The St. Mary’s Knights opened the 2026-2027 Sault Ste. Marie Boys’ High School Hockey season on Sunday, November 1st, with a 3-1 victory over the Korah Colts at the John Rhodes Centre.

The Knights got off to a quick start in the opening period, scoring twice in a short span to take an early 2-0 lead. Connor Bishop opened the scoring at 6:43 of the first period with his first goal of the season, assisted by Tucker Bennett.

Just six seconds earlier, Nolan Lesperance had found the back of the net for St. Mary’s, recording an unassisted goal for his first of the season and giving the Knights a two-goal advantage.

The Colts responded in the second period, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Marciano Cranston scored his first goal of the season at 11:36, with Max Vommaro and Devon assisting on the play, bringing Korah back within one goal heading into the final period.

St. Mary’s added some insurance in the third period to restore its two-goal lead. At 6:07, Lesperance scored his second goal of the game and second of the season on the power play, with Matthew Circelli picking up the assist to make it 3-1.

The Knights held on for the remainder of the contest to secure the opening-day victory. Aaron Juma tended goal for St. Mary’s, while Siran Foltz-Sikorski took the loss for Korah.

With the season underway, both teams will return to the ice later this week for their next regular-season contests.

The Knights will face the White Pines Wolverines on Wednesday, November 4th, with a 3:30 p.m puck drop at the John Rhodes Centre.

Meanwhile, the Korah Colts will take on the CASS Huskies on Friday, November 6th, at the John Rhodes Centre, with puck drop scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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