Essex in a clean sweep


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April 11, 2025

How sweep it is! Essex 73’s are the undisputed champions of the Western Conference of the Provincial Jr. C Hockey League.

The 73’s swept the Petrolia Flyers out of the third round of the playoffs in convincing fashion on Wednesday, skating to a decisive 6-2 road victory.

No less than six players — Gabe Barrette, Carter Dembinski, Travis Rivest, Santiago Jimines, Matthew Crawford and Gabe Piccolo — had two point outings for Essex, which got 33 saves from Adrian McBride.

Essex outscored Petrolia by a whopping 30-5 margin in taking the series in four straight.

Travis Rivest