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If not Omnicron-then Ole Man Winter
Ole Man Winter continues to interfere
This is the final weekend of the regular season of the 2021-2022 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Season and the unrelenting Ole Man Winter refuses to provide teams with a break as they try to position each other in as Best a Position possible entering the playoffs scheduled to begin March 1.
With snow pounding in certain parts of Nova Scotia and travelling conditions anything but ideal, the Capstone Colts and East Hants Penguins and the Pictou County Scotians and Port Hawkesbury Strait Pirate Games have been postponed for tonight. The Scotians and Port Hawkesbury will make up their game on the final night of the regular season Monday night in the Strait. The Colts and East Hants have had to be cancelled. The only game now being played tonight is Eskasoni and and Antigonish in Antigonish at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, a total of five games are on the schedule with the Colts in Sackville for a huge game with the Blazers. If the Colts can maintain their eight-game winning streak and make it nine wins in a row, they could lock-down first place depending on how Sackville and Brookfield make out Monday night in Sackville. With the Omnicron Break and the uneven number of games being forced upon teams because of the 2 month break and Ole Man Winter, the division standings are being decided by winning percentage. The top two teams in each division will earn first round-byes into the division semi-finals while the other eight teams will each play a Best-of-Five Mini Division series to see who advances. Other games Saturday have East Hants travelling to Windsor for a game with the Valley Maple Leafs, Liverpool hosting Brookfield, Pictou travelling to Eskasoni and the Jr. Bulldogs in Cumberland.
Sunday’s action will see Membertou in Pictou, Port Hawkesbury in Eskasoni and cumberland finishing a home and home with Antigonish.
The regular season concludes Monday night with brookfield in Sackville, the earlier mentioned game between Pictou and Port Hawkesbury plus another make-up game being played between Eskasoni and Membertou. All games will be critical in determining playoff pairings.