Local juniors dispose of Cougars in four straight
And thatās a wrap.
With a little more suspense and disciplined play from their hosts Friday night, the Menace struck twice in the third period to close out a largely dominant opening-round sweep of Burlington.
The 4-2 series clincher saw the Cougars even things up with second period goals just 33 seconds apart before Milton pulled ahead to vanquish their neighbouring rivals.
Ivan Fabjan scored his fourth and fifth of the playoffs, while captain Graeme MacAuley had a pair of assists and continues to sit atop post-season scoring with two goals and nine helpers.
Madden MacDougall and Luke Johnston each had a goal and an assist in game four, with Carter making 33 saves for the victory, Miltonās first of the playoffs without a powerplay goal.
The Menace will now face defending OJHL champion Collingwood, who knocked off King in five games.
The West Conferenceās most offensively formidable team this year, the Blues battled to a 1-1 stalemate with Milton in the regular season finale after beating them twice.
The second-round schedule has yet to be determined.