Major Junior Scores and Playoff Updates

The 2nd Round of the Major Junior Playoffs is now underway as the 24 teams that are still in the running for the Memorial Cup Tournament in Brandon, Manitoba continues. Unlike the Conference Quarterfinals, Calgary is making sure that Medicine Hat doesn't give the Hitmen a scare, Calgary gave the Tigers a 5-2 wake up call that the Hitmen have been on a roll since game 5 of the Moose Jaw Series.

Elsewhere in the West, the Brandon Wheat Kings continue to roll as the team took both games in Saskatoon 6-5 in OT & 4-1 in Game 2 last night. With the next 3 in Brandon, the Wheat Kings will be looking to make quick work of the Saskatoon Blades in the Conference Semifinals.

Finally the Kelowna Rockets are proving to be a tough team as players like Mark Guggenburger is looking to use their WHL Championship Experience from last year as the series is tied at 1-1. While the Vancouver Giants won a high-flying Game 1 as 15 goals were scored as the Giants won 9-6 where Brendan Gallagher used a 4 goal game to help the Giants overcome the Winterhawks in the series' opener.

The Ontario Hockey League has gone to form as the top seeds in Barrie and Windsor are leading 1-0 and 2-0. Barrie is currently playing the Brampton Battalion this afternoon in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. On an ind. level, it's a battle of top prospects for this year's NHL Draft as Taylor Hall & Jonathan Seguin look to prove their cases that they should be the #1 Draft Pick this summer.

The #2 VS. #3 Series' is going to be where the drama is going to be as the Mississauga & Ottawa have traded blows in the first two games. While the Kitchener Rangers & London Knights have used high scoring games to win in the first 2 games, including a 13 goal game where the London won 8-5 in game 1 where 7 different players scored in the game led by Daniel Erlich who had 2 goals and an assist in the game.

The QMJHL has all 4 of their series at 2-0 as St. John, Drummondville, Victoriaville and Moncton are currently leading the best of 7 Quarterfinals Series' 2-0. This is not surprising as the 4 teams were the top 2 out of the Atlantic & Central Divisions as the Strongest divisions in the QMJHL During the season.


Major Junior Playoffs


Western Hockey League

4/2

Medicine Hat Tigers 2 Calgary Hitmen 5 (0-3, 2-1, 0-1)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006989

Brandon Wheat Kings 6 Saskatoon Blades 5 (2-1, 3-4, 1-0)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006996

Kelowna Rockets 3 Tri-City Americans 5 (2-2, 0-0, 1-3)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007003

WHL Friday Wrap Up: http://whl.ca/friday-s-whl-playoff-round-up-p141849


4/3

Brandon Wheat Kings 4 Saskatoon Blades 1 (0-0, 2-1, 2-0)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1006997

Vancouver Giants 9 Portland Winterhawks 6 (2-1, 3-2, 4-3)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007010

Kelowna Rockets 3 Tri-City Americans 2 (1-1, 0-0, 2-1)
http://whl.ca/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1007004


WHL Saturday Wrap Up: http://whl.ca/saturday-s-whl-playoff-round-up-p141869


Current Series Update

Eastern Conference

Calgary Hitmen VS. Medicine Hat Tigers: Calgary Leads Series 1-0

Saskatoon Blades VS. Brandon Wheat Kings: Brandon Leads Series 2-0


Western Conference

Tri-City Americans VS. Kelowna Rockets: Series Tied at 1-1

Vancouver Giants VS. Portland Winterhawks: Vancouver Leads Series 1-0


Ontario Hockey League

4/1

Kitchener Rangers 5 London Knights 8 (1-3, 2-2, 2-3)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16721

Plymouth Whalers 1 Windsor Spitfires 5 (0-2, 1-1, 0-2)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16722

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors 4 Ottawa 67s 1 (1-0, 1-1, 2-0)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16714

Brampton Battalion 3 Barrie Colts 5 (1-2, 1-3, 1-0)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16734


OHL Thursday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-thursday-p141826


4/2

London Knights 2 Kitchener Rangers 5 (0-1, 1-2, 1-2)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16713

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors 2 Ottawa 67s 7 (1-2, 1-4, 0-1)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16715


OHL Friday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-friday-p141846


4/3

Windsor Spitfires 5 Plymouth Whalers 3 (1-1, 2-1, 2-1)
www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=16723


OHL Saturday Wrap Up: www.ontariohockeyleague.com/ohl-playoff-roundup-saturday-p141867


Current OHL Playoff Series' Update


Eastern Conference

Barrie Colts VS. Brampton Battalion: Barrie Leads Series 1-0

Mississauga St. Micheal's Majors VS. Ottawa 67s: Series Tied 1-1


Western Conference

Windsor Spitfires VS. Plymouth Whalers: Windsor Leads Series 2-0

London Knights VS. Kitchener Rangers: Series Tied 1-1


Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

4/2

Gatineau Olympiques 4 St. John Seadogs 7 (0-3, 3-1, 1-3)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20962

Victoriaville Tigers 4 Quebec City Ramparts 1 (1-1, 3-0, 0-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20948

Moncton Wildcats 6 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies 1 (5-1, 1-0, 0-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20955

Rimouski Oceanic 4 Drummondville Voltigeurs 5 (OT) (1-1, 2-2, 1-1, 0-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20969


4/3

Gatineau Olympiques 2 St. John Seadogs 7 (0-2, 0-1, 2-4)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20963

Victoriaville Tigers 4 Quebec City Ramparts 2 (1-0, 2-1, 1-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20949

Rimouski Oceanic 0 Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 (0-1, 0-1, 0-1)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20970

Moncton Wildcats 4 Rouyn-Nornda Huskies 3 (1-0, 2-1, 0-2, 1-0)
www.lhjmq.qc.ca/lang_en/index.php?page=342374&id_partie=20956


QMJHL Series' Update


St. John Seadogs VS. Gatineau Olympiques: St. John Leads Series 2-0

Drummondville Voltigeurs VS. Rimouski Oceanic: Druumondville Leads Series 2-0

Quebec City Ramparts VS. Victoriaville Tigers: Victoriaville Leads Series 2-0

Rouyn-Nornda Huskies VS. Moncton Wildcats: Moncton Leads Series 2-0