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Friday, March 7, 2008

News of Note from the OHL

I was going to title this ‘Inside the “O”’ but Rogers Television uses this title for an intermission segment during televised OHL games so I thought I should use something different. You know, the whole copyright thing, even though no one really reads this blog.

The Ontario Hockey League’s regular season is quickly coming to an end with only two more weekends of hockey to play. Last night, the Peterborough Petes clinched a playoff berth by defeating the Kingston Frontenacs 6-4. That loss by Kingston also helped the struggling Ottawa ‘67’s clinch a playoff spot. The only thing left to be decided is the playoff matchups.

- The Kitchener Rangers have clinched first place in the league and is looking to tie a franchise record 52 wins tonight at home against the Soo Greyhounds.

- The Oshawa Generals retired Eric Lindros’s number prior to last night’s shootout loss to Mississauga Majors.

- The Generals have a 12-11 record (OT and SO losses are included in the 11 losses for simplicity) since the trade deadline and are still struggling to find line combinations. With only 6 games left for them this season, it could be a short playoff run for them unless they can figure something out, and fast.

- The Belleville Bulls need three points to clinch top spot in the Eastern Conference (one win and one loss by Oshawa will work too).

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