Steinbach Pistons eliminated from MJHL playoffs
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The Steinbach Pistons season came to an end April 12, falling 4-3 in game six of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League semi-finals to the Virden Oil Capitals.
The Pistons had battled back to tie the game 2-2 with a Liam Doyle short-handed goal, but the Oil Capitals managed to restore their one-goal lead on that same powerplay.
Nathan Schaefer hammered home a one-timer from the point that eluded a screened Easton Thvedt. A three-on-one tally from Liam Goertzen ended any chances of another come-back from Steinbach, despite a last-minute scramble goal from the Pistons with the net empty.
Connor Paronuzzi had a glorious chance to tie the game after a Virden icing with two seconds left, but his one-timer attempt off the face-off was blocked by a charging Oil Capitals defender
Steinbach was without defenseman Zhenya Miles, after he was given a suspension for a devastating hit in game five, as he hit Marshall Light right in the head from the blind side as the Virden forward crossed into the offensive zone.
Virden will play Niverville in the MJHL finals.