Elora Rocks - 2009-10 Rocks Season

2009-10 Rocks Season

After a disappointing playoff run in the 2008-09 season, the Rocks responded with a perfect 20-0-0 record during the regular season, finishing in first place in the WOAA North Division. Elora led the league with 153 goals, and the club had three games in which they won by ten goals.

In the "AA" qualifying round, the Rocks faced the Shallow Lake Crushers in a best of five series. In the series opener, Elora handled the Crushers easily, defeating Shallow Lake 7-1 to take an early series lead. The Rocks stayed dominant in the second game, as they earned a 7-2 victory, before completing the series sweep with a 4-1 win in the third game to advance to the "AA" playoffs.

The Rocks opponent in the "AA" quarter-finals was the Ripley Wolves. Elora took the first game of the series, a close 4-3 win over the Wolves. In the second game, the Wolves stunned the Rocks, ending their twenty-four game winning streak with a 7-6 overtime decision to even the series. Ripley surprised Elora in the third game, defeating the Rocks rather easily by a 6-3 score to take a 2-1 series lead. Elora responded in the fourth game, dominating the Wolves in an 11-0 shutout win to even the series at two games a piece. The Rocks held off Ripley in the fifth game, winning 7-5, and then ended the series in the sixth game with another shutout victory, this time by a score of 6-0, to advance to the semi-finals.

Up next for the Rocks was the defending champions, the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks. Elora took the series opener with a 5-4 overtime victory, then took a 2-0 series lead with a 5-1 win in the second game. The third game would once again be decided in overtime, and it was Elora who came away with the victory by a score of 4-3. Saugeen Shores kept the fourth game close once again, however, the Rocks completed the sweep with a 4-3 win to advance to the "AA" finals.

In the final round, the Rocks would face the Petrolia Squires. In the series opener, Elora continued its winning ways, defeating the Squires 5-4. Petrolia responded in the second game, beating the Rocks 5-1 to even the series up. Elora retook the series lead in the third game, defeating Petrolia 5-3, however, the Squires would once again even the series up, shutting out the Rocks 5-0 in the fourth game. Elora came out strong in the fifth game, easily defeating Petrolia 7-3 to take the 3-2 series lead. In the sixth game, the Rocks and Squires play another very close game, and it was Elora who came out on top 4-3 to win the WOAA "AA" championship for the third time six seasons.