11/02/2026
Islanders rally four times, edge Matrix 7-6 in overtime
NORTH RUSTICO - James Walsh scored from Nash Myers at 9:14 of overtime to cap a four-time comeback, and the U15 AAA Islanders beat the Mid-Isle Matrix 7-6 on Sunday night at Eliyahu Wellness Centre.
Walsh finished with two goals. The Islanders trailed on four separate occasions and answered each time.
Walsh opened the scoring on the power play at 3:04 of the first, with Laurent Bader assisting. Mid-Isle then scored three straight, from Colston Wood, Harrison MacLean and Wood again, to lead 3-1 before Levi Jay pulled the Islanders within one at 11:15.
Samson MacLennan tied it 3-3 on the power play at 2:26 of the second, with Cooper Jones setting him up. MacLean put the Matrix back in front on a power play of their own, and Bryce Myers answered from Caden Biech at 11:41 to make it 4-4. Shane Chen put Mid-Isle ahead again, and Oliver Crozier, with Mason MacDonald assisting, tied it 5-5 at 15:25.
Gage Boyko gave the Matrix a 6-5 lead at 8:24 of the third. Biech tied it unassisted at 12:21 to send the game to overtime, where Walsh finished it with Myers assisting.
Jack MacDonald made the saves the Islanders needed in a back-and-forth game. Walsh was voted Dog of the Game by his teammates.
For Mid-Isle, Wood and MacLean each scored twice, and Peyton Logan started in goal.