The Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League season has come to a close for the Warren 67’s after dropping their play-in series in straight games to the Ste. Anne Aces.
Warren entered the best-of-three Play-In A series as the 11th-place club after posting a 2-25-3 record in the regular season, drawing sixth-place Ste. Anne (15-12-3-1).
In Game 1 on Feb. 12 at the Access Credit Union Arena, the Aces skated away with a 3-1 victory. Ste. Anne struck three times in the opening period before Justin Braid answered early in the second on a play from captain Evan Roy. Despite sustained pressure and six power-play chances, the 67’s could not solve goaltender Benoit Grondin the rest of the way.
Warren’s season came to an end Feb. 14 in Ste. Anne, where the Aces secured the series with a 5-0 win.
Jace Gratton opened the scoring at 4:50 of the first period and it stood as the game-winner in a tightly contested opening half. The Aces pulled away late in the third period with four goals in just over five minutes from Joshua Borgfjord, Tristin Thomas (shorthanded empty net), Keagan Lanouette and Jaxon Beauchemin.
Goaltender Scott Mailloux was busy in the Warren net, turning aside 50 shots in the loss, while Grondin recorded the shutout with 17 saves. Neither team capitalized on the power play, with Warren finishing 0-for-8 and Ste. Anne 0-for-6.
The series loss officially closes the 2025-26 campaign for the 67’s, who iced a young lineup and battled through a difficult season but gained valuable experience heading into next year.
With the playoffs continuing for the remaining clubs, Warren will now shift its focus to development and preparing for the 2026-27 season.
