Road to Memorial Cup daily: Blazers, Knights, Rangers sweep first round series
CHL Three Stars
Luca Pinelli earned Thursday’s first star after his four-point outing (2G, 2A) powered Ottawa to a 9-0 win over Oshawa. Pinelli, who is the 49th ranked North American skater for the 2023 NHL Draft, had 63 points in the regular season.
Logan Mailloux (MTL) claimed the second star after he too had four points (2G, 2A) as London won its series against Owen Sound. Mailloux led all OHL defenceman with 25 goals during the regular season while his 53 points placed him 10th overall.
Ty Thorpe recorded his first postseason hat-trick in Vancouver’s Game 4 defeat to Kamloops to be named third star. The Giants captain, who also tallied an assist Thursday, had a career high 71 points during the regular season as an overager.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(1). Ottawa vs. (8) Oshawa — 67’s lead series 3-1
Game 4: 67’s 9-0 Generals
- In addition to Pinelli’s four-point showing, Logan Morrison registered his second career postseason hat-trick as the 67’s sent the Generals to the brink
- Jack Beck (CGY) had four points (1G, 3A) while Will Gerrior scored twice
- Max Donoso made 29 saves in his first postseason start of the season
- Game 5 is April 8 at 2pm ET
(3) Barrie vs. (6) Hamilton — Colts lead series 3-2
Game 5: Colts 4-1 Bulldogs
- While Anson Thornton (ARI) did his job between the pipes by making 23 saves, he stole the headlines by scoring into the empty-net to secure a 3-2 series lead for the Colts
- Captain Brandt Clarke had three points (1G, 2A) for Barrie as he continues to lead the OHL Playoffs in scoring with 14 points
- Game 6 is April 10 at 7pm ET
❗️ANSON THORNTON GOALIE GOAL❗️#RoadtoMemorialCup | @OHLBarrieColts | @ArizonaCoyotes pic.twitter.com/32LRKsXKqo
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 7, 2023
Western Conference
(1) Windsor vs. (8) Kitchener — Rangers win series 4-0
Game 4: Rangers 5-1 Spitfires
- Kitchener made OHL history Thursday as they became the first eighth seed to sweep a series against the no.1 seed
- Mitchell Martin and Reid Valade each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers
- Marco Costantini made 30 saves and gave up just seven goals in four games to hold a .949 save percentage
- The Rangers will play London in Round 2
(2) London vs. (7) Owen Sound — Knights win series 4-0
Game 4: Knights 5-0 Attack
- In addition to Mailloux’s four points, Ryan Winterton (SEA) had a pair of goals and an assist for London as they advanced to the second round for the first time since 2019
- Easton Cowan had two helpers while Connor Federkow had London’s other goal
- Brett Brochu made 23 saves to register his second shutout of the playoffs. His 1.34 GAA leads all OHL goaltenders
- London will face Kitchener in the second round
(3) Sarnia vs. (6) Guelph — Sting lead series 3-1
Game 4: Storm 5-4 Sting
- Guelph kept its season alive with a narrow 5-4 win over Sarnia as Cooper Walker was credited with the game-winner late in the third
- Valentin Zhugin had three points (2G, 1A) for the Storm while Jake Murray contributed two assists
- Game is April 7 at 7:05pm ET
WHL
(2) Kamloops vs. (7) Vancouver — Blazers wins series 4-0
Game 4: Blazers 5-4 Giants (OT)
- Olen Zellweger scored twice, the second of which came in overtime with just 1.5 seconds left, as the 2023 Memorial Cup hosts advanced to the second round
- Ryan Hofer (MIN) also had two goals for Kamloops while Kyle Masters (MIN) added two assists
- Vancouver’s Jesper Vikman (VGK) made 62 saves
An overtime winner in Game 4 from #FlyTogether prospect Olen Zellweger sealed a four-game sweep for @blazerhockey Thursday! #RoadtoMemorialCup pic.twitter.com/y4mvQPGuJG
— Canadian Hockey League (@CHLHockey) April 7, 2023
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