The rematch from a year ago is on!

After sweeping up the Iroquois Falls Eskis in two games last weekend (8-1 at home Saturday and 3-1 on the road Sunday), the battle continues for the Timmins Rock as they face the Cochrane Crunch in a best-of-7 series.

The series starts in Cochrane Thursday night, a 7:30pm puck drop at the Tim Horton’s Event Centre.

Rock goaltender Logan Ferrington came up big in the last series, stopping 70 of 72 shots against the Eskis in two games.

The Zach Kercz-Jordan Rendle-Bain Cunningham line led the way on offense in the series, scoring a combined 11 points while defenseman Joe Olson got himself one goal and three assists of his own.

The offense will have to be more intense against a Crunch team that scored a league-high 298 goals during the regular season.  50 of those were from “Carlo Cattarello Trophy” NOJHL MVP Hunter Atchison.

Here’s the full schedule of the series:

  • Game 1: Thursday, March 17 @ 7:30pm (Tim Horton’s Event Centre in Cochrane)
  • Game 2: Saturday, March 19 @ 7:30pm (Tim Horton’s Event Centre in Cochrane)
  • Game 3: Tuesday, March 22 @ 7pm (McIntyre Arena in Timmins)
  • Game 4: Thursday, March 24 @ 7pm (McIntyre Arena in Timmins)
  • *Game 5: Saturday, March 26 @ 7:30pm (Tim Horton’s Event Centre in Cochrane)
  • *Game 6: Tuesday, March 29 @7pm (McIntyre Arena in Timmins)
  • *Game 7: Wednesday, March 30 @ 7:30pm (Tim Horton’s Event Centre in Cochrane)

* – if necessary

Tickets are on sale now for all the games.  In Timmins, you can skip the lineups and book the ticket online at TimminsRock.com, or you can buy tickets at the box office starting at noon on game day.  The ticket office is open in Cochrane from 10am to 4pm Wednesday and Thursday for games in Cochrane.