THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced Monday the game schedule for its upcoming semifinal series between the No. 1 seeded Thunder Bay North Stars and the No. 4 Dryden GM Ice Dogs.
This best-of-seven affair will commence Thursday at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay and features a 7:30 p.m. ET start.
The North Stars will also host Game 2, which is slated for Friday, back at the Gardens, with the same start time.
From there the series will head to Dryden’s Memorial Arena for Game 3 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. CT followed by Game 4 on Monday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT.
If necessary, Game 5 will be held Wednesday, April 3 at the Gardens in Thunder Bay at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Should a Game 6 be required, it is scheduled for Friday, April 5 in Dryden at 7:30 p.m. CT.
If a Game 7 is to be played, it will go Sunday, April 7 at the Fort William Gardens and would feature another 7:30 p.m. ET faceoff.
The winner of this series will meet either the No. 2 Red Lake Miners or No. 3 Thief River Falls Norskies for the Bill Salonen Cup league championship.
From there, the SIJHL title holder will travel to Cochrane, Ont., for the 2019 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. A Championship, April 30 – May 4, at the Tim Horton Events Centre.
The Dudley-Hewitt victor will earn a berth at the Canadian National Jr. A Championship, May 11-19, in Brooks, Alta.
All SIJHL playoff contests are streamed live, and on demand, via HockeyTV.com.
SIJHL Playoffs
Series C
Semifinal A
No. 1 Thunder Bay North Stars vs. 4 Dryden GM Ice Dogs
Best-of-seven series
Game 1: Thursday, March 28 @ Thunder Bay 7:30 p.m. (Fort William Gardens)
Game 2: Friday, March 29 @ Thunder Bay 7:30 p.m. (Fort William Gardens)
Game 3: Sunday, March 31 @ Dryden 3:30 p.m. (Memorial Arena)
Game 4: Monday, April 1 @ Dryden 7:30 p.m. (Memorial Arena)
Game 5*: Wednesday, April 3 @ Thunder Bay 7:30 p.m. (Fort William Gardens)
Game 6*: Friday, April 5 @ Dryden 7:30 p.m. (Memorial Arena)
Game 7*: Sunday, April 7 @ Thunder Bay 7:30 p.m. (Fort William Gardens)
*-if necessary
Schedule subject to change