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Alliston will meet Port Hope in Jr. C semi-final

April 7, 2016   ·   0 Comments

The Alliston Hornets will meet the Port Hope Panthers in the semi-final round of the Schmalz Cup Junior C provincial playoffs.

The Hornets advanced to the next round after eliminating the Kincardine Bulldogs in five games in the quarter-final round.

That series began with a 4-3 Alliston win in game one on March 24.

Game two saw the Hornets win 3-1.

The Hornets shut-out the Bulldogs 4-0 in game three and were poised to take the series in a sweep before they hit a roadblock in game four.

In that game the Kincardine squad suddenly took command of the game scoring three goals in the space of one minute and three seconds and won 4-3 to keep the series alive.

The teams returned to Kincardine for game five and the Hornets ended he series with a 4-1 win on Bulldogs home ice.

It was the first time the two teams have met in the Schmalz Cup playoffs.

Port Hope representing the Empire B League won their quarter-final round over the Port Perry Mojacks who play in the Central Ontario League in a series that went four games.

The Panthers will bring the Hornets some real competition in this round.

During the regular season Port Hope had 34-5-1 record and finished in first place in the Empire B League.

Game one of the Alliston / Port Hope series took place Wednesday (Apr. 6) night in Alliston with results not available at press time.

The series will go to Port Hope for game two on Friday, April 8, then return to Alliston on Sunday, April 10, for game three.

Game four will be in Port Hope on Tuesday, April 12.

If necessary, the series will be back in Alliston on Friday, April 15 for game five.

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