Petrolia’s Leighton joins Red Wings
Squires advance to Senior A championship series
February 28, 2022
The Petrolia Squires will play for the WOAA senior A hockey title following a four-game sweep of Milverton in the semi-finals.
The Squires got out the brooms with a 4-3 overtime win on the road Sunday afternoon. TJ Harris had the game-winner in the extra period.
Eric Marsh, on the powerplay, Jack Hackett and Isaac Mclean, shorthanded, also scored for the Squires.
Petrolia set up the sweep with a 6-2 win at Greenwood Saturday.
The Squires now await the winner of the other semi-final between Lucknow and Shallow Lake. Lucknow leads that series, three games to two.
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