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67′s On Brink Of Elimination Heading Home Tonight

After a lost trip to Barrie in which Ottawa lost both games, the 67′s return home to face the Colts on Friday night in a must win situation. Tuesday’s 5-2 loss put the 67′s in a hole, and Thursday’s devastating 3-2 setback put their back against the wall.  They must win three straight against a [...]

67′s Drop Game 2 in Heartbreaking Fashion – Double Overtime

The Ottawa 67′s played 40 good minutes in Game 2.  Unfortunately they were the last 40 in a game that lasted for just about 90 minutes.  Barrie captain Colin Behenna scored the winner, a shot that Petr Mrazek got most, but not all of, and it trickled over his pad and into the net at [...]

67′s Impress in 5-1 Round Two Opener Against Colts

I thought this series was going to be a run and gun, high scoring affair.  For the first 28 minutes of the opener, I was beginning to think I was dead wrong.  Then the floodgates opened, and for one side they kind of stayed that way. Petr Mrazek was the star of the first half, [...]

OHL – First Round Recap & 2nd Round Preview

The OHL first round of playoffs is over, and the field has been cut in half.  Although most series went according to form, there was a minor upset and a couple of teams were extended further than expected.   MY PREDICTION ACTUAL RESULT WINDSOR vs LONDON LDN in 6 LDN in 4 GUELPH vs PLYMOUTH [...]

ROUND 2 PREVIEW & PREDICTION – BARRIE VS OTTAWA

The Ottawa 67′s and Barrie Colts both went 6 games in their respective first round series, and ended on the same night.  Both clubs will have 3 days rest before locking horns in what could prove to be an epic playoff series for the ages as there isn’t much difference between the two clubs.   [...]

67′s Eliminate Pesky Bulls, Prepare for The Colts

They say you are never in trouble in a playoff series until you lose at home.  Unfortunately for the Belleville Bulls, that game came at a time when there was no room for error. Tyler Toffoli scored twice, once in the second and again in the third, after Belleville took a 1-0 lead to eliminate [...]

67′s Play Most Complete Game at The Most Opportune Time, On Brink of Advancing

Certain players on the Ottawa 67′s needed to step up in game 5 if the 67′s were going to have any hope of advancing to the next round.  Mission accomplished.  The 67′s played their best all-around game of the series and were rewarded with a 5-2 win and a 3-2 series lead. Shane Prince scored [...]

67′s Now In Best Of 3 With The Bulls

Let me preface this post by saying that I didn’t seeGame 4 nor did I listen to it live.  I am focusing solely on the summary and the game highlights after the fact. Ottawa has let Belleville back in this series, losing both road games in Overtime, and they have done it in completely different [...]

Pivotal Game 4 Tonight for Ottawa 67′s

The Ottawa 67′s will host the Belleville Bulls on Friday night, that much is for sure.  What has yet to be decided, is whether that game 5 will see the 67′s with an opportunity to close out the series, or if they will be trying to regain a series lead. The Bulls host game 4 [...]

Belleville Gets Back in Series On Home Ice

A strong contingent of 67′s fans made the trek to Belleville to provide a loud boistrous cheering section, and for 45 minutes we were a pretty happy bunch. However, the 67′s let a 2 goal 3rd period lead slip away and lost the game 14 seconds into overtime. After a scoreless first period the Bulls [...]