News Release

HALIFAX (CNB) – The New Brunswick men’s hockey team surprised on Saturday by beating Manitoba 6-4 in the first game of the hockey tournament of the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax.

Six  players scored for New Brunswick in their first game. New Brun swick led 5-1 at one point during the game. New Brunswick lost 8-5 to Nova Scotia in ringette competition. Nathan Pelletier established a provincial record in the 3,000 m speed skating long track race by beating the old mark by five seconds in a time of 4:54.820.  

Following are Team New Brunswick's results for Saturday, Feb. 12:

Ringette
N.B. 5  N.S. 8 (New Brunswick is 0-1)

N.B. – Chantal Landry (Cap-Pelé) 2, Karine Doucet (Dieppe), Marilyne Doucet (Bouctouche) and Nicole Forest (Shediac).

Speed skating – long track
Men’s 500 m final cumulative - Alexander Peppard (Saint Andrews) 24th, 1;26.910;  Nathan Pelletier (Dalhousie Junction) 25th, 1:27.850; Pierre Dumouchel (Saint John) 27th, 1:29:140; Klinton Doucette (Fredericton) 29th, 1:33.240

Women’s 1,000 m final – Sophie Tremblay (Saint John), 24th, 1:49.070; Julia Loparco (Saint John) 25th, 1:50.250; Danika Sorel (Saint Andrews) 27th, 1:55.050; Kelly McCathy (Fredericton) 28th, 1:56.530.

Women’s 100 m heats – Kelly McCarthy (Fredericton) 22nd,12.55; Sophie Tremblay (Saint John) 25th, 12.74; Danika Sorel (Saint Andrews) 27th, 12.99; Julia LoParco (Saint John) 29th, 13.63.

Men’s 3,000 m final - Nathan Pelletier (Dalhousie Junction) 22nd, 4:54.820; Pierre Dumouchel (Saint John) 26th, 5:12.110; Alexander Peppard (Saint Andrews) 27th, 5:13.190; Klinton Doucette (Fredericton) 28th, 5:27.950

Hockey (men's)
N.B. 6 Manitoba 4 (New Brunswick is 1-0)

N.B. – Shayne MacDonald (Moncton), Scott Fenwick (Quispamsis), Shane Dallaire (Haute-Aboujagane), Oliver Cooper (Fredericton), Alexander Bradley (Lower Coverdale) and Eric Theriault (Saint John).