Inside the CHL

The road to Rimouski and the 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup has just 12 teams remaining.  The third round of playoff matchups in each of the three Canadian Hockey League regions, the Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League have all been determined. 

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WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE:

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

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(1) CALGARY HITMEN vs. (3) BRANDON WHEAT KINGS

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2008-09 regular season record:
Calgary:  59-9-3-1, 122 points
Brandon:  49-18-3-2, 103 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Calgary: Brandon Kozun – 108 points (40G, 68A)
Brandon: Brayden Schenn – 88 points (32G, 56A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Calgary: Joel Broda – 12 points (6G, 6A) and Brandon Kozun – 12 points (6G, 6A)
Brandon: Brayden Schenn – 15 points (6G, 9A) and Scott Glennie – 15 points (3G, 12A)

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In Goal: 
Calgary: Martin Jones (8-0-0-0 record with 0.86 GAA and .957 SV%)
Brandon: Andrew Hayes (7-0-0-0 record with 2.61 GAA and .904 SV%)

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
 
(1) VANCOUVER GIANTS vs. (3) KELOWNA ROCKETS

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2008-09 regular-season record:
Vancouver: 57-10-2-3, 119 points
Kelowna:  47-21-1-3, 98 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Vancouver: Casey Pierro-Zabotel – 115 points (36G, 79A)
Kelowna: Colin Long – 91 points (33G, 58A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Vancouver: Jonathon Blum – 15 points (5G, 10A) and Casey Pierro-Zabotel – 12 points (3G, 9A)
Kelowna: Jamie Benn – 23 points (7G, 16A) and Cody Almond – 17 points (5G, 12A)

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In Goal:
Vancouver: Tyson Sexsmith (8-2-1-0 record with 1.48 GAA and .939 SV%)
Kelowna: Mark Guggenberger (8-2-0-0 record with 2.31 GAA and .905 SV%)

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ONTARIO HOCKEY LEAGUE:

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

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(1) BELLEVILLE BULLS vs. (2) BRAMPTON BATTALION

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2008-09 regular season record:
Belleville:  47-17-2-2, 98 points
Brampton:  47-19-1-1, 96 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Belleville:  Eric Tangradi – 88 points (38G, 50A)
Brampton: Cody Hodgson – 92 points (43G, 49A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Belleville: Eric Tangradi – 20 points (8G, 12A) and Luke Pither – 17 points (5G, 12A)
Brampton: Cody Hodgson – 19 points (5G, 14A) and Matt Duchene – 16 points (8G, 8A)

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In Goal:
Belleville: Mike Murphy (8-4-0-0 record with 2.24 GAA and .926 SV%)
Brampton: Thomas McCollum (9-1-1-0 record with 2.33 GAA and .912 SV%)

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

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(1) WINDSOR SPITFIRES vs. (2) LONDON KNIGHTS

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2008-09 regular season record:
Windsor:  57-10-0-1, 115 points
London:  49-16-1-2, 101 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Windsor:  Taylor Hall – 90 points (38G, 52A)
London:  John Tavares – 104 points (58G, 46A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Windsor: Taylor Hall – 22 points (9G, 13A) and Dale Mitchell – 21 points (11G, 10A)
London: Nazem Kadri – 17 points (9G, 8A) and Phil Varone – 16 points (8G, 8A)

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In Goal:
Windsor: Andrew Engelage (7-1-0-0 record with 2.84 GAA and .899 SV%)
London: Trevor Cann (8-1-1-0 record with 2.39 GAA and .922 SV%)

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QUEBEC MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

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(1) DRUMMONDVILLE VOLTIGEURS vs. (7) RIMOUSKI OCEANIC
 
2008-09 regular season record:
Drummondville:  54-10-0-4, 112 points
Rimouski:  44-23-1-0, 89 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Drummondville:  Yannick Riendeau – 126 points (58G, 68A)
Rimouski: Philippe Cornet – 77 points (29G, 48A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Drummondville: Yannick Riendeau – 28 points (14G, 14A) and Danny Masse – 25 points (10G, 15A)
Rimouski: Kevin Veilleux – 15 points (5G, 10A) and Philippe Cornet – 13 points (3G, 10A)

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In Goal:
Drummondville: Antoine Tardif (3-0-0-0 record with 2.31 GAA and .903 SV%)
Rimouski: Maxim Gougeon (8-1-0-0 record with 1.78 GAA and .930 SV%)

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(3) QUEBEC REMPARTS vs. (5) SHAWINIGAN CATARACTES

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2008-09 regular season record:
Quebec:  49-16-0-3, 101 points
Shawinigan:  51-14-3-0, 105 points

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2008-09 regular season top scorers:
Quebec:  Mikhail Stefanovich – 76 points (49G, 27A)
Shawinigan:  Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll – 104 points (38G, 66A)

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Top Playoff Scorers:
Quebec: Dmitri Kugryshev – 17 points (6G, 11A) and Mikhail Stefanovich – 12 points (9G, 3A)
Shawinigan: Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll – 16 points (7G, 9A) and Pierre-Alexandre Vandall – 13 points (3G, 10A)

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In Goal:
Quebec: Charles Lavigne (8-4-0-0 record with 1.93 GAA and .932 SV%)
Shawinigan: Timo Pielmeier (8-1-0-0 record with 2.27 GAA and .910 SV%)

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Photo (Jordan Caron, Rimouski Oceanic) – Credit Ron Morin/Ron’s Sports Photo