Saints Ravage The McCoys For 9-3 Win

by Mike Marasco

A night after a hard-fought battle In Dundas, the Real McCoys and St. Catharines Saints did battle once again, this time in the Garden City at the Merritton Centennial Arena. On this night, both teams would have a player scoring a hat-trick, Mackenzie Wood for Dundas and Justin Back for the Saints, with Brack getting the game winner.

Wood got the McCoys on the board 68 seconds into the contest, but from there it pretty much all St. Catharines the rest of the way. Travis Houle, Guy Manco and David Pacan all scored to take a 3-1 lead with Manco and Pacan scoring 23 seconds apart. Wood closed out the scoring in the first period with his second of the game.

The Saints would have a four-goal outburst in the second period, giving them a lead that they would not give up. Brack got his first of the game 46 seconds into the period to make it 4-2. It remained that way until the later stages of the frame when Jordan Wilson scored at 13:30. Cody Freeman then extended the St. Catharines lead to 6-2 before Brack notched his second of the period with 2:44 left to go in the period.

Wood and Brack each would complete their hat tricks in the final period with Brendan Guignard also collecting a goal for the Saints in the third, making the final 9-3.

The win by St. Catharines brings them to 4-5-0-0 on the season, moving them past Cambridge into fourth place by two points.

Trevor Micucci stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced in the Saints net on Saturday while Mike Mole took the loss for Dundas. He would allow nine goals while facing 58 shots.

St. Catharines plays a pair of game next week before the holiday break. They will take on the Wentworth Gryphins at the Harry Howell Arena on Thursday December 18th starting at 7:30pm. They conclude the 2025 portion of the schedule on Saturday December 20th when they make their first visit to Stoney Creek to face the Tigers starting at 6:30pm. For the McCoys, they limp into the break on a two-game losing streak. They will next take to the ice on Friday January 9th against Stoney Creek.

Upcoming Games
Thursday December 18
St. Catharines at Wentworth - 7:30pm

Friday December 19
Stoney Creek at Cambridge – 8:00pm

Saturday December 20
St. Catharines at Stoney Creek – 6:30pm

--- Holiday Break ---

Saturday January 3
Wentworth at St. Catharines – 7:30pm

Friday January 9
Stoney Creek at Dundas – 7:30pm

Saturday January 10
St. Catharines at Stoney Creek – 6:30pm

Follow the Allan Cup Hockey League social media on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Bluesky.

For more information contact Allan Cup Hockey Commissioner Rick Richardson at 905-328-4727 or email: rickystar911@outlook.com