Round one of the MJHL Playoffs begin this weekend for the OCN Blizzard. After a big road weekend for the Blizzard they have climbed into 3rd place and will meet the 6th placed Winnipeg Blues in the round 1, Best of 7 Series. (Read more…)
The two clubs played 6 outstanding regular season meetings, to match up in the first round should make for a great series. Head to Head, OCN won 4 of 6 meetings but were outscored by the Blues 21 to 20.
Head to Head Matchups:
Fri Oct 7th Winnipeg Blues-3 @ OCN Blizzard-4
Sat Oct 8th Winnipeg Blues-2 @ OCN Blizzard-3
Sat Dec 17th OCN Blizzard-2 @ Winnipeg Blues-5
Sun Dec 18th OCN Blizzard-5 @ Winnipeg Blues-7
Sun Jan 15th Winnipeg Blues-2 @ OCN Blizzard-3
Wed Feb 22nd OCN Blizzard-3 @ Winnipeg Blues-2
MJHL Bracket:
SERIES A – 8. NEEPAWA NATIVES vs 1. STEINBACH PISTONS |
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Mar 10 |
Neepawa Natives |
at |
Steinbach Pistons |
7:30 pm |
|
Mar 12 |
Steinbach Pistons |
at |
Neepawa Natives |
6:30 pm |
|
Mar 14 |
Neepawa Natives |
at |
Steinbach Pistons |
7:30 pm |
|
Mar 17 |
Steinbach Pistons |
at |
Neepawa Natives |
7:30 pm |
|
Mar 18 |
Neepawa Natives |
at |
Steinbach Pistons (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
|
Mar 20 |
Steinbach Pistons |
at |
Neepawa Natives (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
|
Mar 22 |
Neepawa Natives |
at |
Steinbach Pistons (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
|
SERIES B – 7. VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS vs 2. WINKLER FLYERS |
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Mar 10 |
Virden Oil Capitals |
at |
Winkler Flyers |
7:30 pm |
Mar 12 |
Winkler Flyers |
at |
Virden Oil Capitals |
7:00 pm |
Mar 14 |
Virden Oil Capitals |
at |
Winkler Flyers |
7:30 pm |
Mar 16 |
Winkler Flyers |
at |
Virden Oil Capitals |
7:30 pm |
Mar 17 |
Virden Oil Capitals |
at |
Winkler Flyers (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
Mar 19 |
Winkler Flyers |
at |
Virden Oil Capitals (if necess) |
7:00 pm |
Mar 21 |
Virden Oil Capitals |
at |
Winkler Flyers (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
SERIES C – 6. WINNIPEG BLUES vs 3. OCN BLIZZARD
Mar 10 |
Winnipeg Blues |
at |
OCN Blizzard |
7:00 pm |
Mar 11 |
Winnipeg Blues |
at |
OCN Blizzard |
7:00 pm |
Mar |
OCN Blizzard |
at |
Winnipeg Blues |
|
Mar |
OCN Blizzard |
at |
Winnipeg Blues |
|
Mar |
Winnipeg Blues |
at |
OCN Blizzard (if necess) |
|
Mar |
OCN Blizzard |
at |
Winnipeg Blues (if necess) |
|
Mar |
Winnipeg Blues |
at |
OCN Blizzard (if necess) |
|
SERIES D – 5. PORTAGE TERRIERS vs 4. SELKIRK STEELERS
Mar 10 |
Portage Terriers |
at |
Selkirk Steelers |
7:30 pm |
Mar 12 |
Selkirk Steelers |
at |
Portage Terriers |
6:30 pm |
Mar 14 |
Portage Terriers |
at |
Selkirk Steelers |
7:30 pm |
Mar 15 |
Selkirk Steelers |
at |
Portage Terriers |
7:30 pm |
Mar 17 |
Portage Terriers |
at |
Selkirk Steelers (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
Mar 20 |
Selkirk Steelers |
at |
Portage Terriers (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
Mar 21 |
Portage Terriers |
at |
Selkirk Steelers (if necess) |
7:30 pm |
As OCN Blizzard fans will note, dates of games 3 through 7 of the Blizzard and Blues series have yet to be finalized. Locations have been decided but dates and times are still to be determined.
Leading Scorers:
OCN:
# |
PLAYER NAME |
BY |
P |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
14 |
’98 |
F |
55 |
36 |
18 |
54 |
|
7 |
’96 |
F |
60 |
19 |
35 |
54 |
|
24 |
’96 |
D |
48 |
23 |
25 |
48 |
|
10 |
’97 |
F |
54 |
14 |
29 |
43 |
|
37 |
’00 |
F |
55 |
11 |
20 |
31 |
|
12 |
’97 |
F |
56 |
17 |
13 |
30 |
|
20 |
’96 |
D |
57 |
7 |
23 |
30 |
|
17 |
’96 |
D |
57 |
7 |
22 |
29 |
|
4 |
’97 |
D |
59 |
6 |
23 |
29 |
|
11 |
’96 |
F |
18 |
7 |
18 |
25 |
Winnipeg:
# |
PLAYER NAME |
BY |
P |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
21 |
’97 |
F |
59 |
30 |
37 |
67 |
|
19 |
’96 |
F |
54 |
16 |
29 |
45 |
|
17 |
’97 |
F |
51 |
23 |
20 |
43 |
|
18 |
’96 |
F |
57 |
18 |
23 |
41 |
|
20 |
’98 |
F |
49 |
15 |
23 |
38 |
|
22 |
’97 |
F |
56 |
11 |
23 |
34 |
|
14 |
’96 |
F |
49 |
11 |
17 |
28 |
|
11 |
’97 |
F |
52 |
13 |
10 |
23 |
|
10 |
’97 |
F |
54 |
11 |
11 |
22 |
|
24 |
’96 |
F |
39 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
Every OCN Blizzard playoff game will be broadcasted on 102.9 CJAR and thepasonline.com. Pre game shows start 15 minutes prior to puck drop!
Heading into the playoffs the OCN Blizzard have been playing great hockey since the calendar flipped from 2016 to 2017. The OCN Blizzard are 13-2-1 in their last 16 games. Since New Year’s Day, OCN went 8-4 in January, 8-2 in February, and 1-0-1 in March.
For the Winnipeg Blues, they’ve been struggling as of late as they’ve dropped their last 4 games and barely hung onto 6th in the MJHL. They roll into the playoffs with a 27-27-6 record on the season. Winnipeg went 4-7 in February, and 0-1-1 in March.