The Milton Menace are out of the OJHL playoffs.
They were on the ropes heading into the game on Thursday night. Down 2-1 in the second round series, the Menace went into Leamington to get a big win over the Flyers.
It was all Leamington in the game. The Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. They took that lead into the first intermission.
In the second period, the Menace failed to get on the board. They would go into the final frame down 2-0.
Not much changed from there! Leamington continue to find the back of the net, while the Menace struggled to get into a groove. Milton would lose game four 4-0, and they’d find themselves down 3-1 in the series.
In net for game four was Forbes Andersen. He had a busy night, facing 36 shots, stopping 32 of them for an .888% save percentage.
This meant that the Milton Menace were facing elimination on Saturday, March 30th.
Game five was held at the Milton Memorial Arena. 972 people attended the game to see if the boys could move on.
The first period was completely scoreless, with Milton leading the game in shots, 10-7.
Leamington was able to break the seal, scoring the lone goal in the second period. Milton was down 1-0 heading into what could be their final period of their season.
Ivan Fabjan would tie the game five minutes into the third period. His 2nd goal of the OJHL playoffs was assisted by Tristan Tremble and Johnathon Mead. However, the Flyers would get one back, and then score again before the end of the game. Leamington beat Milton 3-1, winning the series 4-1.
In net for the Menace in their final game was Glen Crandall. He stopped 21 of 23 shots he faced, giving him a .913% save percentage.
The Milton Menace end their franchising record setting season with a second round playoff exit. The Flyers will go on to play the Collingwood Blues in the OJHL West Conference Finals.
Congratulations to the Milton Menace organization for another successful season, and hopefully next year they can bring home the big one!
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