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Eight teams remain in battle for Junior C Schmalz Cup

April 10, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart

The battle for the 2025 Junior C Schmalz Cup is underway with eight teams in the first round of playoffs in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. 

The Alliston Hornets failed to make the cut this year after losing to the Orillia Terriers in the North Carruthers Division championship series.

Alliston was the first-place team in the division for almost the entire season, taking only two losses this year.

In the final series, the Terriers came alive and won the series in five games. The final game took place on March 28 and ended not long after the game went into overtime.

Orillia scored just 26 seconds into the overtime period for a 6-5 win in this year’s Division championship title.

The Terriers are now up against the Hanover Barons in the North Conference Final in the first round of the Schmaltz Cup playoffs.

After three games, the Barons are leading the series 3-1.

The East Conference Final has the Napanee Raiders up against the Clarington Eagles.

Clarington finished the regular season as the first-place team in the East Orr Division with a 36-7 record.

Napanee finished in second place in the East Tod Division after another upset where they eliminated the first-place Frankford Huskies in six games.

Napanee is leading that series 2-0.

In the South Conference Final, the New Hamburg Firebirds are leading the Grimsby Peach Kings after three games. 

Both teams finished in second place in their Division this season.

The Firebirds are a surprise entry this year. They finished second in the regular season, but the South Doherty Division had an upset when the fourth-place Wellesley Applejacks managed to knock out the first-place Norwich Merchants in the second round of the Division playoffs.

New Hamburg won over Wellesley in the Division Final.

The West Conference Final has the Essex 73s up against the Petrolia Flyers.

Essex finished in first place in the West Stobbs Division with a 37-5 record.

Petrolia won the West Yeck division finishing the regular season with a 29-14 record.

The 73s are leading that series 2-0.

The latest date the Conference finals can wrap up is April 17. 

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