QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Pride has opened the 2018-19 New Brunswick/P.E.I. Major Midget Hockey League regular season with two straight road wins.
Goaltender Erik MacInnis turned in a 44-save performance while Declan MacEachern netted a hat trick and Cole Larkin had two goals and an assist to lead the Pride to a 6-4 win over the Saint John Vitos at the Q-Plex on Friday night.
Bradley Campbell also scored for the Pride while Jacob Squires (2) and Seth Morris chipped in with other helpers.
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Drew Elliott (2), Jonathon Beers and Connor Richard countered for the Vitos (2-1).
The teams were tied 2-2 after the first period, and the Pride took a 5-3 advantage into the second intermission.
Overall, the Vitos outshot the Pride 48-31. Rylan Holder was in goal for Saint John.
Charlottetown’s first win – a 4-3 overtime decision – came against the Fredericton Caps on Sept. 16.
The Pride’s next game is in Bathurst, N.B., on Friday against the Northern Moose (1-3) Charlottetown’s home opener at the Bell Aliant Centre on the campus of UPEI is against its provincial rivals, Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m.
