The Blades shake hands with the Celtics after game 7. | Photo by: Colin Peddle

For the first time in 4 years, the Mark’s Work Wearhouse Mount Pearl Junior Blades will not be playing for the St.John’s Junior Hockey League Championship. The Junior Celtics defeated the Blades in game 7 on Sunday night by a score of 5-4. The Celtics will now playing the St.John’s Caps in the league finals.

The Blades opened the scoring as Brandon McDonald converted a 2-on-1 pass from Steve Bailey. Kyle Pardy replied for the Celtics, but McDonald scored his 2nd of the game quickly after that giving the Blades a 2-1 lead. The Celtics scored another goal before the end of the first, and the teams were tied in the intermission. The Celtics scored the loan goal of the second period, but controlled majority of the play as the Blades seemed as they could not get it out of their own zone. Goalie Nick Rodway kept the Blades in the game, as he has all series, making 35 saves in the loss. The third period seen the Celtics come out firing as they scored 2 early goals, and put them up 5-2. With a little over 6 minutes left, Lucas Dearing of the blades were assessed a 4 minute penalty for high-sticking. While on the Penalty kill, the Blades managed to score 2 goals, as Mike rose and Brandon McDonald, with his third of the game, scored to get the Blades within 1 of the Celtics. However, the Celtics managed to hold off the surging Blades, and the buzzer went with the Celtics winning. Game 1 of the League finals will go Tuesday night, Mar 23rd at Twin Rinks, game time 8:10pm.