2016 Memorial Cup: May 20-29 in Red Deer, AB

[tigervixxxen]

I usually cheer for the WHL teams but I don't like Brandon and I always have a hard time rooting for a host who didn't at least make the finals. Really like what I'm hearing about Rouyn Noranda a fast team, star player coming back from horrible injury (Lauzon) and I don't know much about the Q but I believe aren't some powerhouse team every year like London and Brandon who get star players wanting to play their every year.

Definitely not, RN is a small market home grown team.

I'll lay money down (not a lot but some) that Bleackley makes an appearance in this tournament.

 

[RoR21]

Definitely not, RN is a small market home grown team.

I'll lay money down (not a lot but some) that Bleackley makes an appearance in this tournament.

he's said he's playing

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Nice write up about Kelly McCrimmon: http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/Junior/2016/05/19/22634776.html

I hadn't realized he had an MBA.

 

[tigervixxxen]

he's said he's playing

Oh where did he say that? I know he said he was practicing and Sutter was being coy but didn't hear he said he was going to play. But good, I'm glad.

 

[landy92mack29]

AJ Greer about to make the hockey world know his name.

Hopefully Beaudin is healthy enough to do that as well.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Very happy to hear Bleackley is playing. Poor guy has had as tough a year as you can have as a prospect. He's now playing the role of underdog in his career and I'm rooting for him hard.

 

[Redline]

Brandon has a strong team, but really they all do.
4 sided coin says Rouyn-Noranda.

 

[Woodhouse]

GM1 tonight: London vs Red Deer, 8PM ET .. televised on SN and NHLN .. game preview.

 

[Redline]

Is there going to be a tournament GDT anywhere?
I checked the junior section and came up empty and one would probably get shut down here.
I don't want to go to the individual prospects NHL teams pages, they tend to focus strictly on 1 guy and not the actual games.

 

[Baemon Severson*]

Provorov needs to step it up in the playoffs if Brandon can get by London

 

[snipes]

Is there going to be a tournament GDT anywhere?
I checked the junior section and came up empty and one would probably get shut down here.
I don't want to go to the individual prospects NHL teams pages, they tend to focus strictly on 1 guy and not the actual games.

Good question. I guess we could always just post here? Maybe have a GDT for the finals.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Good question. I guess we could always just post here? Maybe have a GDT for the finals.

Might as well here, that's where I'll be checking.

 

[stewpac]

If your favourite team has a lead on the knights in the third, be it 1, 2, 3, goal lead, it isn't safe. Marner can literally take a game over in the third, its when he's at his best. London is dynamite on special teams, obviously their power play is phenomenal but short handed they will burn you if you're not careful. The top unit of Dvorak and Marner are always thinking offence. The second unit with Pu and MacDonald have killer speed and often get short handed breakaways. I don't know much about the other teams but its still hard not to feel confident here in London. We expect to win.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Our preview and predictions

http://lastwordonsports.com/2016/05/19/2016-memorial-cup-preview-predictions/

 

[leaflover]

Didn't expect to be the only one voting Red Deer. They're actually a pretty good team but the idle time might hurt, especially in this 1st game back.

 

[Woodhouse]

Is there going to be a tournament GDT anywhere?
I checked the junior section and came up empty and one would probably get shut down here.
I don't want to go to the individual prospects NHL teams pages, they tend to focus strictly on 1 guy and not the actual games.

Good question. I guess we could always just post here? Maybe have a GDT for the finals.

Might as well here, that's where I'll be checking.

You're all in the right place. This is the thread for Memorial Cup discussion. Intro/anthem now.

 

[Leafidelity]

Love those Rebels jerseys

 

[Woodhouse]

London Lines:

 

[Woodhouse]

Red Deer Lines:

 

[landy92mack29]

That was a horrible call

 

[Woodhouse]

Bleackley got called for holding on what looked like a good clean hit on a London defender. SN didn't show anything else that looked like a penalty. London's best chance of the the PP was a Mete rush, with Red Deer getting a SH 2-on-1 late into that.

 

[snipes]

Love those Rebels jerseys

Agreed.

The Rebels are playing the Knights tough so far in the 1st.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Agreed.

The Rebels are playing the Knights tough so far in the 1st.

Yeah good start for the Rebels. Need to convert first.

 

[Woodhouse]

Now that was an actual holding penalty. Juolevi wrapped up Helewka during a good cycle from Spacek's line. Knights survive the Rebels PP though. Eight to go in first after second TV timeout. SOG 7-2 Rebels.

 

[reffree]

They clearly don't have the same vision as London when making those line. Trying to have some offense on 3 lines rather than boosting 2 of them.