The Essex 73's defeated the Wheatley Sharks Friday night in Essex, 3-0, and extended their win streak to 18 games. They remain in first place overall in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Veteran Jake Vancoillie recorded his third shutout of the season, turning aside 18 shots he faced. The shutout was the second consecutive shutout for the 73's, who lead the league with 7 shutouts already, and we haven't reached the halfway point of the season yet. It was also Vancoillie's

Rookie goaltender Daniel Cinelli is fitting in well in Essex and has proved to be a relative compliment to veteran overager Jake Vancoillie. Combined, the two goaltenders have the best goals against average in the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Essex improved to a league best 17-1-0-0 record with a 3-0 home win over the Mooretown Flags Tuesday night. The win was the 73's 17th straight. Essex dominated the first period and out shot the Flags 22-1. Marcus Levesque and Austin

BLENHEIM - It's been two months since the Essex 73's suffered their last, and only, defeat of the season. Since then they have compiled a record of 16-0 and currently are ranked #1 in the PJHL. Sunday night, Essex travelled to Blenheim to take on the Blade who were hoping to take advantage of the fact Essex had several regular bodies out of the lineup due to suspensions from the previous game. Blenheim got on the board first on a goal by Landon Copeland in the first period. E