SENS EARN SPLIT

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The Senators opened the tournament against the top seeded Hurricanes and gave the host team everything they could handle but in the end fell victim to penalty trouble enroute to a 4-1 loss. With the score tied at one with seven minutes to go, the Hurricanes capitalized on their 6th powerplay of the game to put Western up 2-1 and  added two emptry net goals for good measure sending the  Senators to an 0-1 start. The Sens had 1 powerplay of their own.

Nolan King had a hatrick in game two as the Senators upset the 4th seeded, and well rested,  Valley Wildcats 5-2 .The win gives the Senators a 1-1 record heading into day two.

In other games it was the Halifax Hawks 8 Breton Cougars 2, and the  Bedford Barons 4 Bubba Rays Gulls 0,