All three local minor hockey teams that qualified for the All-Ontario finals are under the gun this weekend.
The Drayton Defenders Juvenile team is in the best position of the three, with a record of 1-1-1 heading into game four of its OMHA final series with the Ridgetown Rebels, set for 8pm on March 28 at the PMD arena.
Drayton took its first loss of the series by a 7-2 count on March 23. Game five will be played in Ridgetown at 7pm on March 29 and game six, if needed, would be at 7pm on March 30 in Palmerston.
The Drayton Pee Wee Rep team is down 2-0 in its series with Woodville, after losing 4-2 in Woodville on March 22 and 6-0 in Drayton on March 23. The series continues in Woodville on March 28 at 8:30pm and returns to Drayton, if needed, for game four on March 29 at 3:30pm.
Further games, if needed are scheduled for March 30 in Woodville at 2:30pm and March 31 at 8:30pm in Palmerston.
The local Atom Rep squad, which is also playing against Woodville, is also behind 2-0 in its series. The Atoms lost 4-2 in Woodville on March 22 and 3-2 in Drayton on March 23.
The series continues in Woodville on March 28 at 7pm and returns to Drayton, if necessary, on March 29 at 2pm. Further games, if needed are scheduled for March 30 in Woodville at 1pm and March 31 at 7pm in Palmerston.
