Road to Memorial Cup daily: Petes and Thunderbirds secure spot in Championship Series
CHL Three Stars
Jared Davidson (MTL) had a goal and an assist to claim the first star as Seattle won Game 6 in Kamloops. Davidson’s 21 postseason points are tied for the team lead and rank tied fourth in the WHL.
It came in a losing effort, but Blazers netminder Dylan Ernst earned the second star with a 39 save performance in a 4-2 loss. In 14 playoff games, Ernst tallied a 2.57 GAA and .913 save percentage.
J.R. Avon (PHI) collected the third star as he scored the game-winner in Game 7 for Peterborough. Avon has six goals this postseason in 17 games.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(2) North Bay vs. (4) Peterborough — Petes win series 3-3
Game 7: Petes 3-2 Battalion
- Avon scored the game-winner at 5:42 of the third period as the Petes advanced to the OHL Championship Series for the first time since 2006 where they wound up as J. Ross Robertson Cup champions
- Owen Beck (MTL) and Brennan Othmann (NYR) also scored for Peterborough while Brian Zanetti (PHI) had two assists
- Petes netminder Michael Simpson made 22 saves while Josh Bloom (VAN) and Liam Arsnby (FLA) had goals for North Bay
- Peterborough will face London in the OHL Championship Series
WHL
Western Conference
(1) Seattle vs. (2) Kamloops – Thunderbirds win series 4-2
Game 6: Thunderbirds 4-2 Blazers
- The T-Birds return to the WHL Championship Series for the second straight year where they will hope for a better outcome than a year ago
- Sawyer Mynio, Kyle Crnkovic and Reid Schaefer (NSH) also scored for Seattle while Thomas Milic made 28 saves
- Matthew Seminoff (DAL) and Dylan Sydor had goals for the Blazers while Logan Stankoven continues to lead the CHL in scoring with 30 points
- Seattle will face Winnipeg for the Ed Chynoweth Cup
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