Thursday, December 29, 2011

OJHL NORTH TO FACE CCHL IN SEMI-FINAL

Press Release

The OJHL North Division All-Stars will face the CCHL Robinson Division All-Stars after falling 1-0 to the NOJHL All-Stars in the final round-robin game.

In a defensive battle, NOJHL netminders Ken Appleby and Jean-Philippe Fecteau stopped all 22 shots they faced to combine for the shutout and teammate Nick Esposito scored the game-winner early in the 1st period en route to the victory.

For a full game summary, CLICK HERE.

The OJHL North finished 2nd in Pool 'B' and will now face the 1st place CCHL Robinson Division All-Stars from Pool 'A' in one semi-final with puck drop at 12:30pm.  The other semi-final will see the CCHL Yzerman Division All-Stars, who finished first in Pool 'B', meet the QJAAAHL All-Stars, game time is 2:30pm.  The two winners will meet in the first-ever Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge championship game beginning at 7pm.

Congratulations to all members of the OJHL East, South and West Division All-Star Teams for a tremendous effort the last two days and best of luck to the North in their semi-final match-up tomorrow.


(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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