Thunderbirds open quarterfinal on the road in Blind River

NEWS RELEASE
NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
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The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Saturday the game schedule for its upcoming quarterfinal series between the No. 3 seeded Blind River Beavers and the No. 6 Soo Thunderbirds.

With 7 p.m. start times slated for each contest, the best-of-seven affair will commence Thursday at the Blind River Community Centre.

The Beavers will also host Game 2, which goes Saturday, March 22.

From there, the series switches to John Rhodes Community Centre in Sault Ste. Marie for the third and fourth match-ups, that will be held Sunday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 25.

A fifth game, if necessary, will be held back in Blind River on Thursday, March 27, while a sixth meeting, should it be required, is slotted for Saturday, March 29 in the Soo.

If a Game 7 is needed, that will be played on Tuesday, April 1, with the Beavers serving as the home side.

All NOJHL playoff contests will be streamed live, and on demand, via FLOHockey.tv, the league’s official broadcast partner.

NOJHL quarter-final
Soo Thunderbirds vs. Blind River Beavers
Best-of-seven series

Game 1: Thursday, March 20 @ Blind River 7 p.m. (Blind River Community Centre)
Game 2: Saturday, March 22 @ Blind River 7 p.m. (Blind River Community Centre)
Game 3: Sunday, March 23 @ Sault Ste. Marie 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 4: Tuesday, March 25 @ Sault Ste. Marie 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 5*: Thursday, March 27 @ Blind River 7 p.m. (Blind River Community Centre)
Game 6*: Saturday, March 29 @ Sault Ste. Marie 7 p.m. (John Rhodes Community Centre)
Game 7*: Tuesday, April 1 @ Blind River 7 p.m. (Blind River Community Centre)
*-if necessary

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