So with all 4 teams now having punched their ticket to Red Deer, who will come out on top....
My hope is Brandon / London final - with the Wheat Kings coming home with their first title.
With 5 players having come through BMHA, it would really be special!
London has one super-dominant line in Tkachuk (draft him high!)/Dvorak (Coyotes)/Marner (Leafs). They are weaker after that, however that line gives them a lot.
I'm going for Rouyn. The Moncton Wildcats were the only team to give them a run for their money in the Q league playoffs (the Cats came within three minutes of forcing a game seven in their semi final series). It would be nice to think that we ended up losing to the eventual Memorial Cup champions.
Brandon rolls 4 lines, first 3 are strong.
Our top pair Dmen are the best in CHL...
Our chances will rise or fall with Paps ( goalie)
I like our chances , should be great hockey!
Yeah, London is looking quite unstoppable at this point. They absolutely crushed Brandon and still had enough left to handle (CHL #1 ranked) Rouyn-Noranda the next night.
Should Brandon beat Red Deer tonight, does anybody know offhand what would happen for the semi-final? There would be 3 teams with a 1-2 record if that were to happen. I don't know how the tie-breakers work.
London all the way.
Considering they've outscored their opponents 3-1, I think they have a good chance of winning this.
Also they eliminated Erie. Any team that does that I will cheer for.
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Really good game. I saw the first half of the game then had to go out. When I came back London scored the game winner less than a minute from when I starting watching it.
What a performance by the Knights! absolutely stomped everyone (except in the last game of course haha). This team reminded me of the Corey Perry teams.