Regular season over for Admirals, playoffs start this week vs. Wheatley

By Ron Giofu

Wednesday night, losing 7-2 in Wallaceburg.

Word Scramble

Rearrange the letters to spell something pertaining to crochet.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

This is a great opportunity for getting rid of any clutter that has been holding you back, Cancer. Start sorting through the garage or cleaning out a desk at work.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, do not worry about the small stuff that you feel could be holding you back. If you step away from the situation, you may find that everything is working out.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, there are plenty of opportunities open to you, but you may not realize they are so close by. A friend may need to guide your way on this for the time being.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

You may be feeling bad about something you did in the past, Libra, and now you want to make amends. It’s the little changes you implement that will make a difference.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you may be ready to give your life an overhaul. That may amount to you changing careers in the weeks to come. Do your research before you put in notice.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, stay focused and disciplined this week, especially as it pertains to a diet. You can maintain your commitment, especially with others cheering you on.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, rewards will not come without hard work and dedication. Now is the time to stick with the plan and keep moving forward. Save days off for later.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Do not go up against managers or superiors this week, Aquarius. Doing so likely won’t go in your favor. Just keep out of the spotlight for a little while longer.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

You may be building the blocks of a major life project, Pisces. Use all of the resources at your disposal in the days to come.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

MARCH 5 - Madison Beer, Singer (24)

MARCH 6 - Shaquille O’Neal, Performer (51)

MARCH 7 - Bryan Cranston, Actor (67)

MARCH 8 - Freddie Prinze, Jr., Actor (47)

MARCH 9 - Oscar Isaac, Actor (44)

MARCH 10 - Carrie Underwood, Singer (40)

MARCH 11 - Thora Birch, Actress (41)

The playoffs are here for the Amherstburg Admirals and the Wheatley Sharks are the opponent.

The Admirals wrapped up the regular season with a 5-3 loss Sunday night at home against the visiting Dresden Kings. The loss meant the sixth-place Admirals finished with a 13-26-0-3 record and 29 points. The Sharks are 27-11-1-3, good for 58 points and third place.

Dresden built a 3-0 lead in the first 9:36 of Sunday night’s game but the Admirals tied it by the 3:37 point of the third period.

Stefan Djordjevic scored a powerplay goal in the second period and a shorthanded goal in the third period with Connor Demelo tying the score.

The Kings scored a five-on-three powerplay later in the third period and a shorthanded empty net goal to wrap up the scoring and the PJHL Stobbs Division regular season.

“I think we started a little slow but I think we battled back in the second and third periods,” said assistant coach Cody Schneider.

The third period was penalty filled, Schneider noted, but was happy with how the players battled back Sunday night.

The Admirals also played last

Stefan Djordjevic and Joshua Pedersen had the Amherstburg goals.

The PJHL Stobbs Division quarterfinals start tonight (March 8) in Wheatley at 7:30 p.m. while Game 2 will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. Game 3 will be Saturday in Wheatley at 4:30 p.m. with Game 4 being Sunday night at 7 p.m. in Amherstburg.

If necessary, Game 5 will be next Wednesday (March 15) in Wheatley at 7:30 p.m., Game 6 will be March 16 at 7 p.m. in Amherstburg and Game 7 would be March 18 in Wheatley at 4:30 p.m.

“We’re good, we’re prepared,” said Schneider. “We’re fired up. The new season is starting, which is the best season to have.”

The regular season didn’t go the way the Admirals wanted but Schneider said the team has fought through adversity and are ready for the playoffs.

“It should be a dog fight,” he said of the upcoming Wheatley series.

Schneider said they have to have to go game-by-game and even go 20 minutes at a time and play hard.

“We know who their players are, who their team is and we’re prepared for what we know is coming,” said Schneider.

Connor Demelo of the Amherstburg Admirals scores a third period goal last Sunday night. Dresden won 6-3. The Admirals start their PJHL quarterfinal series against Wheatley tonight on the road before hosting Game 2 Thursday night at the Libro Centre. Game 3 is Saturday in Wheatley with Game 4 Sunday night back in Amherstburg.