Essex in a clean sweep
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