SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Monday the game schedule for its upcoming quarter-final series between the No. 4 seeded Timmins Rock and the No. 5 ranked Soo Thunderbirds.
Each match-up in the best-of-seven set will feature 7 p.m. start times.
It will commence Friday with Game 1 at McIntyre Arena in Timmins.
The Rock will also host Game 2 Saturday, back at ‘The Mac.’
From there, the series shifts to John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie for Games 3 and 4, which go Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25, respectively.
If required, Game 5 is slated for Friday, March 27 in Timmins.
Should a Game 6 be necessary, the teams will face-off Sunday, March 29 at John Rhodes.
Then, if it goes the distance, a deciding Game 7 would be contested on Tuesday, March 31, with McIntyre Arena serving as the venue.
All NOJHL playoff games will be streamed live online, via the league’s official broadcast partner, at FLOHockey.tv.
NOJHL quarter-final
No. 4 Timmins Rock vs. No. 5 Soo Thunderbirds
Best-of-seven series
Game 1: Friday, March 20 @ Timmins 7 p.m. (McIntyre Arena)
Game 2: Saturday, March 21 @ Timmins 7 p.m. (McIntyre Arena)
Game 3: Tuesday, March 24 @ Soo 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 4: Wednesday, March 25 @ Soo 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 5*: Friday, March 27 @ Timmins 7 p.m. (McIntyre Arena)
Game 6*: Sunday, March 29 @ Soo 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 7*: Tuesday, March 31 @ Timmins 7 p.m. (McIntyre Arena)
*-if necessary
Photo credit: Thomas Perry / Timmins Daily Press
