NOJHL announces Cubs – Gold Miners quarter-final series schedule

SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Thursday the game schedule of its upcoming quarter-final playoff series between the No. 1 Greater Sudbury Cubs vs. the No. 8 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners.

Each game of the best-of-seven affair is slated to commence at 7 p.m.

With the Cubs’ regular venue, Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex, unavailable to them for the series, Greater Sudbury will play their home contests at T.M. Davies Community Centre & Arena in nearby Lively, Ont.

It will commence there Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 with Games 1 & 2.

The series will then shift to Joe Mavrinac Community Complex in Kirkland Lake for Games 3 & 4 on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24.

Should a Game 5 be required, it goes Thursday, March 26 back at T.M. Davies.

If Game 6 is needed, it will be held Saturday, March 28 at Joe Mavrinac.

Then, should a Game 7 be necessary, it is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 at T.M. Davies.

All NOJHL playoff games will be streamed live on the league’s official broadcast partner, FLOHockey.tv.

NOJHL quarter-final

No. 1 Greater Sudbury Cubs vs. No. 8 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Best-of-seven series

Game 1: Thursday, March 19 @ Sudbury 7 p.m. (T.M. Davies Arena)
Game 2: Friday, March 20 @ Sudbury 7 p.m. (T.M. Davies Arena)
Game 3: Monday, March 23 @ Kirkland Lake 7 p.m. (Joe Mavrinac Community Complex)
Game 4: Tuesday, March 24 @ Kirkland Lake 7 p.m. (Joe Mavrinac Community Complex)
Game 5*: Thursday, March 26 @ Sudbury 7 p.m. (T.M. Davies Arena)
Game 6*: Saturday, March 28 @ Kirkland Lake 7 p.m. (Joe Mavrinac Community Complex)
Game 7*: Tuesday, March 31 @ Sudbury 7 p.m. (T.M. Davies Arena)

*-if necessary

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