The Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League senior ‘A’ playoffs are underway and the Tweed Oil Kings are facing the West Carleton Rivermen in the West Division semifinals.
West Carleton won the best-of-three series opener 5-4 on Saturday, March 5 at the Nick Smith Centre in Arnprior.
The Oil Kings will host Game 2 on Saturday, March 12 at the Tweed Community Centre. Game time is 1 p.m.
If necessary, Game 3 will also be played in Tweed on Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m.
WEST CARLETON 5 TWEED 4 (West Carleton leads best-of-three series 1-0)
1st periodÂ
WC Riley Poirier (Zack Rheaume, Alex Hulford) 1:38
WC Blake Forslund (unassisted) 3:00 SH
TWE Corbin Crawford (Dan Atkinson) 14:45 PP
WC Ryley Egan (unassisted) 15:58 SH
TWE Darren Doherty (Geordie Nelson, Andrew Rhynold) 16:34 PP
2nd period
TWE Murray Free (Doherty, Rhynold) 15:27
3rd period
WC Poirier 2 (Stephen Blunden) 3:23
TWE Jesse Douglas (Devin McCann, Braeden Allore) 11:12
WC Stephen Blunden (Rheaume) 11:42