Then There Were Four

Thier are now Four teams left to battle it out for the Schmalz Cup after Amherstview defeated Uxbridge last night. It now sets up the Semi Finals which both start Friday night.

Norwich Merchants vs Essex 73's

Regular Season Record:
Norwich 24-7-5, 1st in Niagara West, Niagara League Champs.
Essex 39-0-1, 1st in Great Lakes South Division, Great Lakes League Champs

Playoff Record:
Norwich 12-4, 7-2 at home, 5-2 on road.
Essex 12-1, 7-0 at home, 5-1 on road.

Key Players:
Norwich
Chad Barclay 7-19-26
Sean McLeod 10-11-21
Cody Vinnai 12-4, 1.69 GAA, 92.4 SPCT, 3 SO

Essex
Mike Dobric 7-13-20
Tanner Gallant 7-12-19
Brendan Robitaille 10-1, 2.19 GAA, 89.6, 2 SO

Series Outlook:
Look for Norwich to continue what they have done all during this playoff run, shut down the other teams best line, Norwich will be the best defensive team that Essex has played all year. Essex has a good defence as well but hasn't looked as air tight as it did during the regular season.

Norwich will win this series in 7 games.


Alliston Hornets vs Amherstview Jets

Regular Season:
Alliston Hornets 40-2, 1st in Georgian Mid Ontario League, Georgian Mid Ontario Champs.
Amherstview Jets 29-8-3, 2nd in Empire B League, Empire B League Champs

Playoff Record:
Alliston 12-2, 6-1 at home, 6-1 on the road.
Amherstview 12-3, 5-2 at home, 7-1 on the road.

Key Players:
Alliston
Kyle McDowell 5-18-23
Ryan Algar 8-14-22
Breton MacKinnon 6-2, 2.21, 90.2, 1 SO
Troy Doswell 6-0, 3.43, 85.6

Amherstview
Marshall Hubband 11-9-20
Brent Gilmour 6-12-18
Brennan Hoy 6-2, 3.38, 90.0
Zach Desousa 6-1, 2.66, 92.5, 1 SO

Series Outlook:

Alliston easily disposed of the Western League Champs Walkerton in 4 games, while Amherstview took 6 games to dispose of Uxbridge. Alliston has the better defence, and is better offensively. Amherstview pulled off a upset against Napanee to win the Empire League so don;t count them out.

Alliston in 6

Alliston-Amherstview Schedule

Game 1- Friday April 3 Amherstview at Alliston 7:30 pm
Game 2- Sunday April 3 Alliston at Amherstview 4:00 pm