OHL Eastern Conference Finals Schedule

Sunday April 19, 2015

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the schedule for the 2015 OHL Eastern Conference Championship Series between the Oshawa Generals and the North Bay Battalion beginning next Friday night, April 24, in Oshawa.

The third round series features a rematch of 2014 where the Battalion captured the Bobby Orr Trophy over the Generals with a 4-0 series victory.  This season’s matchup features two of the top three teams in the OHL’s Eastern Conference standings during the 2014-15 regular season.  The first place Generals earned their second straight East Division title with 108 points from a 51-11-2-4 record, while the third place Battalion posted a 37-20-6-5 record for 85 points.

The Generals advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship Series with a 4-1 series win over the Niagara IceDogs ending with a 4-2 victory on Friday.  The Battalion also advanced with a 4-1 series win in the second round eliminating the Barrie Colts with a 7-5 victory on Saturday.

The Generals won the head-to-head regular season series 4-0-0-0 including one win by shootout.  This marks just the second ever meeting between the Generals and the Battalion in OHL playoff history, however the Generals did face the North Bay Centennials once in OHL playoff history in the 1987 Championship Series winning 4-3.

The Eastern Conference Champion receives the Bobby Orr Trophy named in honour of the Hockey Hall of Fame member who played four OHL seasons with the Oshawa Generals from 1962-66.  Since the two conference division in 1999, the Generals are seeking their first Eastern Conference title, while the Battalion hoisted the trophy last season as well as 2009 in Brampton.

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES    

Series “G” OSHAWA (1)  vs.  NORTH BAY (3)

Game 1, Fri., April 24 North Bay at Oshawa, 7:35
Game 2, Sun., April 26 North Bay at Oshawa, 6:05
Game 3, Tues., April 28 Oshawa at North Bay, 7:00
Game 4, Wed., April 29 Oshawa at North Bay, 7:00
Game 5, Fri., May 1 North Bay at Oshawa, 7:35*
Game 6, Sun., May 3 Oshawa at North Bay, 2:00*
Game 7, Mon., May 4 North Bay at Oshawa, 7:05*
*if necessary

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