Sr. A Knights double up Miners 8-4 in home-opener
Channeling his inner Gordie Howe, Sr. A Blackstone Knights forward Randon MacKinnon had a goal, an assist, and a fight – all in the first period of Friday’s home-opener at a packed Al MacInnis Sports Centre.
November 12, 2025
-by Bill Dunphy
Senior hockey is back in Inverness County – and hockey fans are eating it up!
There had to be close to 600 people at the Al MacInnis Sports Centre on Friday, creating a party-like atmosphere for the home-opener of the Cape Breton West Blackstone Knights.
“It was special, walking into the rink with my gear, pretty emotional,” said Knights captain Keenan Gillis. The last time he did that for a 60-minute full contact game was in 2017 when the Cape Breton West U18 Major Islanders won the national championship, the Telus Cup.
