Sunday, March 7, 2010

AJHL Announces Round Two Playoff Schedule

Press Release

March 5th, 2010 – The Alberta Junior Hockey League announced today the complete schedule for Round Two of the 2010 AJHL Enerflex Cup Playoffs.

The Okotoks Oilers received a first round bye as the South Division Champion in the 2009-2010 regular season. The Oilers will meet the Canmore Eagles in Round Two of the AJHL Playoffs. The Eagles defeated the Olds Grizzlys to advance to the South Division Semi-Final versus the Oilers. Okotoks finished the regular season with 80 points and a record of 5-0-1-0 over the Eagles. The Eagles were sixth overall in the South Division with 60 points in the regular season.

The Camrose Kodiaks advanced to Round Two after a victory over the Calgary Royals in Game Five of the best-of-five first round series on March 4th. The Brooks Bandits will now face the Kodiaks after eliminating the Calgary Canucks in the opening round of the 2010 AJHL Playoffs. The Kodiaks were 2nd overall in the South Division with 75 points, while the Bandits were fifth with 61 regular season points. The Kodiaks and Bandits split the regular season with records of 3-2-0-1 against one another in 2009-2010.

AJHL South Division Schedule – Divisional Semi-Finals

Okotoks Oilers (1) vs. Canmore Eagles (4)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 7, 2010 Okotoks Oilers 7:00 PM
Game 2 March 8, 2010 Okotoks Oilers 7:00 PM
Game 3 March 10, 2010 Canmore Eagles 7:00 PM
Game 4 March 11, 2010 Canmore Eagles 7:00 PM
Game 5* March 13, 2010 Okotoks Oilers 7:00 PM
Game 6* March 15, 2010 Canmore Eagles 7:00 PM
Game 7* March 17, 2010 Okotoks Oilers 7:00 PM

Camrose Kodiaks (2) vs. Brooks Bandits (3)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 7, 2010 Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Game 2 March 8, 2010 Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Game 3 March 10, 2010 Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
Game 4 March 11, 2010 Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
Game 5* March 13, 2010 Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM
Game 6* March 15, 2010 Brooks Bandits 7:00 PM
Game 7* March 17, 2010 Camrose Kodiaks 7:30 PM

The Alberta Junior Hockey League previously announced the North Division schedule listed below:

AJHL North Division Schedule – Divisional Semi-Finals

Spruce Grove Saints (1) vs. Bonnyville Pontiacs (4)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 6, 2010 Spruce Grove Saints 7:00 PM
Game 2 March 7, 2010 Spruce Grove Saints 7:00 PM
Game 3 March 9, 2010 Bonnyville Pontiacs 7:30 PM
Game 4 March 10, 2010 Bonnyville Pontiacs 7:30 PM
Game 5* March 12, 2010 Spruce Grove Saints 7:00 PM
Game 6* March 14, 2010 Bonnyville Pontiacs 6:00 PM
Game 7* March 16, 2010 Spruce Grove Saints 7:00 PM

Grande Prairie Storm (2) vs. Fort McMurray Oil Barons (3)

Game # Date Home Team Time

Game 1 March 8, 2010 Grande Prairie Storm 7:30 PM
Game 2 March 9, 2010 Grande Prairie Storm 7:30 PM
Game 3 March 11, 2010 Ft. McMurray Oil Barons 7:30 PM
Game 4 March 12, 2010 Ft. McMurray Oil Barons 7:30 PM
Game 5* March 14, 2010 Grande Prairie Storm 7:30 PM
Game 6* March 16, 2010 Ft. McMurray Oil Barons 7:30 PM
Game 7* March 18, 2010 Grande Prairie Storm 7:30 PM

* If necessary

Divisional cross over will begin in Round Three as the remaining four teams are re-seeded as per their regular season winning percentage (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3) . The AJHL will grant home ice advantage to the Division Champions throughout the 2010 AJHL Playoffs.

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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