Cornwall River Kings underdogs in Playoffs

Article by Rodney Wilson. Photo by Allison Papineau.

Cornwall Ontario – The LNAH playoffs are set to begin this weekend and the Cornwall River Kings will be looking to pull off an upset in Round 1.

Cornwall (7^th seed) travels to Jonquiere (2^nd seed) on Friday night to take on the defending playoff champion Marquis.

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The first-round series resumes the following night at the Civic Complex, when the River Kings host Game 2. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

Cornwall was 1-4 vs. Dean Lygitsakos’ Marquis during the regular season but the teams haven’t met since Dec. 28. The River Kings are coming off an impressive 3-2 victory last Saturday over the Thetford-Mines Isothermic.

CORNWALL RIVER KINGS (7) vs. JONQUIERE MARQUIS (2)

Game 1: Friday, March 21 at Jonquiere, 8 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, March 22 in Cornwall, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: Friday, March 28 at Jonquiere, 8 p.m.
Game 4: Saturday, March 29 in Cornwall, 7:30 p.m.
x-Game 5: Friday, April 4 at Jonquiere, 8 p.m.
x-Game 6: Monday, April 7 in Cornwall, 8 p.m.
x-Game 7: Wednesday, April 9 at Jonquiere, 8 p.m.
x-If necessary

Playoff tickets are now on sale at the River Kings office. Tickets prices are $12 for adults, $9 for students and seniors and $5 for children under 12.