Goals galore, but some heartbreak for PEC Kings

There were goals galore for the U11s this weekend while the U15s continued their pattern of breaking hearts late in Prince Edward County Minor Hockey Association action.

The Tim Dainard Electric U11 Kings didn’t spare the offence this weekend as they potted 17 goals over a two game span and took three of a possible four points over the weekend.

Emmett Engelsdorfer had three goals in two games this weekend for the U11 Tim Dainard Electric Kings.

On Saturday in Wellington, the Kings had an 8-7 lead into the final minute of play but couldn’t quite quell the visiting Centre Hastings Grizzlies.

Madoc’s Leif McDermott’s first of the game with just 24 seconds left squared the affair at 8-8 and the contest stood as a draw.

Captain Emmet Cameron paced the Kings attack with a hat trick while Mason Mitchell notched a pair. Dax Clark, Emmett Engelsdorfer and Maxx Benson also lit the lamp for the locals.

Reuben Hebert had his best day ever as a King, notching seven assists and leading the points parade for Prince Edward County.

Benson (2), Mitchell (2), Kaius Collinge and Lennix Bulley also picked up helpers. Even Kings starting goalie Mason Vanhaarlem got in on the act, picking up his first assist of the season.

On Sunday, the Kings didn’t stop with the scoring in a 9-2 drubbing of the Bolts in Brighton.

Mitchell tacked on a pair of goals as did Engelsdorfer and Benson.

Cameron, Clark, and Lincoln Hanthorn also bulged twine for the Kings.

Assists went to Cameron (2), Engelsdorfer, Hebert and Zach Rice.

Evie MacDonald picked up the win in net.

Evie MacDonald picked up a win in Brighton on Sunday.

The U11 Tim Dainard Electric Kings are back in action this weekend with three games in three days. After travelling to Campbellford on Friday and Loyalist on Saturday, the squad is at home in Picton on Sunday for a 2 p.m. puck drop with the visiting Bancroft Jets.

For the second straight weekend, the U15 Heidelberg Materials Kings proved to be heartbreakers and scored a nice comeback against the Leafs in Orno.

A day after being whitewashed by Frontenac, the Kings looked to be in danger of being blanked for a second straight game.

Down 3-0 at the start of the third, Preston Ellsworth set up Zach Lucas in the opening minute of the final stanza to get the Kings on the board.

Just under three minutes later, Austin Dayton and Lucas had a hand in Nolan Rand’s goal at 11:39 to bring the Kings to within one.

The Leafs extended their lead at the nine minute mark but the Kings were undeterred. Lucas once again fed Rand for the winger’s second of the game to close the gap to 4-3.

With under a minute left in the contest, Elliott van der Bij set up Dayton for a game tying goal and the Kings escaped the Orno Arena and Community Centre with a point in tow. Goaltender Marco Scime earned the decision in the Kings’ cage.

The U15 Heidelberg Materials Kings are back home this weekend in Wellington, hosting Stirling at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Otonabee at 12 on Sunday.

Riley Davidson and the U15 Heidelberg Materials Kings played comeback in Orno on Sunday, erasing a three goal deficit in the third period to tie the Leafs 4-4.