With 8 points in his final 5 regular-season games, Bedford’s Coen Miller showed his goal-scoring pedigree and helped push ⁦Saint John Sea Dogs⁩ into the ⁦QMJHL⁩ playoffs. Acquired from ⁦Phœnix de Sherbrooke⁩ in December, the rookie scored 20 points in 31 games with SJ. 1/…

“The enjoyment of the game, for me, is back,” says 18U AAA Truro Bearcats shortstop/catcher Seth MacPherson, playing back home this summer after multiple years on the road with Baseball Nova Scotia provincial teams. “It’s been super cool just to be back home.” Nova Scotia 17U Selects 🇨🇦 CoachPhil

“I know there are a lot of people who would never have thought that I could play university hockey,” says Thunderwolves Hockey recruit Tim Porter, the Nova Scotia D-man from The MHL champion Miramichi Timberwolves and previously Blizzard Edmundston and Truro Junior ‘A’ Bearcats. U SPORTS Hockey U SPORTS

Amherst native and Beaver Baseball commit Reece MacDonald and his previously unbeaten Truro Bearcats reached semifinals of Baseball Nova Scotia national 18U AAA eliminations. In the final, Hammonds Plains defeated Tri-County to qualify for nationals Aug. 15-18 in St. John’s, N.L. College Placement Guys

As fitting hockey names go, it’s hard to beat Cohen Pictou of the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. The match is reminiscent of when Wheaton King played with his hometown Brandon Wheat Kings about 15 years ago. Weeks Crushers The MHL Brandon Wheat Kings Western Hockey League CB West Islanders U18 Hockey Club High Button NSU18MHL

“It’s been nothing short of spectacular,” Mo Tolba says of the Halifax Wanderers FC U21 International Summer Series. “For a lot of us, this is our first big experience of playing in front of a large set of fans and to be able to do that at the Wanderers Grounds is a dream.” Soccer Nova Scotia

Maritime prospects Liam Kilfoil, Owen Conrad & Lane Sim beat the Vegas heat at ⁦RSG Hockey⁩ camp. Kilfoil & Conrad headed to ⁦Hockey Canada⁩ U18 tryouts in Calgary. ⁦Halifax Mooseheads⁩ ⁦Charlottetown Islanders⁩ ⁦Sarnia Sting⁩ ⁦Hockey Nova Scotia⁩ ⁦Monad ⨀⁩

“I’ve always been a huge Wanderers fan and now to get the opportunity to play in front of the home fans with that badge on my chest is a very special moment for me.” — Mo Tolba

“They tell you to pack for as if you’re making the team. Don’t just pack for three days. Bring everything and be prepared to make the team. I’m obviously going there to make the team, so I’m packing as if I’m going to (stick).” Owen Conrad on Hockey Canada U18 camp. Charlottetown Islanders

⁦“You’ve got to make an impression with whatever you do, whether that’s hard work or skill, scoring goals or playing physical. I think I can do a little bit of all that,” said ⁦Halifax Mooseheads⁩ F Liam Kilfoil, who scored 2G in first game at ⁦Hockey Canada⁩ U18 camp.

“I know everybody didn’t think we would win or qualify (for 22U nationals), but I knew we had the guys. We’ve got a lot of heart. … Our guys play the game right and they work hard.” — Pictou County Albions 22U coach Chris Hatchard. Baseball Nova Scotia Baseball Canada 🇨🇦⚾️ Baseball Canada National Championships

“Baseball is growing, not just in Truro and Dartmouth, but in all of Nova Scotia. A lot of kids from Nova Scotia are going out West to go play (prep school) ball. It’s good for the game in Nova Scotia.” — John Decoste Carter Higgins Baseball Nova Scotia Baseball Canada National Championships Baseball Canada 🇨🇦⚾️

“Two very long days, and exhausted coaches, but the boys are ready to go,” said ⁦Nova Scotia 17U Selects 🇨🇦⁩ coach Chris Munroe after ⁦Baseball Nova Scotia⁩ reps finally arrived in Fort McMurray, Alta., after travel delays at multiple stops en route to Canada Cup. ⁦Baseball Canada National Championships⁩

⁦Nova Scotia 17U Selects 🇨🇦⁩ regularly faced ⁦Baseball Nova Scotia⁩ 22U and senior teams to ready for the Baseball Canada Cup. “We competed very well with older players and top teams all summer,” said coach Chris Munroe. “Our overall record was 21-14 and we went 5-4 in the senior league.”

“My whole life, the thing that’s helped me the most is my work ethic. I think I do a good job of just outworking people.” — Liam Kilfoil, the lone Maritime-born player with ⁦Hockey Canada⁩ in U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at Edmonton. Canada faces ⁦USA Hockey⁩ in semifinals.

Both ⁦Hockey Canada⁩ goals come from Maritime-based players, ⁦Liam Kilfoil⁩ of ⁦Halifax Mooseheads⁩ and Caleb Desnoyers of ⁦Moncton Wildcats⁩, as Canada defeats Czechia 2-1 in gold-medal game at the U18 #HlinkaGretzkyCup 📸 Jonathan Kozub/Hockey Canada Images

After playing parts of three seasons in ⁦QMJHL⁩, 19-year-old D ⁦Alexis Jacques⁩ has decided not to attend ⁦Charlottetown Islanders⁩ training camp. Recovering from off-season surgery, he’s excited about playing a key role with ⁦Blizzard Edmundston⁩ of ⁦The MHL⁩.

“It’s exciting to see what we can do this year. I’m not sure what the expectations were beforehand, but they’re definitely going to be higher than they were expected to be a few weeks ago, after all these acquisitions.” — Liam Welsh on the ⁦Truro Junior ‘A’ Bearcats⁩ influx of talent.