A very familiar opponent will be waiting for Jaguar Mite #2.
The St. Jude Knights -- who defeated the Jaguars twice during the Motown Cup tournament over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend -- are slated as the Jaguars opponent in the final Chi-Town Cup tournament game before the championship.
The losses in Detroit are the only ones the Jaguars have suffered -- in either tournament or Northern Illinois Hockey League play -- since Dec. 4, when they fell 3-1 to the Bruins in Addison. Since that defeat, the Jaguars are 8-2-1 and are currently riding a seven-game undefeated streak in NIHL play.
Like St. Jude, the Jaguars' two other opponents in the Feb. 17-20 tournament also play in NIHL, although none of the three is in the same Silver B Level White Tier as the Jaguars. Indications are, however, that the Northbrook Bluehawks #2, whom the Jaguars will play in their tournament opener at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, is the same team that plays in the Silver B Red Tier.
With one regular-season game to play, that team is in sixth place in the seven-team tier, with a season record of 1-8-4.
The Jaguars' second opponent, whom they face at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, is Leafs Mite A2, which appears to the be the Leafs' team that plays in the same NIHL Silver A tier as the St. Jude Knights. The Leafs have a record of 6-4-2 and are in fourth place in the Silver A White Tier. St. Jude is currently in sixth place in the tier, with a record of 2-5-3.
The Jaguars game against St. Jude is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19.
The top two teams after round-robin play will faceoff at 9:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the championship game.
All of the games in the tournament will take place at the Leafs Ice Center in West Dundee.
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