CHL Playoff Thread

Figured we could lump all the leagues into one for people like me, who want to stay on top of what's happening in all three leagues at once.

Here's the links to all three league schedules:

OHL

http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/2011-ohl-playoffs-begin-thursday-march-24/94994

WHL

http://www.whl.ca/article/2011-whl-playoffs-round-one-schedules

QMJHL

http://en.lhjmq.qc.ca/uploads/asset.../Dateseri_RD1_DATES_HRES_20110321_pardate.pdf



This could use a sticky too!

 

My predictions Memorial Cup.

WHL: Portland

OHL: Mississauga (Host/Winner) / Kitchener (Runner-up)

LHJMQ: St. John

 

portland will come out ofthe west

 

GO DOGS GO

I'm smelling a sweep against Brampton.

 

Go Blades! The Q is ridiculous too, I heard earlier that the 1st seed plays the 16th seed. That's ridiculous if true.

It says that the WHL games that can't be on Shaw will be streamed online. I hope they're not just referring to the pay thing.

 

Excited to catch a couple of Sudbury Wolves games!

 

Mississauga is gunna be a very hard team to beat.

OHL: Mississauga (Host), Kitchener (OHL Finalist)
QMJHL: Saint John
WHL: Portland or Saskatoon

 

its true my friend, the Q is a joke who knows what they are thinking NCAA format ? why wouldn't they have the same format as both the dub and ohl.
Go Cougars!!!
portland to come out of the dub, johansen to win mvp already plays like the pros

 

Anybody know what games (playoffs, not Mem Cup) Sportsnet is broadcasting? Cheers.

 

Niagara could pull off the win, but Mississauga is the favorite. They have a very good team.

Saint John should win the Q with ease.

WHL Red Deer.

 

This team will win the Memorial cup.

 

The Q switched to that format this year, because mid-level teams were getting screwed. For example, Cape Breton finished 5th or 6th in the league last year and faced Moncton (eventual champs) in the 1st round. Saint John (division champs played PEI). Gatineau who had less points than any of those 4 played Montreal who won their division (with less points than any of the 4). Bathurst who finished 5th, crossed over and played Quebec, which had sold and was at best as good as PEI and possibly weaker.

Now, the division winners get the top 3 seeds, and everyone else falls in. Finish higher and you get a better matchup. Saint John - Cape Breton is gonna be an ugly matchup, but so was Drummondville - Lewiston previously.

 

The best team in the WHL is the Saskatoon Blades
Portland is going to be in tough to get by Spokane
I think it will be Owen Sound vs Missasauga in the OHL finals
Saint John's vs Acadie Bathurst in the Q

Saskatoon > Saint John's Memorial cup

 

I'm not sure the math, but it'll be extremely difficult with the playoff tree for that matchup to occur in the league finals.

 

Host: Mississauga
OHL: Kitchener
WHL: Red Deer
QMJHL: Saint John

Book it.

 

Through the three leagues, there are 10 Sharks prospects (5 OHL, 4 WHL, and 1 QMJHL), seven of which are some of the top players on their teams, and not a single one is playing another Sharks prospect in the first round. You know who I'm rooting for.

 

The 67's?

 

I like that format, it acually gives the teams who dominate the regular season an advantage...plus the matchups in later rounds should be much better.

Portland will be in tough against Spokane, but they should win that series.

I really hope the WHL finals are Portland-Saskatoon if my Giants dont go on a cinderella run.

 

Spokane, Owen Sound, and Montreal are definitely teams that can make the upsets.

 

my prediction for the Q first round
Saint-john in 4 vs Cape-Breton
Montreal in 5 vs Halifax
Quebec in 4 vs Val d'Or
Drumondville in 5 vs Chicoutimi
Gatineau in 6 vs Rimouski
Bathurst in 5 vs Victoriaville
Shawinigan in 7 vs PEI
Lewiston in 6 vs Moncton

2nd round

Saint-john in 5 vs Lewiston
Montreal in 5 vs Shawinigan
Quebec in 7 vs Bathurst
Drumondville in 7 vs Gatineau

3rd round

Saint-John in 6 vs Drumondville
Montreal in 7 vs Quebec

Q Final

Saint-John in 6 vs Montreal

 

Nope, Doug Wilson stopped drafting 67's.

Saskatoon (Marek Viedensky), Kingston (Taylor Doherty), Niagra (Freddie Hamilton), Sudbury (The Pirate, Michael Sgarbossa), Prince George (Sena Acolatse), Portland (William Wrenn), Mississauga (JP Anderson), Erie (Phil Varone), Moose Jaw (Thomas Heemskerk), and Halifax (Konrad Abeltshauser). Lots of top seeds.

 

Going for Saskatoon and Owen Sound.

Stefan Elliott and Joey Hishon

 

WHL: Portland and Saskatoon - Portland
OHL: Saginaw and Ottawa - Ottawa + Host team Missasauga
QMJHL: St. John and Lewiston - St. John

My call is in the Final its St. John and Portland and Portland wins it all. My call

 

WHL playoff action is excellent.

I am going to Red Deer for game 2 of the Edmonton Oil Kings/Red Deer Rebels series then catching game 3 and 4 in Edmonton.

It's been a while since we have had playoff action in any sport in E-Town. Should be great.

 

Kootenay coming out of the Dub. Very experienced, underrated defense, and solid goaltending. Dub first round winners are as follows.
Saskatoon over PA in 4
Red Deer over Edmonton in 5
Brandon over Med hat in 6
Kootenay over Moose Jaw in 6