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Cape Breton High School Hockey League set to begin playoffs on Tuesday

Daniel Young of the Memorial Marauders, middle, works his way into the offensive zone as he’s watched by Pierce Hutchings of the Glace Bay Panthers during Cape Breton High School Hockey League action at the Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney earlier this season. The Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs begin on Tuesday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Daniel Young of the Memorial Marauders, middle, works his way into the offensive zone as he’s watched by Pierce Hutchings of the Glace Bay Panthers during Cape Breton High School Hockey League action at the Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney earlier this season. The Cape Breton High School Hockey League playoffs begin on Tuesday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Cape Breton High School Hockey League will kick off its playoffs on Tuesday.

The opening round of the playoffs will see the first-place Riverview Ravens (15-1-0-0) will play the fourth-place Sydney Academy Wildcats (1-15-1-0) while the second-place Glace Bay Panthers (9-6-1-0) will meet the third-place Memorial Marauders (8-9-0-0).

 

 

The playoffs will open with Game 1 of the best-of-three series between the Ravens and Wildcats on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. Game 2 is slated for Friday at 8 p.m. at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath. Game 3, if necessary, will be determined at a later date.

Meanwhile, the Panthers and Marauders will begin their series on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney. Game 2 will be played at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Miners Forum in Glace Bay. Game 3, if needed, will be announced at a later date.

The series winners will move on and play for the School Sport Nova Scotia Highland Region championship. More information about that series will be confirmed at a later date.
 


- Jeremy Fraser is the sports reporter for the Cape Breton Post. Follow him on Twitter @CBPost_Jeremy.


 

 
                                                
 
Feb 7, 2023