FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Truro, N.S. (March 13, 2023) – With the completion of the 2022-23 regular season tonight, the Metalfab MHL Cup Playoffs get started on Friday, March 17th on three fronts. In the Eastlink North, the top-seed Edmundston Blizzard host the Miramichi Timberwolves, while the defending league champion Summerside Western Capitals host the Campbellton Tigers. In the Eastlink South, the regular season champion Yarmouth Mariners are home to the Pictou County Weeks Crushers on Friday, while the Truro Bearcats host the Valley Wildcats in Game 1 of their semi-final series on Sunday.
Stay tuned to the MHL’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for playoff previews and more as eight teams battle for the Metalfab MHL Cup. The full semi-final schedules are as follows (seed in bracket):
Eastlink North Semi-Final: (1) Edmundston Blizzard vs (4) Miramichi Timberwolves
Game 1 – Friday, March 17th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Game 2 – Sunday, March 19th, 3:30 p.m. – Miramichi Civic Centre
Game 3 – Wednesday, March 22nd, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Game 4 – Friday, March 24th, 7 p.m. – Miramichi Civic Centre
Game 5 – Sunday March 26th, 3 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Game 6 – Tuesday, March 28th, 7 p.m. – Miramichi Civic Centre
Game 7 – Thursday, March 30th, 7:30 p.m. – Centre Jean Daigle
Eastlink North Semi-Final: (2) Summerside Western Capital vs (3) Campbellton Tigers
Game 1 – Friday, March 17th, 8 p.m. – Credit Union Place
Game 2 – Saturday, March 18th, 8 p.m. – Credit Union Place
Game 3 – Thursday, March 23rd, 7 p.m. – Campbellton Memorial Civic Centre
Game 4 – Friday, March 24th, 7 p.m. – Campbellton Memorial Civic Centre
Game 5 – Monday, March 27th, 7 p.m. – Credit Union Place
Game 6 – Wednesday, March 29th, 7 p.m. – Campbellton Memorial Civic Centre
Game 7 – Friday, March 31st, 7 p.m. – Credit Union Place
Eastlink South Semi-Final: (1) Yarmouth Mariners vs (4) Pictou County Weeks Crushers
Game 1 – Friday, March 17th, 7 p.m. – Mariners Centre
Game 2 – Sunday, March 19th, 7 p.m. – Pictou County Wellness Centre
Game 3 – Tuesday, March 21st, 7 p.m. – Mariners Centre
Game 4 – Thursday, March 23rd, 7 p.m. – Pictou County Wellness Centre
Game 5 – Sunday, March 26th, 7 p.m. – Mariners Centre
Game 6 – Monday, March 27th, 7 p.m. – Pictou County Wellness Centre
Game 7 – Wednesday, March 29th, 7 p.m. – Mariners Centre
Eastlink South Semi-Final: (2) Truro Bearcats vs (3) Valley Wildcats
Game 1 – Sunday, March 19th, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 2 – Monday, March 20th, 7 p.m. – Kings Mutual Century Centre
Game 3 – Wednesday, March 22nd, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 4 – Friday, March 24th, 8 p.m. – Kings Mutual Century Centre
Game 5 – Sunday, March 26th, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
Game 6 – Tuesday, March 28th, 7 p.m. – Kings Mutual Century Centre
Game 7 – Thursday, March 30th, 7 p.m. – Rath Eastlink Community Centre
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Media Contact:
James Faulkner
Director of Communications
Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)
jfaulkner@themhl.ca