News Release

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Team New Brunswick won its first two games in women’s hockey at the 25^th Canada Games, being held in Prince George, B.C.

Team New Brunswick defeated Yukon, 14-0, Sunday, Feb. 15, after blanking the Northwest Territories by an identical score on Saturday.

“It’s going to come down to who wants it more,” said Maryelle Hannam, head coach for women’s hockey. “Our first two games were good for us to work on our technical plays and our systems.”

The 1-1 ringette squad beat Team Quebec, 6-5, in a nailbiter after leading 5-2 heading into the final frame. The team lost a 7-4 heartbreaker to Team Manitoba, Saturday, on the first day of competitions.

Following are Sunday’s results:

Alpine (Purden)

Women Super G -- Samantha Piekarski (Rothesay), 23rd, ), Jennifer Clarke (Fredericton), 25th, Katherine Mills (Fredericton) 27th, Gabrielle Rutter (Fredericton), 33rd,  Alexie Laplante (Edmundston), 38th, Lucy Black (Fredericton) 46th, Olivia McLean (Penobsquis),), 47th.

Men Super-G --  Cameron Magee (Rothesay),24th, Caeden Carruthers (Fredericton),25th, ), Frederic Verret (Edmundston) 27th, Ian Morrison (Quispamsis) 30th, Walter Teague (Woodstock) 35th, Camden Sutherland (Fredericton),37th,   Brandyn Cooke (New Maryland) 44th.

Curling

New Brunswick 3

Nova Scotia 10

Archery (NSC)

Qualifying Round 1 Compound, Alyssa Murphy, 4th after first round, Christopher Golden, 4th after first round

Biathlon (Otway)

Men’s 15 km -- Zacharie Boissonnault (Campbellton), 23, Alexandre Landry (Charlo), 38, Collin Niles (Saint John) 39th, and Raphael Daigle (Dumfries), 43rd.

Women's 12.5 km -- Gina Heppell (Charlo), 18th, Emma Septon (Miramichi), 29th, Lindsay Arseneault (Dalhousie) 33rd and Gabrielle Landry (Charlo), 39th.

Women’s Hockey

New Brunswick 14  Yukon 0

(NB Scorers: Christina Rombaut, 3, Maddy Murphy, 3,  Leah LeBlanc, 2, Brooke Murphy, 2, Catherine Hache, Grace Graham, Kristen McKinley, and Janelle Graham.)

Ringette

New Brunswick 6 Quebec 5

(NB Scorers: Jenny Snowdon, 3, Miguelle Proulx, 2, Dominik LeBlanc 1)

Long Track Speed Skating (Prince George Outdoor Oval)

Men's 3000m --  Ian Verschoor (Berwick) 27th, Gabriel-André Savoie (Dieppe), 29th, and Andrew Peppard (Chamcook) 30th.

Women’s 1500m - Danielle Dumouchel (Quispamsis), 10th, Freya Clark (St. Andrews) 19th , Abby-Gail Jackson (Moncton) 28th, and Maggie Oliver (Grand Bay Westfield), 33rd.

Short Track Speed Skating (KIN 1)

Women’s 1500m -- Courtney Sarault (Moncton),7th, Heidi Evans (Fredericton), 8th,  Sarah Gilbert (Fredericton), 9th, Alyssa Seymour (Baxters Corner) 13th, and Rikki Doak (Fredericton) 14th.

Men’s 1500m -- Brendan Corey (Fredericton) 7th, Roger Fulton (Fredericton) 12th, Paul Tremblay (Saint John) 17th, Seamus Smith (Saint Andrews), 22nd, Brady Oakes (Dalhousie) 23rd.