Leafs announce 2018-2019 regular season
2018-09-24Leafs open with 7 of first 8 games on road
Valley Maple Leafs announce 2018-2019 schedule
The Valley Maple Leafs will open their 2018-2019 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League season Friday night in Springhill against the Cumberland County Blues and then travel to Lantz to play the East Hants Hants Penguins Friday Sept 28. In fact the Leafs will play seven of their opening eight games on the road before opening at home in Windsor Oct 19 against the Junior League’s 18-19 expansion team the Eskasoni Jr. Eagles in a 7:30 p.m start.
Prior to the Christmas break, the Leafs will have played 23 of their 32 game regular season which is being shortened by two games this season to allow for a more flexible playoff schedule. Of those 23 games prior to Christmas, 9 will be at home and 14 on the road and the Leafs will have played 11 of their 12 games against Sid Rowe Division opponents by the Christmas break on Dec 16. The only game remaining in their home schedule with Rowe Division teams will be at home Friday Jan 25 at 7:30 p.m. when they play the 2016-2017 Nova Scotia Junior Champions, the Pictou County Scotians. The Leafs two games with the 2017-2018 Nova Scotia Jr. Champions the Kameron Jr. Miners from Membertou will take place Friday Nov 2 at the Hants Exhibition Arena at 7:30 before they travel to Membertou for a Nov 10 game with the Miners.
The following is a look at the Valley Maple Leafs 2018-2019 Pre-Christmas home schedule:
Fri Oct 19 - vs Eskasoni Jr. Eagles 7:30 - Windsor
Fri Nov 2 - vs Kameron Jr. Miners — 7:30 - Windsor
Fri Nov 16 - vs Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs — 7:30 p.m. - Windsor
Sun Nov 18 - vs East Hants Penguins - 2:00 p.m. - Windsor
Fri Nov 23 — vs East Hants Penguins — 7:30 p.m. - Windsor
Fri Nov 30 — vs Cumberland County Blues - Windsor
Fri Dec 7 — vs Brookfield Elks — 7:30 p.m. - Windsor
Fri Dec 14 — vs Liverpool — 7:30 p.m. - Windsor
Sun Dec 16 — vs Port Hawkesbury - 2:00 p.m. — Windsor