QMJHL Moncton Wildcats

RBC Moncton Wildcats Skills Competition Update

Published on January 14, 2013 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Moncton Wildcats News Release


Salisbury Petitcodiac Minor Hockey hosted the 2013 RBC Moncton Wildcats Skills Competition this past Sunday! The Wildcats launched a voting competition on their Facebook site in November. There were ten local area associations involved with the winning association getting the right to host it at their home rink. This year Salisbury Petitcodiac won with 1349 votes cast. Riverview Minor Hockey was a close second with 1320 votes.

The event will took place at the Petitcodiac Arena this past Sunday which started with the opening of the RBC Shot accuracy game at noon. One of the lucky participant will win a signed Steven Stamkos Jersey courtesy of RBC, this is to be named soon! The on ice portion opened with a Skate with the Cats from 1 - 2:15PM. The Competition started at 2:30 with a presentation from RBC to the Salisbury/Petitcodiac Minor Hockey Association for $1000. This money will be used to help support the association with the cost of new jerseys and supporting the costs of running a minor hockey association. Also courtesy of RBC the Salisbury Petitcodiac IP Canadians won the Ultimate Wildcats experience which includes a practice with the cats, tickets to a game and a tour of the Wildcats facilities. The Mayor of Petitcodiac Jerry Gogan also made a special presentation to local resident Greg Lane. Greg was given a safety light and safety flag for his bike which was donated by Mikes Bike Shop in Dieppe.

The Wildcats split into two teams, Team White/Team Red. The teams were comprised of:

TEAM WHITE

Matt Cooling

TEAM RED

Fabian Joseph

#2 Brayden Wood

#3 Jonathan Racine

#7 Mark Tremaine

#8 Conor Garland

#15 Jonathan Narbonne

#19 Allain Saulnier

#21 Alex Saulnier

#26 Dmitrij Jaskin

#55 Danick Emond

#94 Christophe Lalonde

#29 Cole Holowenko

#4 Jacob Sweeney

#9 Ryan Penny

#10 Phillipe Danault

#12 Stephen Johnson

#22 Ivan Barbashev

#24 Kyle Haas

#43 James Melindy

#44 Lucas Batt

#48 Ross Johnston

#67 Yannick Veilleux

#31 Alex Dubeau

They participated in 7 on-ice games:

Fastest Skater - Winner Mark Tremaine

Shot Accuracy - Winner Ross Johnston

Rapid Fire - Team White

Puck Control Relay - Team Red

Hardest Shot - Winner Yannick Veilleux (92 mph)

Shoot Out - Conor Garland

Relay Race - Team White

The competition wrapped up around 4PM with Team Cooling (White) defeating team Joseph (Red) 18-8. A special thank you to all of the people in Salisbury, Petitcodiac and surrounding villages for winning the voting competition and supporting the event so well!

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