Defending champions looking to stay perfect on the season
October 27th, 2020 The defending champions AsiaXPAT Kowloon Warriors will be looking to stay perfect on the 2020-21 season as they take on the HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons at Mega Ice this Thursday, October 29th at 10:00pm. The last time these two teams faced each other it didn’t bold well for the Tycoons, in fact the 5-3 loss at the hands of the Warriors back on July 2nd knocked them out of the 2019-20 playoff race. The Tycoons will need to step up things as they are coming off an opening night loss to the Aces by the score of 7-3.
Warriors continue their winning ways on opening night
October 22nd 2020 In the second game of the double-header, and a rematch of the 2019-2020 Championship game, the AsiaXPAT Kowloon Warriors managed to continue their winning ways, while holding on to defeat the Scotiabank South China Sharks 4-3. David Belluche lit the lamp twice for the Warriors, and goaltender Ashley Bock turned away 30 of 3 shots-on-goal in the victory. In the losing effort, league newcomer Patrik Hammaren scored two points. The three stars of the game: 1. Warriors, David Belluche, 2 goals 2. Sharks, Patrik Hammaren, 1goal + 1 assist 3. Warriors, Connor Quinn, 1 assist
Aces off to a fast start with a 7-3 win over the Tycoons
October 22nd, 2020 The Manulife Macau Aces got off to the right start for the 2020-21 regular season with a convincing 7-3 win over the HKBN Hong Kong Tycoons on opening night. Two new faces for the Aces this year lead the scoring touch with Tyler Doherty and Jesse Lussier combining for 7 points (2 goals and 5 assists). The Aces lead from the start and had periods leads of 2-1 and 4-1. Three time scoring champion Lucas Eshleman netted two goals early the third to make it interesting but the Aces were simply too much and eventually outscored the Tycoons 3-2 in the third period. Liam Moorfield-Yee, backbone of the Aces between the pipes for many years now picked up the win with 21 saves while Emerson Keung of the Tycoons stopped 29. The three stars of the game: 1. Aces - Jessie Lussier, 1 goal + 2 assists 2. Aces - Tyler Doherty, 1 goal + 3 assists 3. Tycoons - Lucas Eshleman, 2 goals
CIHL 2020-21 Opening Night
October 19th, 2020 This Thursday, October 22nd is the Opening Night for the CIHL 2020-21 season. This year is very special as it marks the 10th anniversary of the CIHL of the league which started back in 2011. All teams will looking good in their ‘New Colors’… jerseys are proudly made by JOG Athletics, the official jersey supplier of the CIHL. The first game of the night features Jonathan Szychta and his Hong Kong Tycoons going up against the league new intern Jesse Lussier and the Macau Aces, game time is 8:30pm. The second game of the night is a rematch of last year championship finals between Jordan So and his South China Sharks against the ‘Champions’ Kowloon Warriors, bame time is 10:00pm.
CHG Internship program 2020-2021
October 19th, 2020 Jesse Lussier is part of the 2020-2021 China Hockey Group (CHG) intern program. Jesse recently graduated from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where he was an assistant captain for the men’s varsity hockey team for the past three years. Prior to joining the Dalhousie Tigers, Jesse played for the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). While at Dalhousie, Jesse was recognized as an Academic All-Canadian in 2019 and 2020 and from 2016-2019 was awarded the Varsity Hockey Athletic Award. Jesse’s coaching experience includes volunteering with Nova Scotia Minor Hockey, while he has also interned in the front office of the Halifax Mooseheads. Jesse joins Gary Lawrence and Excelsior Capital Asia as a Private Equity analyst. He will be in a research and evaluation role assisting mostly the Vietnam team to find potential investments. He will also be assisting in the raising of additional capital to the firm. Jesse will also play in the CIHL. Welcome to Hong Kong!