http://live.haligonia.ca/halifax-ns/sports…. Special teams continue to spark the Metros. They killed all 6 minor penalties while converting on 3 of 8 power play opportunities. The Marauders are now killing penalties at an 87 percent clip. Stuart Lenehan set up Ben Clarke for a beautiful short handed goal in the second period. ]
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