It's not difficult to go to a Mt. A. football game, it's only half an hour down the road..........in many ways, Mt. A. is a "Moncton" university.
The attraction of the hockey game was Kirill Kabanov, not the Lewiston (Maine) Maniacs. This was his first game as a Wildcat, with the Wildcats just having won an IIHF arbitration with a Russian Kontinental League team. He is projected to go in the top five in the NHL draft this year. In many ways, this was more of a one-of-a-kind event than the football game.
You can rest assured that as far as
professional CFL football is concerned, there would be no competition with the Wildcats. I love the Wildcats but you do have to have your priorities straight. In a head-to-head conflict I would go to the football game.
Moncton is a sports crazy city, we have the third highest attendance in the QMJHL, behind only Quebec City and Halifax. So far this year, the average attendance at Wildcats games is over 5200, just slightly behind Halifax.
In any event, the hockey game was great. Moncton won 2-0. Kabanov did not disappoint. He scored the game winning goal and was named the first star. He is obviously gifted and probably will be up there with Ovechkin and Malkin when he develops. Interestingly, the game was a showcase for the Wildcats up and coming stars. Brandon Gormley scored the other goal and Louis Domingue got the shutout.
Both Kabanov and Gormley are expected to be first rounders in the NHL draft. There is also a school of thought that Domingue might be as well.
Go 'Cats!!!!!!