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OkillOAKVILLESMUSIC STOREwww.gearmusic.netSports 324 Kerr St.905-339-351524SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Blades continuemastery of Raiders in playoff openerBy Jon Kuiperijadding an assist, downplayed theBEAVER SPORTS EDITORBlades recent dominance of Georgetown in postseason play.The Oakville Blades have ended I think its something theyrethe Georgetown Raiders season the aware of, Bennett said of thepast three years.Raiders, but every year is a differentSaturday at Sixteen Mile Sports situation, different teams. They onlyComplex, it appeared like more of have four guys returning (from lastthe same might be inyear) so its not likeI think (recentstore for 2011.everybody on that teamOakville opened thehas that hatred for usplayoff history) isOntario Junior Hockeyyet. But theyre awaresomething they're League playoffs with aof that rivalry.aware of, but7-4 win over its WestGeorgetown captainevery year is aDivision rival, thoughScott Wilson admitteddifferent situation, the score certainly flat-the Blades have a ten-tered the hosts.dency to get under thedifferent teams.Georgetown outshotRaiders collective skin the Blades 43-26 on the Blades forwardat times. evening and nearly tiedMarkThats what they Bennettthe game with sevendo, right? Theyve got aminutes to go in regulation time big group of guys and they like towhen Evan Rodrigues rang a shot off chirp and get us off our games, saidthe goalpost.the Oakville resident, who scored aBut the Blades, who tacked on goal Saturday before being ejectedtwo empty-net goals in the final in the third period for a check fromthminute, held on to earn their 13behind. We have to chirp back avictory in their past 18 playoff meet-little bit, but stay on our games.ings with the Raiders. The teams will Overcoming history is just onemeet again in Georgetown tonight of the challenges facing the Raiders.(Wednesday) for Game 2 of the best-Georgetown was without numberJON BORGSTROM / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVERof-seven North/West Conference one goaltender Michael Nishiquarter-final series.Saturday after the 17-year-old wasBLADES LOOKING SHARP: Kyle Lysaght (left), Nick Rivait (right) and another member of the Oakville BladesOakvilles Mark Bennett, named called up to the Ontario Hockeycelebrate Rivait's first-period goal in Saturday's Ontario Junior Hockey League playoff contest against the Georgetownthe games first star Saturday after Leagues Windsor Spitfires the pre-Raiders. The Blades defeated Georgetown 7-4 in the opening game of the best-of-seven conference quarter-finalnotching a shorthanded goal and See Raiders, page 25series.