2007-08 Rocks Season
Elora would be the highest scoring team in the WOAA in 2007-08, scoring 197 goals, and the team would have its best regular season in team history, going 22-2-2, and earning 46 points. They would finish with the same point total as the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks, but the Rocks had one fewer win than Saugeen Shores, and finished the season as the second place team in the North Division.
The defending "AA" champions would open the playoffs against the Lucan-Ilderton Jets, who they defeated in the quarter-finals the previous season. Elora opened the series up with a 4-3 victory, then took a 2-0 series lead with a solid 6-2 win in Lucan. The Rocks continued to dominate the series, shutting the Jets out 5-0 in the third game, and they would complete the sweep with a 6-4 victory in game four to advance to the "AA" semi-finals.
The Rocks would face the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks in the semi-finals, and Elora took a 1-0 series lead with a 6-5 OT victory. Saugeen Shores would take the next two games to take the series lead, but the Rocks would even up the series in the fourth game with a solid 5-2 win. Elora would hold off the Winterhawks for a 6-5 victory in the fifth game to take a 3-2 series lead. The sixth game would be decided in OT, as the Rocks would score the series winning goal in the extra period to defeat Saugeen Shores 2-1, and win the series 4-2.
Elora would face the Tavistock Royals in the "AA" finals, which was a rematch from the previous season, in which Elora won the championship in seven games. The Rocks opened the series on a winning note, taking the series opener 5-2 in Tavistock, however, the Royals evened it up, winning the second game by a close 5-4 score in Elora. Tavistock took a 2-1 series lead with another 5-4 victory in game three, and the Royals would continue their winning ways with a close 4-3 victory in the fourth game. The Rocks had no answers for Tavistock in the fifth game, as the Royals dominated Elora, winning the game 6-1, and winning the championship.
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