The
Minor Midget Red Devils will face the York Simcoe Express who finished first in
the West ETA Division and were 27-6-1 in regular season while the Devils were
28-5-3 and the winner is off to the OMHA’s in March.
The season series was tied with each team winning the game in their own barn but both of these games were played in September and early October.
The playoff series is structured in a way that doesn’t favour a slow start to the game or to the series as it is a best of five format. The defensive core of the Red Devils will be up against the top scorer in the league and he has the ability to change the game on his own. Our defensive core was extremely successful at slowing down the top player on the Kingston Jr Frontenacs in the prior series thus allowing a quick series end in favour of the Devils.
In order to win the series the Red Devils will need to play the style of hockey that facilitates offensive opportunities within the defensive structure, win the one-on-one battles, win every shift, every period and our best players need to be at their best; all 17 of them.
The games are as follows in the York Simcoe Express Series:
Thursday Feb 16th @ 9m in Aurora
Sunday Feb 19th @ 3pm in Madoc
Monday Feb 20th @ 7:30 in Aurora
Saturday Feb 25th @ 2om in Madoc (if necessary)
Sunday Feb 26th @ 6pm in Aurora (if necessary)
Monday Feb 27th @ 7pm in Madoc (if necessary)