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Vol. 14 No. 13
April 9, 2026
73’s down two games in playoffs
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Photo: A disastrous night for the 73's as Anthony D’Arienzo scores for Rockland by G.J. the sportsguy Into Rockland on Monday evening for the first battle of the playoffs didn’t show the positive result as Kemptville fell 4 to 2 in front of over 1200 fans. The initial salvo was fast paced, punishing twenty two hundred foot end to end action with full blanket heavy forechecking with consistent mauling after play stoppage that remained scoreless. At :32 in the middle frame, Mavrick Brunet catching Rylan Donovan on a tilt for Rockland ice breaker. Nicholas Voisey on to the tape of Anthony D’Arienzo in the slot for his first goal and rifled it past Kayden Newton at 8:21 for the tie. Extra man for Rockland when Gabriel Le Houillier for the tie breaker at 11:24 . Game winner for the Nationals at 16:34.
The last twenty miler the 73’s tried to claw back out of the hole on a 5 on 4 at 15:22 when Travis Ouellette went main street with Anthony D’Arienzo to put them within one. Kemptville pulled Donovan at 19:26 for extra man, and Rockland capitalized with insurance ENG at 19:32. Disagreement between the Kemptville bench and referee caused a ten minute GM time out to the coach at 20:00. Rockland outshot Kemptville 39 to 26 with 1/4 PP to 1/5 PP. Saturday night was a fiasco, as Rockland continued their physical chippy intimidation forechecking to down Kemptville 5 to 1. Rockland rang the bell when Dinis combined with Jeremy Belleau driving the net through outstretched Rylan Donovan to start the
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flood. Brunet glided over the middle to Gabriel Le Houillier PPG crashed the cage with a man advantage at 8:04. Belleau to chase Rylan Donovan at 8:45 for Keegan Carswell to finish out the period. The second stanza erupted into a UFC fight night at the sound of the buzzer with sin bin free for all after the officials lost total control of the contest, with 63 minutes being assessed and the 73’s top snipers neutralized that ensured a comeback in jeopardy. Gabriel Le Houillier PPG notched his second on a power play behind Keegan Carswell at 17:57. Over 1,100 fans witnessed the final frame continuation of slap shot calamity until Mattias Cote at 16:42 to continue the bleeding. The 73’s with man advantage came on strong af-
ter William St. James on the line to Anthony D’Arienzo PPG with a razzmatazz behind Kayden Newton to diminish his SO at 18:07. At 20:00 marker Kemptville was awarded with another 10 minute GM infraction as per previous game. Rockland outshot Kemptville 33 to 21 with 2/7 PP to 1/5 PP.. Hockey with EDGE.... see you around the wall.
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