The Winkler Flyers are set to play the Virden Oil Capitals in the opening round of the MJHL playoffs for the second time in three years. After finishing the regular season in second place, the Flyers (41-16-3) will play an Oil Caps (26-26-8) team that finished the year in seventh place.

It was a solid run through the regular season for Winkler, ending the year with the second-best record in Manitoba Junior Hockey League, and finishing with an honorable mention in the CJHL Top 20 Team Rankings. Winkler will have home ice advantage in this best of seven series. The Flyers went 23-5-1 at home this year, while the Oil Capitals had a record of 13-14-3 on the road.

Here is the complete schedule for the best of seven series. All games can be heard live on Country 88.9FM with Matt Friesen (road games) and Darrell Wheeler (home games). The games will also be streamed live on www.pembinavalleyonline.com. You can also video stream the games on www.hockeytv.com

VIRDEN OIL CAPITALS vs WINKLER FLYERS

Mar 10 Virden Oil Capitals at Winkler Flyers 7:30 pm
Mar 12 Winkler Flyers at Virden Oil Capitals 7:00 pm
Mar 14 Virden Oil Capitals at Winkler Flyers 7:30 pm
Mar 16 Winkler Flyers at Virden Oil Capitals 7:30 pm
Mar 17 Virden Oil Capitals at Winkler Flyers (if necess) 7:30 pm
Mar 19 Winkler Flyers at Virden Oil Capitals (if necess) 7:00 pm
Mar 21 Virden Oil Capitals at Winkler Flyers (if necess) 7:30 pm

An in-depth playoff preview will be released later in the week.