The Troy Bruins prepare to put an exclamation point on their 2009-2010 Inaugural season with a trip to the 2010 NJHL Finals hosted by the first place Wooster Oilers this weekend.
Finishing in second place in the regular season, the Bruins (34-13-1) eliminated third place Jamestown Jets last weekend inside the Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown, New York with a weekend sweep that saw the Bruins looking like a true championship contender complete with 15 goals throughout best of three series that thanks to a 6-1 Bruins win on Friday night and impressive 9-4 win on Saturday lasted only two games.
With only one weekend remaining in the enormously successful inaugural campaign, the Bruins set their sights on the goal they've had since September...the coveted Knox Cup Championship.
Yet, standing in the Bruins way is in-state rival Wooster Oilers (38-5-3), who after an outstanding first place regular season finish made short work of defending Knox Cup Champions Findlay Grrrowl in their opening round of the playoffs last weekend. In their four year history in Wooster, the Oilers have never won a championship and Oilers head coach Hart Duddy has assembled his strongest lineup to date in order to do just that.
For the second year in a row, the NJHL Championship weekend is hosted by the Oilers at the ten year old Alice Noble Arena in Wooster.
Unlike last year, this year's NJHL Championship weekend will actually feature two titles in one, with Team Ulysse traveling down from Quebec, Canada to challenge the NJHL champion for the inaugural "International Cup", meaning that the Bruins or Oilers can capture both the Knox Cup and International Cup this weekend. Fans in Wooster along with the many Bruins faithful making the three hour trek will have plenty to cheer about inside the comfy confines of the Noble Arena.
This weekend's game times are set as follows:
Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm - Troy Bruins vs Wooster Oilers
Saturday, March 27 at 1pm - Troy Bruins vs Team Ulysse
Saturday, March 27 at 7:30pm - Wooster Oilers vs Team Ulysse
Sunday, March 27 at 2pm - Championship Game (Knox/International Cup)
On The Air
All Troy Bruins games this weekend will be broadcast live from Wooster on www.MiamiCountyPost.com with the voice of the Bruins JT Szabo handling the play-by-play presented by Fox's Pizza Den & Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken. Fans can also watch all the action live by clicking on the "Watch Live Games" button on www.TroyBruins.com with the Bruins pregame show starting ten minutes prior to faceoff each game.
Tickets
A limited number of tickets are reserved for Troy fans making the trip. Friday is expected to be a sell out, as are most other games this weekend, with tickets $8 for Adults and $6 for students at the ANA Box Office. For more information, contact the Wooster Oilers at (330) 345-8686.
Finishing in second place in the regular season, the Bruins (34-13-1) eliminated third place Jamestown Jets last weekend inside the Savings Bank Arena in Jamestown, New York with a weekend sweep that saw the Bruins looking like a true championship contender complete with 15 goals throughout best of three series that thanks to a 6-1 Bruins win on Friday night and impressive 9-4 win on Saturday lasted only two games.
With only one weekend remaining in the enormously successful inaugural campaign, the Bruins set their sights on the goal they've had since September...the coveted Knox Cup Championship.
Yet, standing in the Bruins way is in-state rival Wooster Oilers (38-5-3), who after an outstanding first place regular season finish made short work of defending Knox Cup Champions Findlay Grrrowl in their opening round of the playoffs last weekend. In their four year history in Wooster, the Oilers have never won a championship and Oilers head coach Hart Duddy has assembled his strongest lineup to date in order to do just that.
For the second year in a row, the NJHL Championship weekend is hosted by the Oilers at the ten year old Alice Noble Arena in Wooster.
Unlike last year, this year's NJHL Championship weekend will actually feature two titles in one, with Team Ulysse traveling down from Quebec, Canada to challenge the NJHL champion for the inaugural "International Cup", meaning that the Bruins or Oilers can capture both the Knox Cup and International Cup this weekend. Fans in Wooster along with the many Bruins faithful making the three hour trek will have plenty to cheer about inside the comfy confines of the Noble Arena.
This weekend's game times are set as follows:
Friday, March 26 at 7:30pm - Troy Bruins vs Wooster Oilers
Saturday, March 27 at 1pm - Troy Bruins vs Team Ulysse
Saturday, March 27 at 7:30pm - Wooster Oilers vs Team Ulysse
Sunday, March 27 at 2pm - Championship Game (Knox/International Cup)
On The Air
All Troy Bruins games this weekend will be broadcast live from Wooster on www.MiamiCountyPost.com with the voice of the Bruins JT Szabo handling the play-by-play presented by Fox's Pizza Den & Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken. Fans can also watch all the action live by clicking on the "Watch Live Games" button on www.TroyBruins.com with the Bruins pregame show starting ten minutes prior to faceoff each game.
Tickets
A limited number of tickets are reserved for Troy fans making the trip. Friday is expected to be a sell out, as are most other games this weekend, with tickets $8 for Adults and $6 for students at the ANA Box Office. For more information, contact the Wooster Oilers at (330) 345-8686.
