CALEDONIA ‑ The Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs are well on their way to sweep the Niagara Falls Canucks in the GOJHL Jr. B Conference Semi-finals after taking Game #1, 7-3, Game #2, 5-2 and Game #3, 8-1. What should be the series will be played at the Gale Centre. That is Tuesday night, which will miss our deadline.
The series began March 16 in Caledonia with a 7-3 win with six different Caledonia shooters finding twine. After taking a 2-0 first period lead with goals by Daniel Volpe and Quentin Makaimovich. The Canucks answered with a pair of goals by Matthew Marsden to tie it up. Makaimovich connected on a powerplay to take a 3-2- lead by the end of the period.
Blake Luscombe, Tait Seguin and Tyler Hill took control of the second period, which ended with Caledonia leading 6-2. Corey Pawley made it 7-2 in the third before Niagara completed the scoring at 7-3. Mark Sinclair earned the win in the Caledonia goal.
Friday night in Niagara, Corey Pawley and Matthew Hore put the Corvairs ahead, 2-0 after 20 minutes, but Niagara’s Marsden and Zack Lansfield evened the score at 2-2 in the second frame.
Pawley had a big game scoring all three Caledonia goals for a five-point night to secure the 5-2 Game #2 win.
Then it was back to Caledonia for Game #3 which was never in question, almost from the opening face-off. Niagara scored first on a powerplay at 2:59 but that would be the only time they beat Sinclair. Davis Brown and McCartney created a 2-1 first period lead.
Hore scored twice, while Makaimovich and Matt McCartney built a 6-1 second period advantage and Blake Luscombe and Mitchell Fitzmorris added third period goals for the 8-1 final.
Although not the blowout the Corvairs swept the Pelham Panthers, Caledonia finds itself one win away from their second sweep. As stated earlier, that game is in Niagara, Tuesday night.
Should Niagara win Game #4, Game #5 will be played back in Caledonia, Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m.
