KALK NETS TWO FOR RANGERS
Corey Kalk netted a pair of goals and added an asists as North York took a 1-0 lead over Oakville, while Keegan Wilson pitched a shutout for Georgetown in their opener versus Toronto Lakeshore.
North York 4 vs. Oakville 1 (North York leads series 1-0)
(pictured, Corey Kalk of North York stretches for the puck to score the empty net goal while being chased by Oakville's Stefan Leblanc - photo credit: Tim Bates/OJHL Images)
Named to the OJHL 2nd All-Star Team earlier in the day, North York Rangers forward Corey Kalk continued his stellar play during game one of the club's South-West quarter-final series versus the Oakville Blades. Kalk would pot a 1st period power play marker, add an empty netter and add an assist to be named the game's 3rd Star during North York's 4-1 victory. Netminder Jason Pucciarelli would stop 33 Oakville shots to earn 1st Star honours, while Adam Valadao notched a goal and an assist to be named 2nd Star. Taylor Pryce would score a power play goal late in the 1st period that proved to be the game winner, while defenceman Luke Laidlaw scored the only goal for the visitors. Game two in the series goes Friday night in Oakville at 7:30pm.
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Georgetown 2 vs. Toronto Lakeshore 0 (Georgetown leads series 1-0)
In an extremely tight-checking afffair that would see no scoring through the first two periods of play, the Georgetown Raiders opened on home ice with a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Toronto Lakeshore Patriots. Leading the way for the Raiders was late-season acquisition Keegan Wilson, who stopped all 29 Patriots shots that he faced to earn his first OJHL playoff shutout and be named 2nd Star of the Game. Midway through the 3rd period, Jacob Bauchman, named 1st Star, broke the deadlock and Steve Hladin added an empty netter for the victory. Patriots netminder Joseph Pianta stopped 26 Raiders shots and was named 3rd Star for his efforts. Game two in the best-of-seven series goes Friday night at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke with an 8:00pm puck drop.
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