2008-09 Four Wheel Drives Season
The Four Wheel Drives would start the season with a nine game losing, quickly falling out of the "AA" playoff race, before finally defeating the Thedford Dirty Dogs. Milverton finished the season with a 4-16-0 record, earning eight points, and finishing in ninth place in the WOAA South Division.
The Drives qualified for the "B" playoffs, and would open against the Thedford Dirty Dogs in the best of seven semi-finals. Milverton would hold off Thedford in the series opener and win the game by a 5-4 score to take the series lead. The Four Wheel Drives would come from behind in the second game, as Thedford led 3-2 going into the third period, however, Milverton scored to tie the game and send it into overtime, where the Drives would complete the comeback and win the game 4-3 to take a 2-0 series lead. Milverton would have no problems in the third game, crushing the Dirty Dogs 8-2 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. In the fourth game, the Four Wheel Drives would have to try to come back from behind, as Thedford held a 2-1 lead after two periods. Milverton would complete the comeback, scoring twice in the final period, to win the game 3-2, and sweep the series.
Milverton would face the Shallow Lake Crushers for the "B" championship, and the Four Wheel Drives opened the series with a solid 7-3 victory. The Crushers fought back in the second game, defeating the Drives 7-6 in overtime to even the series up. Milverton responded with a close 4-3 win in the third game, followed with a 7-2 blowout victory in the fourth game to take a 3-1 series lead. Facing elimination, the Crushers played a solid fifth game, defeating the Drives 2-1. Milverton proved to be too much for Shallow Lake to handle in the sixth game, as they cruised to a 6-3 victory, capturing the "B" championship.
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