OT: Memorial Cup - May 16-25 at Budweiser Gardens in London, ON

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The official website:
http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.ca/main/index/0

The OHL teams are set - London Knights (host) and Guelph Guelph Storm OHL champion (who knocked London out in the play-offs).
http://www.mastercardmemorialcup.ca/article/guelph-storm-win-robertson-cup/162510

QMJHL's Baie-Comeau Drakkar ("Viking Ship") and the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings are both within one win of joining Guelph and London in the 2014 Mastercard Memorial Cup tourney starting next weekend. Both could clinch this Sunday.

The Baie-Comeau Drakkar are one win away from their first Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship. Valentin Zykov scored his second goal of the game in the third period to lift the Drakkar to a 6-5 win and a 3-2 series lead against the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Friday.

The Oil Kings now have a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series with a chance to clinch their second Ed Chynoweth Cup in three seasons at Rexall Place on Sunday.


2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup Schedule (All times are Eastern and are subject to change):
Round-Robin Game 1 – QMJHL vs. London on Friday May 16 at 7:00 pm
Round-Robin Game 2 – OHL vs. WHL on Saturday May 17 at 4:00 pm
Round-Robin Game 3 – London vs. WHL on Sunday May 18 at 7:00 pm
Round-Robin Game 4 – OHL vs. QMJHL on Monday May 19 at 7:00 pm
Round-Robin Game 5 – WHL vs. QMJHL on Tuesday May 20 at 7:00 pm
Round-Robin Game 6 – London vs. OHL on Wednesday May 21 at 7:00 pm
Tie-Breaker (if necessary) – Thursday May 22 at 7:00 pm
Semi-Final – Friday May 23 at 7:00 pm
Championship Final – Sunday May 25 time to be confirmed
 

Reverend Mayhem

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Was hoping that the Otters and Tigers could make it in...oh well. You can't always get what you want...or at least Mr. Jimmy said so once long ago.

Here's hoping Bo knows what the other teams are and exposes them for what they really are.
 

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And Game 7 in the Q.

Damien Cox ‏@DamoSpin
Maple Leafs goalie prospect Antoine Bibeau stands on his head with 42 saves for Val d'Or, Foreurs force Game 7 in QMJHL final vs Baie-Comeau

Damien Cox ‏@DamoSpin
Foreurs and Drakkar will decide Q title Tuesday night, winner has to travel to London, open Memorial Cup vs. Knights Friday.
 

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Damien Cox ‏@DamoSpin
Edmonton up early, on the verge of knocking Portland out and winning WHL title.
 

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And a Game 7 for the WHL championship as well.

John MacKinnon ‏@rjmackinnon
Heartbreaker at Rexall Place on Mother's Day. #EdmOilKings lose 6-5 to #PdxWinterhawks in OT. Game 7 Monday night in Portland.

The OHL teams will be well-rested.
 

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Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie
Two G7's on tap: EDM @ Portland on Mon for WHL title; Val-d'Or @ Baie Comeau for QMJHL title on Tues. Winners join LDN/GUE in Memorial Cup.
 

JerkChicken

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If Portland wins their game 7, that will put another Canuck prospect in the Memorial Cup spotlight: Anton Cederholm (5th round pick last year).

Oddly enough, Cederholm's usual D-partner is Derrick Pouliot, the Pens prospect who was in that Kesler-to-Pittsburgh trade rumour a couple of months ago.

Cederholm scored the Winterhawks 2nd goal tonight, too. Hope Portland pulls it off so we can see Anton in the Mem Cup. (And because it's fun to watch Edmonton teams lose :laugh: ).



http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/anton-cederholm/
 

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The Guelph Storm bring some ex-Canuck content in the form of owner/head coach Scott Walker:
http://www.guelphstorm.com/page/scott-walker-head-coach

Sportsnet ‏@Sportsnet
Guelph Storm rolled through the #OHL & did it with a crop of players almost entirely drafted, developed by the club
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juni...m-a-model-for-how-to-build-team-on-draft-day/

And the team mirrors its owner/head coach:

"We didn't have anybody win major awards, everybody questioned our style, our goaltending, everything. But you know what? I've never seen a bunch of guys care more about each other. They could care less about personal stats," Walker said.
http://www.guelphmercury.com/sports...es-ohl-title-with-4-3-victory-over-battalion/
 

PhilMick

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So psyched for this, although it hurts that so many of our prospects came close to getting in but didn't make it.
 

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So third time lucky for Bo Horvat?

Bo Horvat hopes the third time’s a charm.

That’s the opportunity the Canucks’ ninth overall draft pick last year and his London Knights teammates have, beginning Friday at the Memorial Cup tournament.

The Knights were the OHL champions the two previous seasons, but couldn’t bring home the hardware that symbolizes the championship of the Canadian Hockey League’s three major junior hockey leagues.
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“Third time is a charm,†Horvat said. “I think we’ve got all the tools to do it this year so hopefully we can make it happen.â€​
http://www.theprovince.com/sports/h...ct+Horvat+gets+third+crack/9834997/story.html
 

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Tim Wharnsby ‏@WharnsbyCBC
Val d'Or wins QMJHL title tonight to join Guelph, Edmonton & host London at 2014 Memorial Cup, which begins on Friday.
 

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SportsNet article examining what may face each of the four teams - MasterCard Memorial Cup: Burning questions.

The burning questions:

How will experience benefit the Edmonton Oil Kings?

Will talent alone be enough for the Guelph Storm?

Can the Knights recapture the glory from 2005?

Do the Foreurs have the secondary scoring to keep up?
 

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