Article contentPictou County is being led offensively by a couple of local players and former Halifax Mooseheads; Logan Crosby has 39 points on 21 goals and 18 assists to lead the team (second in league point totals), while Cade Moser sits third with 27 points on eight goals and 20 assists.Article contentDefenceman Cory MacGillivray, also a local player, sits second in team scoring with 29 points on five goals and 24 assists.Article contentThis weekend sees the team make a trip to northern New Brunswick as they play at Campbellton and Chaleur (Bathurst). Their final game before the Christmas break is Dec. 18 in Truro versus the Bearcats.Article contentPuck drop at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre is 7 p.m.Article contentJUNIOR B SCOTIANSArticle contentThe Scotians find themselves on top of the Sid Rowe Division standings of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League. The Scotians’ 24 points (12-9) is two better than the second-place Eskasoni Eagles. The Eagles having three games in-hand; 18 versus the 21 played by the Scotians.Article contentArticle contentSitting in third is Antigonish with 19 points in 17 games played.Article contentThe Scotians, based in Trenton, like the Crushers, are being led offensively by a local talent, Lane Lochead. The former Crusher from Alma is not only leading the Scotians, but the entire league with an impressive 51 points on 16 goals and 35 assists in only 20 games.Article contentBehind Lochead are veteran Scotian players Wyatt Spence, with 29 points on 13 goals and 16 assists, and Nate Supryka with 28 points on 15 goals and 13 assists.Article contentThe Scotians are off until the New Year.Article contentMAJOR U18 WEEKSArticle contentThe Weeks keep hitting a wall called the Halifax McDonald’s, as they have compiled an impressive record of 18-3-2 in league play, good for second place, but haven’t been able to solve the McDonald’s.Article contentHalifax has gone from edging the Weeks in last year’s league final, three games to two, to posting a perfect 3-0 record against them so far this season, which included the title game of the Monctonian Tournament, and the two teams’ most recent game, Dec. 3, in Halifax, a 4-3 McDonald’s win.Article contentArticle contentHalifax sits on top of the Nova Scotia Major U18 Hockey League standings with an undefeated 22-0 record. In third place sit the Steele Subaru from Dartmouth, who have 32 points and three games in-hand on the Weeks.Article contentOffensively, the Weeks are being led by veteran Ethan Fraser, who has 40 points, on a league-best 20 goals and 20 assists, which also puts him on the top of league scoring. Rookie Ewan Sim, from New Glasgow, is next with 36, including a league-leading 26 assists.Article contentNext up for the Weeks is a game in Dartmouth on Dec. 20, which is a 7:45 p.m. puck drop. They play their final game of 2025 the following day, Dec. 21, versus the South Shore Mustangs. Start time at the Pictou County Wellness Centre (PCWC) is 1 p.m.Article contentU18 AAA SELECTSArticle contentThe Northern Subway Selects female team finds themselves in a similar position as the Weeks, with a very impressive record, but still only good enough for second place. Unlike the Weeks, however, in their case, it’s the Selects who have games in-hand versus the first-place Moncton Rockets, in the Maritime Major Girls Hockey League standings.
Pictou County hockey teams look to finish 2025 on a winning note
