March 19, 2010
Semi Finals reaching climax!
March 19, 2010
The South Muskoka Shield and Deseronto Storm both secured their 3rd victories in their respective Best of Seven Semi-Finals on Thursday, setting up the possibility of a Russell Cup Final rematch.
The Shield defeated the Storm 4 games to 2 in last year's championship series, becoming the first team other than the Ratters to take the GMHL title.
Those same Rattlers now have their backs to the wall, and after winning game 1 in Gravenhurst, have watched the Shield take a stronghold in the series after 3 straight wins, and a 3-1 series lead, including a 3-2 win in Bracebridge in Game 4.
Deseronto comes home for game 6 after a 4-0 shut out of the first place Bobcats in Elliot Lake, and can go to the Final with a win in Game 6 back in Deseronto.
Next games in both series take place Saturday night, with the Rattlers facing the Shield back in Bracebridge, the Shield's temporary home for the duration of the playoffs due to arena construction in Gravenhurst, and Elliot Lake making the long trek to Deseronto, where they split games 3 and 4.
Game 6 for the Rattlers-Shield would take place Sunday in Bradford, and Game 7 in the Bobcats-Storm series would take place Monday night in Elliot Lake. Both games, of course, are if necessary.
The Shield defeated the Storm 4 games to 2 in last year's championship series, becoming the first team other than the Ratters to take the GMHL title.
Those same Rattlers now have their backs to the wall, and after winning game 1 in Gravenhurst, have watched the Shield take a stronghold in the series after 3 straight wins, and a 3-1 series lead, including a 3-2 win in Bracebridge in Game 4.
Deseronto comes home for game 6 after a 4-0 shut out of the first place Bobcats in Elliot Lake, and can go to the Final with a win in Game 6 back in Deseronto.
Next games in both series take place Saturday night, with the Rattlers facing the Shield back in Bracebridge, the Shield's temporary home for the duration of the playoffs due to arena construction in Gravenhurst, and Elliot Lake making the long trek to Deseronto, where they split games 3 and 4.
Game 6 for the Rattlers-Shield would take place Sunday in Bradford, and Game 7 in the Bobcats-Storm series would take place Monday night in Elliot Lake. Both games, of course, are if necessary.