News

Lakeshore Advances with Overtime Win

AM800-Sports-Essex-73s-Lakeshore-Canadiens-December-2019-1.10353862 AM800-Sports-Essex-73s-Lakeshore-Canadiens-December-2019 (Essex 73's goaltender Jax Dhondt makes a big save in the second period of a game against the Lakeshore Canadiens on December 17, 2019 (Photo courtesy of Laurie Beaten))

Published: 

Blake Bain scored the OT winner to give the Canadiens a 41 series win over Essex

The Lakeshore Canadiens are heading to the Provincial Junior Hockey League Stobbs Division final.

Lakeshore eliminated the Essex 73's with a 4-3 overtime win in front of the hometown crowd at the Atlas Tube Centre Friday night.

Blake Bain scored the winner assisted by Jake Nimmo and Andrew Thoms — that gives the Canadiens the 4-1 series win.

Matt Smith added a goal and an assist for Lakeshore.

Lakeshore will take on the Mooretown Flags for the Stobbs Division crown with the winner heading to the Western Conference final.

The schedule for the Lakeshore/Mooretown series has not yet been released.