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SENIOR A HOCKEY REPORT: Streaking Oil Kings take 2-0 lead in conference final

By Paul Martin Mar 9, 2026 | 9:54 AM
The Tweed Oil Kings are in control of the Northern Premier Sr. A Hockey League’s Western Conference playoff final and are riding a five-game post-season win streak.
Oil Kings squared off with the Deseronto Bulldogs last weekend to open the best-of-five conference final with Tweed taking both tilts. Tweed will try for the sweep Saturday when the Kings visit Deseronto for Game 3 at 6:30 p.m. If the Bulldogs stay alive, Game 4 will be Sunday in Tweed at 2:30 p.m.
OIL KINGS 5, BULLDOGS 4
Game 1 at Deseronto saw the visitors score four first-period goals and never look back, although the home team rallied to make it close.
Colin Doyle (2), Brody Morris, Douglas Little and Trent Schutt tallied for Tweed while Colin Van Den Herk and Jakob Brahaney each contributed two assists. Deseronto scorers were Alex Tonge, Jacob Panetta, Austin Eastman and Dorian Overland with Jacob Friend picking up two helpers.
Shots favoured Tweed, 47-41, with Oil Kings netminder Matt Loveys posting the W. Cory Kuypers (33 saves) and Aaron Young (9) both saw duty in the Deseronto cage.
OIL KINGS 6, BULLDOGS 5
Game 2 in Tweed was another one-goal decision with the host Oil Kings coming out on top for their fifth straight playoff win after a come-from-behind 3-2 series victory over Smiths Falls in the conference semi-finals.
Tweed was ahead 6-2 before Deseronto mounted a spirited comeback with the game’s last three goals, two of them by Austin Eastman. But the Kings held on.
Jakob Brahaney counted a four-point afternoon for Tweed with two goals and two assists while Elijah Brahaney, Colin Doyle, Brody Morris and Mathew Wilbee also scored for the Kings. Colin Van Den Herk chipped in with three assists.
Austin Eastman turned the hat trick for Deseronto while solo markers were registered by Noah Brant and Alex Yuill. Earning two helpers each were Alex Tonge, Nathan Hudgin and Dorian Overland.
In net for Tweed, Evan Morrison made 32 saves while his teammates tested Bulldogs backstop Aaron Young 27 times.
ON DECK: Game 3 Saturday at Deseronto, 6:30 p.m.; Game 4 (if necessary) Sunday at Tweed, 2:30 p.m.
NEED TO KNOW: The North Dundas Rockets and Manotick Mariners split the first two games of the best-of-five Eastern Conference final.