MONCTON, N.B. – It was a big night for the MacKinnon family of Summerside on Wednesday.
Brothers Ryan and Carson MacKinnon scored goals for their respective teams.
Ryan registered a goal and two assists for the UPEI Panthers in a 6-4 road loss to the Moncton Blue Eagles in an Atlantic University Sport men’s hockey contest.
Ryan is averaging a point a game with nine points – three goals and six assists – in nine regular-season games.
UPEI is 2-6-1 (won-lost-overtime losses), and hosts the UNB Varsity Reds (7-0-1) at the Bell Aliant Centre on Saturday at 7 p.m. Bedeque native Gardiner MacDougall is head coach of the Varsity Reds, and Kinkora native Charlie Cameron is an assistant with UNB.
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Meanwhile, Carson netted his third goal of the season for the Rimouski Oceanic, who dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Val-d’Or Foreurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
Carson, who has five points in 15 regular-season contests, opened the game’s scoring at 11:21 of the first period.
The Oceanic is 9-4-2.
Ryan and Carson are the sons of John and Mona MacKinnon.
