CHL Finals Begin This Week | 
With almost all of the Conference finals in the book for all three leagues, the teams that remain are one step closer to competing at the Memorial Cup which takes place in Brandon, Manitoba beginning May 14th.
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QMJHL
The Moncton Wildcats had one of the easiest road to the finals, beating the defending QMJHL champion Drummondville Voltigeurs in five games.
Team Canada World Junior member Gabriel Bourque lead the way for the Wildcats with four goals and seven points in the series. Chris DiDomenico had two goals and five points for the Voltigeurs.
The Wildcats will face the winner of the Saint John Sea Dogs/Victoriaville Tigres series. The Sea Dogs lead the series 3-2 with game six set for tonight in Saint John.
Philip-Michael Devos has lead the way for the Tigres, scoring three goals and eight points in the series so far. Stanislav Galiev has three goals and four assists for seven points going into tonight’s game.
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WHL
Similarly to the Wildcats, the Calgary Hitmen had a relatively easy series as well, knocking off the Brandon Wheat Kings in five games. The Wheat Kings were eliminated for a second year in a row by the Hitmen and were outscored 23-11 in the series.
Leading the way for the Hitmen during the playoffs has been Brandon Kozun, who has 26 points in 18 games. The Wheat Kings were lead by Brayden Schenn, who finished up with 19 points in 15 games.
Calgary will now face the Tri-City Americans, who beat the Vancouver Giants in a back and forth series four games to two. The Americans were down 2-1 in the series, but battled back to win three straight games.
Brendan Shinnimin has lead the way for the Americans in the post-season with 22 points in 17 games. Craig Cunningham had a spectacular playoffs for the Giants, posting 24 points in 16 games.
Calgary won the only meeting between the two teams this season 3-0 back on January 31st.
The series begins April 30th in Calgary.
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OHL
It has been a whirlwind week in the Ontario Hockey League this week with the Windsor Spitfires coming back from a 3-0 series deficit to beat the Kitchener Rangers in seven games. The final game saw the Spitfires control the play from the outset, en route to a 4-1 victory.
Jeff Skinner was outstanding for the Rangers throughout the playoffs scoring 33 points, including 20 goals in 20 games. Taylor Hall was also magnificent, scoring arguably the series changing goal in game five. He has 28 points in 15 games for the Spitfires.
They will play the Eastern Conference champion Barrie Colts, who thanks to a strong effort from both Bryan Cameron and Luke Pither got by the Mississauga Majors in six games. Both players have 18 points in 13 games, but neither sit in the top-ten in scoring in all of the OHL playoffs.
Barrie won both meetings between the teams this season; 4-2 on January 14th, and 8-5 on Feburary 20th.
The series begins Tuesday night in Barrie
Topics: Barrie Colts, Calgary Hitmen, CHL Playoffs, Moncton Wildcats, OHL Playoffs, QMJHL Playoffs, Tri-City Americans, WHL Playoffs, Windsor Spitfires
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