Here's a preview of the Eastern Conference matchups in round 2 of the playoffs.
Mississauga (1) vs Sudbury (7) - Mississauga won season series 5-1
And they did so almost convincingly outscoring the Wolves 41-21 in those 6 games.
In Round 1 Mississauga swept the 8th seed Belleville Bulls while the Wolves surprised the hockey world and swept the 2nd seed Ottawa 67's.
Your draft eligible players to watch for Sudbury. Vs Mississauga, this is what they did:
Josh Leivo 1G 2A
Frank Corrado 0G 2A
Charlie Dodero 0G 0A
Justin Sefton 0G 0A
For Mississauga
Stuart Percy 1G 4A
For Bruins fans wanting to follow Marc Cantin, he had 1 goal and 4 assists in those 6 games against Sudbury.
Prediction: Mississauga in 5 games.
Niagara (3) vs Oshawa (4) - Season Series tied 1-1
In round 1 Niagara swept Brampton in 4 games while Oshawa ousted Kingston in 5.
For the serious draft junky, this is the series to watch. It's loaded with potential first round picks.
For Niagara, here's what the draft eligible players did vs Oshawa:
Ryan Strome 1G 3A
Dougie Hamilton 1G 1A
For Oshawa:
Boone Jenner 0G 1A
Nicklas Jensen 3G 0A
Lucas Lessio 0G 1A
This series will come down to home ice advantage. Therefore,
Prediction; Niagara in 7 games
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 8
Niagara 4 Brampton 1 - Niagara wins series 4-0 (Prediction - Niagara in 5)
Well, this is the second sweep in the OHL playoffs thus far and Niagara did dominate this one.
Andrew Agozzino scored twice while Freddie Hamilton added 2 assists for the Ice Dogs. Brampton goaltender Cody St Jacques just didn't have his best in this game, allowing 4 goals on 11 shots in 23 minutes of action. Matej Machovsky came on in relief and shut the door the rest of the way but it was too late.
Dougie Hamilton finished this series with 1 goal and 5 assists while Ryan Strome added 1 goal and 2 assists. For Brampton, Barclay Goodrow went pointless in 4 games.
Niagara now awaits the winner of the Oshawa and Kingston series as their next opponent.
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Sudbury 5 Ottawa 3 - Sudbury wins series 4-0 (Prediction: Ottawa in 5 games)
If you asked most people outside of Sudbury, you would have found few people that would have had Sudbury winning a single game let alone sweeping the 67's. But shockingly, it happened.
So what went wrong for Ottawa? That's the million dollar question. And I am sure that will be dissected over, and over, and over in Ottawa for days to come.
Sudbury has 3 draft eligible defensemen in Justin Sefton, Charlie Dodero and Frank Corrado who went pointless last night but were all on the plus side. Not only were they solid in game 4, but throughout the series.
They got timely saves when they needed them from Alain Valiquette. And they also got timely goals when needed, and last night it was Michael Sgarbossa who provided a pair of goals to give him 4 goals and 8 assists in the 4 game series.
Things don't get any easier for the Wolves though. They now have to face the league's regular season champs and the Memorial Cup Host Mississauga St Mikes Majors in the next round. A preview of that series will follow the completion of round one.
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Saginaw 4 Guelph 3 - Series tied 2-2
Saginaw went into Guelph trailing 2-1 in the series and after falling behind 2-0 they went to work. They scored a short handed goal, a 5 on 5 goal and 2 power play goals to take the lead and make it hold up for the victory.
Ryan O'Connor lead the way offensively with 2 assists while Mavric Parks stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Spirit. Brandon Saad added a single assist while Vincent Trocheck went pointless for Saginaw.
It was also a game of specialty teams with Saginaw going 2 for 3 on the power play while Guelph went 1 for 6.
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London 5 Owen Sound 2 - Series tied 2-2
This series is going exactly as i suspected it would and that Michael Houser and Jared Knight would have to play key roles for the Knights to win this series. And they are getting just that.
Houser stopped 36 of 38 shots and once again made big saves when he was counted upon. As for Knight, he played primarily a shut down role last night yet was still able to add 2 goals.
Joey Hishon remains virtually invisible in this series scoring only 1 goal, and that coming after his shadow Stephen Sanza left game 3 with an injury. Owen Sound needs Hishon scoring if they are going to take this series.
Seth Griffith added a goal for London while Vladislav Namestnikov added an assist. For Griffith, that was his third goal to go along with 4 assists. Knight now has 4 goals and 2 assists in the series.
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Well, this is the second sweep in the OHL playoffs thus far and Niagara did dominate this one.
Andrew Agozzino scored twice while Freddie Hamilton added 2 assists for the Ice Dogs. Brampton goaltender Cody St Jacques just didn't have his best in this game, allowing 4 goals on 11 shots in 23 minutes of action. Matej Machovsky came on in relief and shut the door the rest of the way but it was too late.
Dougie Hamilton finished this series with 1 goal and 5 assists while Ryan Strome added 1 goal and 2 assists. For Brampton, Barclay Goodrow went pointless in 4 games.
Niagara now awaits the winner of the Oshawa and Kingston series as their next opponent.
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Sudbury 5 Ottawa 3 - Sudbury wins series 4-0 (Prediction: Ottawa in 5 games)
If you asked most people outside of Sudbury, you would have found few people that would have had Sudbury winning a single game let alone sweeping the 67's. But shockingly, it happened.
So what went wrong for Ottawa? That's the million dollar question. And I am sure that will be dissected over, and over, and over in Ottawa for days to come.
Sudbury has 3 draft eligible defensemen in Justin Sefton, Charlie Dodero and Frank Corrado who went pointless last night but were all on the plus side. Not only were they solid in game 4, but throughout the series.
They got timely saves when they needed them from Alain Valiquette. And they also got timely goals when needed, and last night it was Michael Sgarbossa who provided a pair of goals to give him 4 goals and 8 assists in the 4 game series.
Things don't get any easier for the Wolves though. They now have to face the league's regular season champs and the Memorial Cup Host Mississauga St Mikes Majors in the next round. A preview of that series will follow the completion of round one.
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Saginaw 4 Guelph 3 - Series tied 2-2
Saginaw went into Guelph trailing 2-1 in the series and after falling behind 2-0 they went to work. They scored a short handed goal, a 5 on 5 goal and 2 power play goals to take the lead and make it hold up for the victory.
Ryan O'Connor lead the way offensively with 2 assists while Mavric Parks stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Spirit. Brandon Saad added a single assist while Vincent Trocheck went pointless for Saginaw.
It was also a game of specialty teams with Saginaw going 2 for 3 on the power play while Guelph went 1 for 6.
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London 5 Owen Sound 2 - Series tied 2-2
This series is going exactly as i suspected it would and that Michael Houser and Jared Knight would have to play key roles for the Knights to win this series. And they are getting just that.
Houser stopped 36 of 38 shots and once again made big saves when he was counted upon. As for Knight, he played primarily a shut down role last night yet was still able to add 2 goals.
Joey Hishon remains virtually invisible in this series scoring only 1 goal, and that coming after his shadow Stephen Sanza left game 3 with an injury. Owen Sound needs Hishon scoring if they are going to take this series.
Seth Griffith added a goal for London while Vladislav Namestnikov added an assist. For Griffith, that was his third goal to go along with 4 assists. Knight now has 4 goals and 2 assists in the series.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
OHL Playoffs - Day 3
Sudbury 8 Ottawa 7 OT - Sudbury leads series 1-0
Game 1 was played in the home of the Ottawa Senators and had everything you could think of, lead changes, Hat tricks, goaltending changes, great saves, you name it, it had it.
Michael Sgarbossa led the way for Sudbury with 1 goal and 5 assists. Josh Leivo added 3 goals and 2 assists as did Andrey Kuchin. Three draft eligible defensemen played small rolls. Frank Corrado had 2 assists and was a plus 2, Charlie Dodero had 1 assist and was a plus 2 and Justin Sefton was a plus 2.
For Ottawa, Ryan Martindale had the hat trick, Tyler Toffoli had 2 goals and 2 assists and Thomas Nesbitt had 2 goals and 1 assist. Shane Prince is still out with an injury and did not play.
Sudbury forward Eric O'Dell was given a 5 minute major and game misconduct for boarding in the first period and the league will certainly look at this one for supplementary discipline.
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Windsor 4 Erie 3 2OT - Series tied 1-1
A wide open game with plenty of chances in this one but the goaltending was strong. Windsor's Jack Campbell made 40 saves including all 18 in overtime while Erie's Ramis Sadikov 45 saves, also 18 in overtime.
Jeff Brown had a pair of goals for Windsor while Mike Cazzola had a goal and 2 assists for Erie. Browns second goal at 11:09 of the second overtime session was the game winner.
Alex Khokhlachev had an assist for Windsor
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Mississauga 1 Belleville 0 - Mississauga leads series 2-0
Malcolm Subban got the start over Tyson Teichmann for Belleville and it almost paid off. He stopped 28 of 29 shots to keep the Bulls in this game. And yes, he is P.K. Subban's little brother and not draft eligible until 2012.
At the other end, J.P. Anderson stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shut out.
Two time Memorial Cup Champion, and one of my favorites, Justin Shugg, scored the games only goal.
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Plymouth 3 Kitchener 2 - Plymouth leads series 2-0
What's wrong with the Rangers? They have now lost 9 straight going back to the regular season !
Brandon Maxwell stopped 35 of 38 shots including 5 in overtime for the Rangers while Scott Wedgewood stopped 29 of 31 and didn't have to face a shot in overtime.
Jerry D'Amigo had both Ranger goals. As for Kitchener's "Power Ranger" draft eligible, Gabriel Landeskog and Tobias Rieder were pointless and Ryan Murphy added a single assist.
Robbie Czamik score Plymouth's overtime winner just 2:23 into the extra session and Austen Levi added a pair of assists. Stefan Noesen had an assist while Garrett Meurs and Alex Aleardi were pointless.
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London 5 Owen Sound 1 - Series tied 1-1
This game had more scouts then it did fans! Well, that's an exaggeration, but there were plenty of NHL scouts on hand at this one. And they saw a goaltending performance of the ages again as Michael Houser stole the show for the second consecutive game.
He stopped 52 of 53 shots including 16 in the first when his team had a 1-0 lead that enabled the Knights to go on and win this one.
Roman Berdnikov was the only Attack player able to beat Houser. For the Knights, Jared Knight had a goal and an assist and was a force all night. Seth Griffith, another of my favorites, scored once and added a helper as did fellow draft eligible teammate Vladislav Namestnikov.
This is the performance the Knights needed from Houser to have a chance in this series and he has now stopped 97 of 101 shots faced in the 2 games.
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Game 1 was played in the home of the Ottawa Senators and had everything you could think of, lead changes, Hat tricks, goaltending changes, great saves, you name it, it had it.
Michael Sgarbossa led the way for Sudbury with 1 goal and 5 assists. Josh Leivo added 3 goals and 2 assists as did Andrey Kuchin. Three draft eligible defensemen played small rolls. Frank Corrado had 2 assists and was a plus 2, Charlie Dodero had 1 assist and was a plus 2 and Justin Sefton was a plus 2.
For Ottawa, Ryan Martindale had the hat trick, Tyler Toffoli had 2 goals and 2 assists and Thomas Nesbitt had 2 goals and 1 assist. Shane Prince is still out with an injury and did not play.
Sudbury forward Eric O'Dell was given a 5 minute major and game misconduct for boarding in the first period and the league will certainly look at this one for supplementary discipline.
boxscore
Windsor 4 Erie 3 2OT - Series tied 1-1
A wide open game with plenty of chances in this one but the goaltending was strong. Windsor's Jack Campbell made 40 saves including all 18 in overtime while Erie's Ramis Sadikov 45 saves, also 18 in overtime.
Jeff Brown had a pair of goals for Windsor while Mike Cazzola had a goal and 2 assists for Erie. Browns second goal at 11:09 of the second overtime session was the game winner.
Alex Khokhlachev had an assist for Windsor
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Mississauga 1 Belleville 0 - Mississauga leads series 2-0
Malcolm Subban got the start over Tyson Teichmann for Belleville and it almost paid off. He stopped 28 of 29 shots to keep the Bulls in this game. And yes, he is P.K. Subban's little brother and not draft eligible until 2012.
At the other end, J.P. Anderson stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shut out.
Two time Memorial Cup Champion, and one of my favorites, Justin Shugg, scored the games only goal.
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Plymouth 3 Kitchener 2 - Plymouth leads series 2-0
What's wrong with the Rangers? They have now lost 9 straight going back to the regular season !
Brandon Maxwell stopped 35 of 38 shots including 5 in overtime for the Rangers while Scott Wedgewood stopped 29 of 31 and didn't have to face a shot in overtime.
Jerry D'Amigo had both Ranger goals. As for Kitchener's "Power Ranger" draft eligible, Gabriel Landeskog and Tobias Rieder were pointless and Ryan Murphy added a single assist.
Robbie Czamik score Plymouth's overtime winner just 2:23 into the extra session and Austen Levi added a pair of assists. Stefan Noesen had an assist while Garrett Meurs and Alex Aleardi were pointless.
boxscore
London 5 Owen Sound 1 - Series tied 1-1
This game had more scouts then it did fans! Well, that's an exaggeration, but there were plenty of NHL scouts on hand at this one. And they saw a goaltending performance of the ages again as Michael Houser stole the show for the second consecutive game.
He stopped 52 of 53 shots including 16 in the first when his team had a 1-0 lead that enabled the Knights to go on and win this one.
Roman Berdnikov was the only Attack player able to beat Houser. For the Knights, Jared Knight had a goal and an assist and was a force all night. Seth Griffith, another of my favorites, scored once and added a helper as did fellow draft eligible teammate Vladislav Namestnikov.
This is the performance the Knights needed from Houser to have a chance in this series and he has now stopped 97 of 101 shots faced in the 2 games.
boxscore
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Justin Sefton
6'3" - 200 lbs
The big, tough and yet skilled defenseman is in his second season with the Wolves. Last season he appeared in 65 games scoring once and adding 6 assists to go along with 83 penaly minutes.
He describes himself as fast and physical and tried to model himself after Dion Phaneuf.
Before joining the Wolves, he had moved away from his Thunder Bay home to attend Notre Dame Prep school, located in a small town outside of Regina. The highly regarded institution has an alumni of great players such as Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Rod Brind’Amour.
The 5th overall pick in the 2009 OHL Priority Draft has been playing with his big body for a while already. While most players his age go through growth spurts at this level and trying to get accustomed to it, Sefton is already over 200 lbs and uses his 6'3" body to throw some thunderous checks.
There aren't too many that want to mix it up with number 3.
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