No disrespect to Erie or London, but North Bay will be the toughest test. North Bay are big and strong, play a tight defense first style (Boring Butler Hockey), have a good goalie and very good leadership. London and Erie have none of those characteristics. Guelph will win but it will not be easy.
Great effort from NB. Great teams find a way to win and Guelph did. Off to the Mem Cup. Cannot wait. Love this team. No excuses. Just win baby.
What a great run, but we are not done yet! London has had time to rest and plan, and we are about to face the best of the W & Q in a round robin tournament. No time to get emotionally invested, we need to play our best hockey all year, period. Third trip to the Memorial Cup and they haven't won yet, believe me London will stop at nothing to win this and avoid the embarrassment of losing three in a row. Who ever comes out of the west or the Q will be tough, that's why this is the toughest title to win in all of sports. Again the Storm are the deepest team and they need to play with urgency. If they do so, they will win the Memorial Cup, but there are two proven great teams and one team with tons of talent and a lot to prove standing in their way. Good luck Storm we are with you to the very end, you can do this!!!!!
Congrats to the Guelph Storm. They show a ton of character to respond after goals scored and obviously late in the 3rd they push hard. They appear to be tight-knit, they are deep and strong mentally. North Bay are over-acheiver's so much fight in them in Game 5. Just love the way these 2 teams play. Good luck at the Mem Cup. Congrats to #9 on MVP, he is a star, a humble, big game player, tough mentally, a leader. Has always been in the same class as Bennett and Dal Colle as a youth player and now. Always won championships and an OHL Cup and no surprise he has an OHL crown.