Five pre-season games for junior A Waxers

Five pre-season games for junior A Waxers

Sports

By: Mike Hayakawa

The Markham Waxers kick off junior A hockey action with five exhibition games prior to the start of the Provincial Junior A Hockey League regular season.

The first game against the Vaughan Vipers is Aug. 21 at York University.

The Waxers make their preseason home debut Aug. 22 at Centennial Arena (at McCowan Road and Bullock Drive) against the Stouffville Spirit. The two teams play again the following night at Stouffville Arena.

The Waxers then play a home-and-home slate against the Newmarket Hurricanes Aug. 27 at the Magna Centre in Newmarket and Aug. 29 at Centennial Arena.

All games begin at 7:30 p.m.

Markham opens the regular season in the new Central Division Sept. 5 against the St. Michael’s Buzzers at the St. Michael’s College School Arena in Toronto.

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