{"id":22271,"date":"2018-11-22T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T15:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=22271"},"modified":"2018-11-22T10:29:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T15:29:52","slug":"varsity-saints-off-to-a-roaring-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/varsity-saints-off-to-a-roaring-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Varsity Saints off to a roaring start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The varsity St. Andrew\u2019s Saints are picking up right where they left off on the ice.<br \/>\nThe division-one squad bowled through the competition in the first weekend of CISAA action, going a perfect 3 \u2013 0 against their league rivals.<br \/>\nOpening the independent league season Wednesday against Upper Canada College, the two finalists of last year\u2019s CISAA Championship never saw eye-to-eye in a 5 &#8211; 1 drubbing by St. Andrew\u2019s, who threw over forty shots at the UCC net. Christian MacDougall led the way with a pair of goals.<br \/>\nFriday had the Saints back home at Labrier Arena to face off against Nichols School, where the Saints once again took it to their opponents early in a 6 \u2013 0 win.<br \/>\nMerrimack College commit Mark Hillier posted a three-point effort, while Brendan Bowie, Campbell Clarke, and Matthew Steinburg also found the back of the net.<br \/>\nWrapping up the weekend against Ridley College on Saturday, an early lead was once again the factor in a 4 \u2013 2 win with Bowie and Devlin O\u2019Brien getting on the board in the first period.<br \/>\nJack Agnew scored in the second, while Clarke potted his second goal of the year early in the final frame.<br \/>\nThe trio of wins brings the Saints\u2019 full record including exhibitions this season to nine wins and zero losses, never conceding more than three goals in a single game. It\u2019s a hot start for the winners of the last six CISAA trophies.<br \/>\nA trip to Boston to face off against the prestigious Belmont Hill School kicks off this weekend to begin a long road trip, before the Saints return to LaBrier Arena on Dec. 8 to host Shattuck St. Mary\u2019s of Minnesota, the alma mater of NHLers Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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