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THURSDAY, February 18, 2010 12 Pages ICE SCOOTERS Devices to help novice skaters proving to be a hit at local arenas PAGE 2 EARTHY TALK Gardening guru to address Friends of Old Seed House Garden AGM PAGE 10 SPORTS & LEISURE Special pullout section Raiders' playoff foe yet to be determined By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer With the Ontario Jr. A Hockey League playoffs set to start next week, the Georgetown Raiders don't know their first-round opponent yet, but it's fairly certain they'll open at home Monday night. The third-place Raiders can't move up or down in the standings heading into this weekend's final two games of the regular season and will face the sixth seed among the eight teams that qualify for the postseason in the 15-team league. There are, however, four teams that could finish sixth, depending on the results of the remaining contests this week. Couchiching, Aurora, Villanova and Trenton are all within two points of each other with two games left and Villanova is slated to host Trenton Sunday. The Raiders will travel to Rama Friday to take on the fourth-place Couchiching Terriers and then host the 13th-place Bramalea Blues Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Alcott Arena. "Everything's so up in the air that we're just going to work on a few things in the last two games. You don't want to show too much because (Couchiching) is a team that we could play in the first round, but still, you go out to win every game," said Raiders' coach and general manager James Richmond. The opening-round series must be completed by March 5, so Richmond had set aside Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of next week for home dates in the best-of-7 format. The 39-10-5 Raiders faced the OJAHL's top two teams last weekend and came away with a split, including a hard-fought 3-2 overtime victory over the front-running Kingston Voyageurs at home Saturday night. Duston Hebebrand delivered his second game-winning goal against the Voyageurs this season on a high wrist shot in extra time, with rookie Michael Nishi earning the win in goal. Nishi had to be called in to relieve usual starter Tony Capobianco after two periods last Friday in an uncharacteristically shaky effort by the 20-year-old in Oakville against the rival Blades. Trailing 5-3 heading into the final frame, the Raiders came back to equalize, only to have Oakville's Kellan Lain net the winner with seven minutes remaining. Team captains Michael Ingoldsby of Oakville Blades (left) and Chris Borges of Georgetown Raiders battle for control of the puck during Ontario Junior A Hockey League game at Joshua's Creek Arenas. The Blades prevailed 6-5 in an entertaining tilt. Photo by Michael Ivanin/Metroland Media Group Ltd. Don't spend retirement wishing you'd saved for it. How you spend your retirement depends on how well you save for it. That's why so many of our customers are turning to their State Farm® representatives for guidance in choosing products like mutual funds, RRSPs, RRIFs and TFSAs. Isn't it time you did, too? Contact a State Farm representative's office 24/7. Lora Greene CIP CFP, Representative 211 Guelph Street Unit 6 Georgetown 905-873-1615 www.loragreene.ca Mike Francis, Representative 123 Main Street South Georgetown 905-877-9652 www.mikefranics.ca Phil Karda, Representative 174 Guelph Street Georgetown 905-873-1833 www.philkarda.com statefarm.ca ® Mutual Funds are not insurance products and are distributed through representatives of State Farm Investor Services (Canada) Co. State Farm Investor Services (Canada) Co. is a separate legal entity from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, or any of its insurance affiliates. Please read the AIM Trimark Investments simplified prospectus before investing. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, and expenses may be associated with mutual fund investments. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Mutual fund securities are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or by any other government deposit insurer. P079002CN 11/07 State Farm Investor Services (Canada) Co. - Aurora, Ontario