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Alliston Hornets end season after 7-6 loss to Stayner Siskins in Game 6

April 9, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The Alliston Hornets are done for the season after taking a 7-6 overtime loss to the Stayner Siskins in Game 6 of their North Carruthers Division championship series.

The final game took place at the New Tecumseth Recreation Centre in front of a huge crowd on Wednesday, April 1.

The Hornets had a good year, leading the league for most of the season until they were eclipsed by the Stayner Siskins late in the season.

Stayner finished in first place in the division by a single point.

In the playoffs, the Hornets eliminated the Huntsville Otters in four games in the quarter-final round. They went on to dispatch the Orillia Terriers in the semi-finals in a series that also went four games.

The Siskins eliminated the Innisfil Spartans and the Midland Flyers during playoffs. Both of those series ended in a Stayner sweep in four games.

That set up the Division final between Alliston and Stayner.

The final championship series was expected to be a tough battle between two evenly matched teams, and fans were treated to some really good hockey when the championship series got underway.

Game 1 of the series took place on March 19 and ended with the Hornets winning 6-1. The final score gave Alliston fans hope that the Hornets would dominate the series.

However, the Siskins fought back and tied the series after a 4-2 win in Game 2.

Game 3 of the series turned into a disaster for the Hornets in the days that followed it. The game took place in Stayner on March 26.

After the Hornets won 7-5, Stayner filed a protest with the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL). 

Due to a clerical error, a player was missed on the game sheet for that game. The PJHL determined the Hornets had an illegal player on the ice.

The Hornets were issued a forfeit, and the Siskins were awarded the win.

That gave Stayner a 2-1 lead in the series.

Stayer had a 3-1 lead after winning 7-2 in Game 4.

Alliston kept the series alive with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 5 on March 29 in Stayner.

The series was back in Alliston for Game 6 on April 1.

The Hornets need a win to move the series to a seventh game for a final showdown.

It turned into one crazy night as the teams traded the lead.

Alliston fans were shocked when the Siskins took a 3-1 lead by the midway mark in the first period.

Nick Lamont scored his second of the night late in the period to make it a 3-2 game.

The second period started with a Stayner goal at 50 seconds into the period.

The Hornets came alive, scoring four goals to tie it up, then went ahead 6-4.

Second period Hornets goals came from Duncan Grube, Gunner Kirk, Will Millington, and Adam McKillop.

With one period left to go and a two-goal lead, Alliston fans felt confident going into the final period that the Hornets would maintain the lead.

That confidence evaporated when Stayner scored at 14:48 into the period, then tied the game with 3:12 remaining on the clock to force overtime.

The Hornet’s season ended when Stayner scored at 12:15 into the overtime period for the 7-6 win to claim the Division championship.

Eight teams are now remaining in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.

Conference finals will start this week, with the winning teams advancing to play for the provincial Schmalz Cup.

In the North Conference, the Siskins will be up against the Fergus Whalers.

The East Conference final will pit the Frankford Huskies against the Uxbridge Bruins.

In the South Conference, the Dundas Blues will face the Tavistock Braves.

The West Conference will have the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs against the Lakeshore Canadiens.

The conference championships will take about two weeks to complete, with the four championship teams advancing to the semi-final round of the Schmalz Cup playoffs. 

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