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

This game had it all, really. Both teams combined for 12 goals and 294 penalty minutes, and in the end, the Essex 73's defeated the Dresden Kings Tuesday night, 9-3. For Essex, it was their 15th consecutive win since an early-season loss to the Wheatley Sharks back on September 9th. For Dresden, the leading goal scorers of the Stobbs Division coming into the game, it was a night of frustration as the 73's played a relentless game for 60 minutes. The lowlight of the game was a