Mounties prepare for playoff series against Norwich

Mounties Report with George LeGresley

The PJHL hockey regular season has concluded and the Paris Mounties ended up with a 5-32-2-2 record ended in 6th place

They are now in a playoff series against the Norwich Merchants. The word around the division is that the Mounties have improved since the beginning of the season and will be a contending team moving into next season.

In past matches this season, the Norwich Merchants team has beaten the Mounties in all every meeting, including last Saturday at the Brant Sports Complex. The Mounties had brilliant moments in that game, however with both of their roster goalies substituted by a midget level goalie, who had never played in Junior C action, combined with being short some of their regular skaters, it was a safe bet that the Merchants had the advantage.

Tuesday night the Mounties practiced with a full squad and they looked sharp skating hard, making good passes and being aggressive on offense. This team, comprised of rookies, played game 1 last night in Norwich (final details were not available as of press deadline).

The series returns to home ice action at the Brant Sports Complex tonight at 7:30 pm. Game three goes back to Norwich on Sunday and game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 at 7 pm in Paris. The challenge they face will be difficult, but if they follow the coaches' tactics and communicate with each other on the ice and bench, there might be a win or two or more in this series.

U9 MD has some fun in Niagara Falls

Nothing brings a team closer than a weekend long tournament! The U9 MD team, sponsored by Desjardins, travelled to Niagara Falls March 3-5 to compete in a tournament. During their first game against Amhersburg, they tied 2-2. In their second game against North London, they lost 3-1. They faced a tough Lambeth quad next and lost 81. They finished the weekend out with a 3-3 tie against Ingersoll in their fourth game. The team finished 3rd overall in their group. Submitted photos