For the most part the Ontario Hockey League went as scripted as the OHL Conference Quarterfinals say 6 of the 8 first round series wrap up in 5 games in less. Both of the top teams in the Windsor Spitfires & Barrie Colts swept the Erie Otters while the Barrie Colts just thrashed the Sudbury Wolves by scoring 6 or more goals in 3 of the 4 games, including a 11-4 win on the opening night.
Overall, just 2 series were had any kind of drama as the Kingston Frontenacs and Brampton Battalion where just 2 of the games were won by the home team. Kitchener took down the Saginaw Spirit in 6 games as we had a number of close games as Kitchener won just over a minute into the extra period.
Overall, just one game had any kind of blowout as the Rangers beat the Spirit 4-1 back on Game 4. Kitchener will run into their Midwest Divisional Rivalries London Knights as London & Kitchener have been neck-and-neck several times in recent years for the Midwest Division Title in recent years.
The other series that should be coming in with much interest is the #2 VS. #3 Series in the East as the Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors and the Ottawa 67s in the Eastern Conference.
All 4 of the Series' will get underway on Thursday Night. All the Best of 7 Series' will be back and fourth except for the Ottawa VS. Mississauga Series.
Here's a look at the Schedules for the Conference Semifinals.
Eastern Conference
#1 Barrie Colts VS. #5 Brampton Battalion
Barrie Colts Road to the Memorial Cup
QFS VS. Sudbury Wolves: Game 1 11-4 W, Game 2 2-1 W, Game 3 6-2 W, Game 4 6-3 W
Barrie Leading Scores
Bryan Cameron 4 GP 9 PTS (6G 3A, +3)
Alexander Burmistrov 4GP 9PTS (5G 4A, +6)
Alex Pietrangelo 4GP 8 PTS (1G 7A, +6)
Barrie Goaltending
Peter Di Savo 3GP 3-0-0 2.67 GAA .901 SV%
Mavric Parks 1GP 1-0-0 2.00 GAA .938 SV%
Brampton Battalion Road to the Memorial Cup
QFS VS. Kingston Frontenacs: Game 1 4-2 W, Game 2 5-1 W, Game 3 2-4 L, Game 4 4-7 L, Game 5 4-3 OTW, Game 6 2-1 L, Game 7 5-2 W
Brampton Leading Scores
Sean Jones 7 GP 9 PTS (5G 4A, +1)
Scott Tanski 7GP 9 PTS (3G 6A, -1)
Cody Hodgson 7GP 7 PTS (3G 4A, E)
Brampton Goaltending
Patrick Killen 7GP 4-3 2.85 GAA .895 SV%
All Barrie Colts Home Games are @ Barrie Molson Center
All Brampton Battalion Home Games are @ Powerade Center
Game 1, 4/1: @ Barrie 6:30 PM
Game 2, 4/4: @ Brampton 1:00 PM
Game 3, 4/5: @ Barrie 6:30 PM
Game 4, 4/7: @ Brampton 6:00 PM
Game 5, 4/9: @ Barrie 6:30 PM*
Game 6, 4/11: @ Brampton 1:00 PM*
Game 7, 4/12: @ Barrie 6:30 PM*
*If Necessary
#2 Ottawa 67s VS. #3 Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors
Ottawa's Road to the Memorial Cup
East QFS VS. Niagara: Game 1 4-3 W, Game 2 3-1 W, Game 3 5-4 OTW, Game 4 4-5 L, Game 5 5-1 W
Ottawa Scoring Leaders
Tyler Toffoli 5GP 7 PTS (5G 2A, +1)
Corey Cowick 5GP 6 PTS (5G 1A, +4)
Anthony Nigro 5GP 5 PTS (3G 2A, +6)
Ottawa Goaltending
Chris Perugini 4GP 3-0 3.31 GAA .896 SV%
Petr Mrazek 2 GP 1-1 1.38 GAA .955 SV%
Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors Road to the Memorial Cup
East QFS VS. Peterborough: Game 1 4-2 W, Game 2 2-1 W, Game 3 5-3 W, Game 4 3-0 W
Mississauga Scoring Leaders
Devante Smith-Pelly 4GP 5 PTS (4G 1A, +2)
Dustin Ekelman 4GP 4 PTS (3G 1A, +5)
Casey Cizikas 4 4 PTS (1G 3A, +2)
Mississauga Goaltending
Chris Carrozzi 4GP 4-0 1.50 GAA .944 SV%
All Ottawa 67s Home Games are @ Ottawa Civic Center
All Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Home Games are @ Hershey Center
Game 1, 4/1: @ Ottawa 6:30 PM
Game 2, 4/2: @ Ottawa 6:30 PM
Game 3, 4/4: @ Mississauga 3:00 PM
Game 4, 4/6: @ Mississauga 6:00 PM
Game 5, 4/8: @ Ottawa 6:00 PM*
Game 6, 4/10: @ Mississauga 3:00 PM*
Game 7, 4/12: @ Ottawa 6:00 PM*
*If Necessary
Western Conference
#1 Windsor Spitfires VS. #4 Plymouth Whalers
Windsor Spitfires Road to the Memorial Cup
West QFS VS. Erie: Game 1 6-2 W, Game 2 3-1 W, Game 3 7-6 W, Game 4 5-1 W
Windsor Leading Scores
Taylor Hall 4GP 10 PTS (6G 4A, +6)
Zach Kassian 4GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, +3)
Dale Mitchell 4GP 6 PTS (2G 4A, E)
Windsor Goaltending
Phillip Grubauer 4GP 4-0 2.55 GAA .896 SV%
Plymouth Whalers Road to the Memorial Cup
West QFS VS. Sault St. Marie: Game 1 2-3 L, Game 2 5-2 W, Game 3 8-1 W, Game 4 5-3 W, Game 5 6-2 W
Plymouth Leading Scorers
Phil Mcrae 5GP 11 PTS (6G 5A, +6)
Ryan Haynes 5GP 11 PTS (4G 7A, +7)
Tyler Seguin 5GP 10 PTS (5G 5A, +1)
Plymouth Goaltending
Matt Hacket 5GP 3-1 2.38 GAA .940 SV%
Scott Wedgewood 2GP 1-0 1.27 GAA .944 SV%
All Windsor Spitfires Home Games are @ WFCU Center
All Plymouth Whalers Home Games are @ Compuware Center
Game 1, 4/1: @ Windsor 6:05 PM
Game 2, 4/3: @ Plymouth 6:05 PM
Game 3, 4/5: @ Windsor 6:05 PM
Game 4, 4/7: @ Plymouth 6:05 PM
Game 5, 4/8: @ Windsor 6:05 PM*
Game 6, 4/10: @ Plymouth 6:05 PM*
Game 7, 4/12: @ Windsor 6:05 PM*
*If Necessary
#2 London Knights VS. #3 Kitchener Rangers
London Knights Road to the Memorial Cup
West QFS VS. Guelph: Game 1 3-4 OTL, Game 2 4-3 W, Game 3 5-4 W, Game 4 8-2 W, Game 5 6-2 W
London Scoring Leaders
Nazem Kadri 5 GP 14 PTS (4G 10A, +7)
Daniel Erlich 5GP 9 PTS (5G 4A, +4)
Jared Knight 5GP 9 PTS (5G 4A, +5)
London Goaltending
Michael Hutchinson 5GP 4-1 2.84 GAA .901 SV%
Kitchener Rangers Road to the Memorial Cup
West QFS VS. Saginaw: Game 1 3-2 OTW, Game 2 1-3 L, Game 3 2-1, Game 4 4-1 W, Game 5 3-4 L, Game 6 4-2 W
Kitchener Scoring Leaders
Jeff Skinner 6 GP 5 PTS (3G 2A, -1)
Chris Mackinnon 6GP 5PTS (1G 4A, +1)
Julian Cimadamore 6GP 4PTS (3G 1A, +4)
Kitchener Goaltending
Brandon Maxwell 6GP 4-2 2.00 GAA .939 SV%
All London Knights Home Games are @ John Labatt Center
All Kitchener Rangers Home Games are @ Kitchener Memorial Auditourm
Game 1, 4/1: @ London 6:00 PM
Game 2, 4/2: @ Kitchener 6:30 PM
Game 3, 4/5: @ London 6:00 PM
Game 4, 4/7: @ Kitchener 6:00 PM
Game 5, 4/8: @ London 6:00 PM*
Game 6, 4/10: @ Kitchener 6:00 PM*
Game 7, 4/12: @ London 6:00 PM*
*If Necessary
Justin Hryckowian Scores Twice, Arttu Hyry Scores Game-Winner in Overtime
to Beat Grand Rapids 3-2 the Night Before Christmas Break
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*(Credit: Nicolas Carrillo/Grand Rapids Griffins)*
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