The Ontario Junior Hockey League’s East Conference championship series will be a neighbourhood battle.
The Trenton Golden Hawks (1) face the Cobourg Cougars (5) beginning Friday night in Trenton..
It’s a 41-minute drive on Hwy. 401 along the Lake Ontario shore between the home rinks, the Cobourg Community Centre and Duncan McDonald Community Gardens in Trenton.
The schedule was released this afternoon:
Friday, April 5, in Trenton, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 7, in Cobourg, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9, in Trenton, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10, in Cobourg, 7:30 p.m.
*Friday, April 12, in Trenton, 7:30 p.m.
*Sunday, April 14 in Cobourg, 3:30 p.m.
*Tuesday, April 16, in Trenton, 7:30 p.m.
* if necessary
Cobourg advanced to the third round of the playoffs by defeating the St. Michael’s Buzzers (2) 5-3 in Game 7 of their series at St. Michael’s College School in Toronto Tuesday. OJHL regular season scoring champion Trevor Hoskin was in on all five Cobourg goals, scoring two and assisting on the other three. The Niagara commit leads the league’s postseason points race with 25.
Trenton swept the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in four games in their second-round series.
The schedule for the West Conference final in the 2024 Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs was released Monday.
The expansion Leamington Flyers (3) will meet the defending champion Collingwood Blues (1) in the best-of-seven series beginning Friday night in Collingwood.
The schedule:
Friday, April 5, 7 p.m. in Collingwood
Sunday, April 7, 6:10 p.m. in Leamington
Tuesday, April 9. 7 p.m in Collingwood
Thursday, April 11, 7:10 p.m. in Leamington
*Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m. in Collingwood
*Monday, April 15, 7:10 p.m. in Leamington
*Wednesday, April 17, 7 p.m. in Collingwood
*if necessary
Collingwood defeated Oakville and Leamington ousted Milton, in five games apiece, in their second-round series.
Teams are competing in the Nutrafarm Championship series for the Buckland Cup and a berth in the Centennial Cup in Oakville this May.
