Road to Memorial Cup daily: trio of OHL clubs advance to Round 3
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Sandis Vilmanis (FLA) had a hat-trick and an assist as North Bay beat Sudbury 5-0 in Game 4 to advance to the third round. Vilmanis, who was acquired from Sarnia at the OHL trade deadline, had 28 goals in 30 regular season games with the Battalion and has tallied 16 postseason points, tied for the most among OHL skaters.
Jacob Julien (WPG) recorded his second straight hat-trick as he powered London to a Game 4 win over Kitchener that saw them book their spot in Round 3. Julien, who had a career high 78 points in the regular season, has seven goals in the OHL playoffs.
North Bay’s Mike McIvor stopped all 36 shots he faced as the Battalion beat the Wolves 5-0. The rookie netminder is 7-1-0 in the postseason and owns a .924 save percentage and 2.28 GAA.
OHL
Eastern Conference
(1) Oshawa vs. (6) Ottawa — Generals win series 4-0
Game 4: Generals 5-0 67’s
- Owen Griffen had a goal and an assist as Oshawa completed a four-game sweep of Ottawa
- Jacob Oster stopped 31 shots for the Generals who also got goals from Dylan Roobroeck (NYR), Cal Ritchie (COL) and Luke Torrance
- Beckett Sennecke had a pair of assists for Oshawa
- The Generals will now face North Bay in the OHL’s Eastern Conference Championship Series
(2) North Bay vs. (5) Sudbury — Battalion win series 4-0
Game 4: Battalion 5-0 Wolves
- Vilmanis’ hat-trick and McIvor’s shutout powered North Bay to a 5-0 win and a series sweep of Sudbury
- Dalyn Wakely also scored twice for North Bay as he leads all OHL skaters with 11 postseason goals
- Justin Ertel (DAL) had three assists
- The Battalion have now reached the Eastern Conference Championship Series for the third straight year
Western Conference
(1) London vs. (4) Kitchener — Knights win series 4-0
Game 4: Knights 4-3 Rangers
- Julien’s second postseason hat-trick led London to a four-game sweep of rivals Kitchener
- Kasper Halttunen (SJ) had London’s fourth goal that eventually stood as the game-winner
- Trent Swick had a pair of goals for Kitchener
- London will face either Saginaw or the Soo in the Western Conference Championship Series
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