Riley Hoernschmeyer (15) and his Canton teammates will square off against Livonia Franklin March 2 at Farmington Hills Ice Arena.

Hockey pre-Regional
schedules announced

Feb. 22, 2010, 3 p.m.

  A Plymouth-Canton Educational Park hockey rivalry will carry over to the post-season next week.

  Salem and Plymouth, who tied for first in the KLAA South Division along with Livonia Churchill this season, will square off Monday, March 1, at 8:15 p.m. at Eddie Edgar Arena in a Division 1 pre-Regional showdown.

  The Wildcats are 17-5-1 heading into Tuesday's KLAA cross-over game against Pinckney (at Chelsea Ice Arena). The Rocks took a 12-7-3 mark into Saturday's game against Flint Powers.

  The winner of the March 1 game will take on the winner of the Livonia Churchill-Livonia Stevenson showdown. The pre-Regional final is set for March 3 at 7:15 p.m.

  The pre-Regional winner will go up against the winner of the Northville pre-Regional, which includes Brighton, South Lyon, Novi Detroit Catholic Central and Northville.

  Canton will open its Division 2 post-season  on March 2 against Livonia Franklin at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena. The opening face-off is set for 7 p.m. A victory would propel the Chiefs into the pre-Regional title game against the Farmington Falcons on March 4 at 7 p.m. at the Farmington Hills Ice Arena.

  The pre-Regional victor will advance to the Regional title game against the winner of the pre-Regional No. 23, which includes Woodhaven, Southgate Anderson, Trenton and Wyandotte Roosevelt.