{"id":99796,"date":"2024-04-22T10:44:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=99796"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:52:09","slug":"nats-lose-second-round-playoff-matchup-to-grads-in-five-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionrockland.ca\/en\/sports-loisirs\/nats-lose-second-round-playoff-matchup-to-grads-in-five-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats lose second round playoff matchup to Grads in five games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Rockland Nationals\u2019 quest for a Bogart Cup came to disappointing halt over the weekend.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite a valiant effort in a low-scoring affair, the Nats lost game five of their second round Central Canadian Hockey League (CCHL) playoff matchup by a score of 1-0 against the Navan Grads.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the loss, the Nats lose the series four games to one. <\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;469777462&quot;:[7364],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was a goaltending dual between the Grads\u2019 Jaeden Nelson and Rockland\u2019s Benoit Forget.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nelson was named the game\u2019s first star, stopping all 34 shots he faced.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Forget earned second star honours after allowing only one goal on 28 shots.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Playoff hockey returns to Rockland\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After a four-year wait, Rockland got the chance to enjoy some Nationals playoff hockey, no matter how short-lived, or bittersweet the ending.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before clinching a playoff berth this season, the last time the Nationals made the postseason was in the 2018-2019 CCHL season. 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