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The Soo Greyhounds and Windsor Spitfires will need at least a fifth game to declare a winner in their Ontario Hockey League western conference quarterfinal series.

Jeff Carter and Jordan Smith gained plenty of recognition as the Ontario Hockey League released the results of their coaches poll on Thursday. Cater and Smith each received two category wins and were the only Soo Greyhounds to be named.

The Soo Bantam Greyhounds have advanced into the semi-finals at the Ontario AAA Bantam Hockey Championships in Thunder Bay.

The Soo Greyhounds are now just a win away from capturing their first post season series in five seasons.

(The Women's Hockey League report is provided by the WHL's Lorie Springall and will be published weekly during the season.

The Soo Bantam Greyhounds are preparing for a pair of games on Wednesday after scoring a 5-0 win on Tuesday to improve to 2-1 at the Ontario Bantam AAA Hockey Championships in Thunder Bay. The Hounds will meet the Ottawa Valley Titans at 11 a.m.

The Soo North Stars will look to improve their perfect record on Wednesday afternoon at the Ontario Hockey Federation Midget AAA Regional Championships in Toronto. Heading into Wednesday’s 2 p.m.

The Northern Michigan Black Bears have taken an early lead over the Soo Thunderbirds with a game one victory on Tuesday night. Tony Stoehr kicked aside 29 shots in goal as the Black Bears blanked the Thunderbirds 3-0 in St.

The Sault Sabercats will have a new boss calling the shots on the sidelines this season.

The Soo Greyhounds motto for the 2005 OHL playoffs has been to "Git-er-done" and thus far the Greyhounds have done just that taking an early 2-0 series lead over the Windsor Spitfires.