OHL Playoffs - Day 6

Mississauga 4 Belleville 4 - Mississauga wins series 4-0 (prediction - Mississauga 4-0)

It was the JP Anderson show once again, recording his third consecutive shutout of the series. Remarkably, he only allowed 1 goal the entire series way back in game 1.

Maxim Kitsyn scored once and added an assist as did Devante Smith-Pelly. Justin Shugg had 2 assists on the night.

While Belleville goes home now, Mississauga awaits their next opponent. Shockingly, it could very well be the Sudbury Wolves.

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Niagara 5 Brampton 1 - Niagara lead series 3-0

Mark Visentin was rock solid in goal again as he stopped 35 of 35 shots for the Ice Dogs and leading his team to a commanding 3-0 lead in their best of seven series.

Only Zach Bell was able to beat Visentin on this night. For Niagara, Alex Friesen and Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists each while Ryan Strome had 1 and Jason Wilson had a goal and a helper.

About the only thing we know for certain is the Ice Dogs won't be facing the Majors in the next round.

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Kingston 7 Oshawa 4 - Oshawa leads series 3-1

Kingston lived to fight another day !!

Rookie goalie Nathan Perry stopped 34 of 38 shots in his first full OHL playoff game while Peter DiSalvo was pulled for Oshawa after allowing 5 goals on 28 shots.

Nicklas Jensen was held pointless for Oshawa while fellow draft eligibles Lucas Lessio and Boone Jenner had a goal each.

For Kingston, Nathan Moon (playing through injury) had 3 goals, while Ethen Werek playing in only his second game back since his suspension had 3 assists. Ryan Spooner added a goal and an assist for the winners.

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Sudbury 5 Ottawa 4 OT - Sudbury leads series 3-0.

Can we possibly have an upset in the making here?

Trailing 4-2, and looking tired and sluggish, the Wolves mounted a comeback. Defenseman Josh MacFadden scored his 2nd of the night to pull Sudbury within one goal on the power play. Then with 17:52 left in the third, Adam Sedlak of the 67's took an interference penalty to put the Wolves on the power play.

With 16 seconds left, MacFadden scored his 3rd of the night to force the game into overtime. It only took Mike Lumas 33 seconds into the extra session to complete the comeback and give Sudbury a commanding and yet unthinkable 3-0 series lead.

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Owen Sound 5 London 3 - Owen Sound leads series 2-1

Michael Houser didn't have as many shots to face as earlier in the series, but he had to make some difficult saves in stopping 30 of 34 shots. His Attack counterpart Jordan Binnington, stopped 17 of 20 for the win.

London was up 3-1 and in control of this game until captain Stephen Sanza went down with an injury and had to leave the game. Sanza had been able to limit joey Hishon to just 2 assists in the previous 2 games.

With Sanza out of the game, it opened up some room for Hishon who got the game tying goal in the 3rd before Jessie Blacker scored the eventual winner. Blacker finished with a goal and 2 assists.

Seth Griffith had a goal and an assist while Vladislav Namestnikov had 2 assists for the Knights. All 3 of London's goals came on the power play.

Special teams played a huge role in this game with 25 man power advantages on the night. London was 3-13 on the PP while Owen Sound was 2-12.

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Some of the lessor knowns to watch

Zach Hall  - Barrie Played 2009/10 with Couchiching Terriers of the OJAHL. Finished 2nd in league scoring with 26 goals and 45 assists in 44 games.
Acquired in the third round, 48th overall in the OHL priority draft.
Played 5 regular season games with the Colts, scoring 1 goal and one assist and a plus 2. Added 1 assist in 3 playoff games and was a plus 2.

Zach Bell - Brampton Drafted in the 4th round, 77th overall Bell is a big strong defenseman. He played in 46 games as a rookie netting 5 assists and was pointless in 4 playoff games. His favourite player is Dion Phaneuf and it looks like that’s the type of game Bell wants to play. He looks like he’s having fun every time he is on the ice which will only lead to good things from Bell.



It’s going to be fun watching him take the next step in the OHL, where his size will draw some eyes from NHL scouts.

Mitchell McIntosh - Erie Over Christmas, McIntosh was leading the Major Midget Alliance League with 21 goals and 26 assists when he was asked to join the Otters and travel and practice for one week. In 4 games this past season, McIntosh had no points for the Otters. McIntosh was a 13th round selection in the OHL priority draft.

McIntosh is also a very good baseball player. There are reports that he will pass on hockey to pursue a baseball career

Jeremy Gottzmann - Erie Gottsmann is a small center with plenty of bulk. In his rookie season he played in 60 games scoring 4 goals and 6 assists and was held pointless in 4 playoff games.

A second round pick was probably affected a bit because he played through part of his 08-09 Minor Midget season with a viral infection. Most expected him to go higher.
He has hockey ability but his size will always come into question. He can play a gritty type of game and not afraid to drop the gloves if he has to.
Was runner up for the Ivan Tennant Award as the top academic player in high school.

Ryan Horvat - Guelph Saw Horvat play a couple of times for the Junior B Listowel Cyclones where he played 49 games and scored 9 goals and added 16 assists. He was chosen by Guelph with their 6th pick, 111th overall in the 09 priority draft and played 4 games for the Storm collecting 1 assist.

He’s a good skater who can play a gritty style and has some finish and an ability to set up line mates. He should be able to adjust to the OHL game for 2010-11

Zach Mitchell - Guelph A dynamic player, with good skating and speed with offensive potential, Mitchell played 59 games for the Storm recording 3 goals and 7 assists. He plays in all situations and is very good on the defensive side. He distributes the puck well and works hard to get open for his team mates. He thinks the game well, is usually the hardest worker on the ice, and you can see he truly enjoys being at the arena.

Mitchell has joined Harvard’s recruiting class for 2011, so I don’t know if that means he will be playing in Harvard in 2011.

Carter Sandlak - Guelph Selected 11th overall in the Priority Draft, Sandlak played in 61 games for the Storm, recording 7 goals and adding 8 assists.

He is a big, strong two way player that is physical with excellent hockey sense and good around the net. He will play a major role for the Storm in 2010-11.