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Jr A Flyers secure playoff berth

February 18, 2015   ·   0 Comments

They’ve got the little ‘x’ beside their name in the Ontario Junior Hockey League standings meaning the Orangeville Junior A Flyers officially have their spot in the playoffs.

The Flyers have 52 point after their weekend loss to North York making them the number seven seed out of the eight teams from the South and West Divisions that will playoff on the opening round.

With one game left on the regular season schedule the most they can top out this year is with 54 points, and it’s a great step forward for the Club who had a dismal last season but rebounded this year with a new coach, Jamie Caruso, and a much improved record. After the weekend the Orangeville team has 24 wins behind them.

Monday’s game against the North York Rangers brought out one of the best crowds of the season as many people took advantage of the Family Day holiday to watch the afternoon game.

After going down 2-0 in the first period, the Flyers lit up the scoreboard in the second period when Kosta Likourezos made good on a penalty shot with less than a minute remaining in the period.

Likourezos tied the game in the third period when he scored his second goal on a powerplay opportunity at 1:34 into the frame.

Neither team could score and they returned for an overtime period. From there it was a dogfight to get the sudden death goal.

After a scoreless overtime period, the teams returned for a second OT period. The game ended when the Rangers scored at 1:15into the action.

The Flyers will return for their final regular season home game this Saturday, February 21, when they will host the Buffalo Jr. Sabres at the Alder Street arena.

Game time is 7:00 p.m.

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