It’s playoff time for the PEI rinks at the Canadian Juniors in Victoria BC.
Photo: Lauren Lenentine
In women’s championship round play Wednesday, Ontario’s Hailey Armstrong (7-0; Kitchener) remained perfect with a 5-3 win over Nova Scotia’s Kristin Clarke (3-4; Chester) to clinch a tiebreaker berth; Prince Edward Island’s Lauren Lenentine (4-3; Cornwall) scored two in the ninth end for a 6-4 win over B.C.’s Corryn Brown (4-3; Kamloops); and Alberta’s Kristen Streifel (6-1; Edmonton) knocked off Quebec’s Camille Boisvert (4-3; Lévis) 7-5.
PEI women play Ontario and Quebec on Thursday.
PEI’s Tyler Smith plays their first championship round game at 11 p.m. Pacific, against Nova Scotia’s Matthew Manuel. The Island squad faces Northern Ont. and BC on Thursday.
The top three teams at the conclusion of the championship rounds will go into the playoffs. The second- and third-place teams will meet in the semifinals on Saturday (women art 1:30 p.m.; men at 5:30 p.m. All times Pacific), with the winners moving into the championship finals against the first-place teams. The women’s gold-medal game is at 9 a.m., followed by the men’s gold-medal game at 1:30 p.m.