LONDON WINS, Hosts eliminated

May 23, 2013

London Knights vs. Saskatoon Blades

Attendance: 7,895

Final: Saskatoon 1 at London 6

Shot count: Knights - 40; Blades - 33

Goal scorers: Bo Horvat LDN (2) P1 3:05(PEN/SH), Seth Griffith LDN (3) P2 11:28(PP), Chris Tierney LDN (1) P2 12:17, Ryan Rupert LDN (1) P3 2:16, Kyle Platzer LDN (1) P3 2:53, Nikita Zadorov LDN (2) P3 3:22, Nathan Burns SAS (1) P3 11:40

Powerplay: SAS 0/5, LDN 1/5

3 stars: 3. Griffith LDN 2. Maatta LDN 1. Horvat LDN

MEMORIAL CUP GAME #7: OHL vs. Hosts

GAMEDAY

2013 Memorial Cup Game Seven
Tiebreaker

Saskatoon Blades at London Knights

March 23 - 9:00pm

Credit Union Centre

Saskatoon: 1st East Division, 2nd Eastern Conference, 6th WHL 44-22-2-4=94 points
Lukas Sutter (2G & 0A), Darren Dietz (1G & 1A), Colin Valcourt (0G & 2A)
Andrey Markov 0-4-0, 3.66 GAA, 0.897 SAV%

def. by Medicine Hat Tigers (4-0, quarters)

Coached by Lorne Molleken

London: 1st Midwest Division, 1st Western Conference, 1st OHL 50-13-2-3=105 points

Max Domi (11G & 21A), Alex Broadhurst (10G & 18A), Seth Griffith (9G & 16A)

Anthony Stolarz 13-4-1, 2.53 GAA, 0.923 SAV%

def. Saginaw Spirit (4-0, quarters), Kitchener Rangers (4-1, semis), Plymouth Whalers (4-1, finals), Barrie Colts (4-3, OHL finals)
Coached by Dale Hunter

Notes...

• Can Saskatoon repeat what Shawinigan did last year? We'll have to wait and see.
• The winner of this game will go on to play the Portland Winterhawks.
• London believes they are going to be the ones coming out on top of this game.

PORTLAND WINS

May 22, 2013

Portland Winterhawks vs. Saskatoon Blades

Attendance: 9,239

Final: Saskatoon 2 at Portland 4

Shot count: Winterhawks - 34; Blades - 31

Goal scorers: Derrick Pouliot POR (2) P2 6:44, Shane McColgan SAS (1) P2 11:20(PP), Chase De Leo POR (2) P3 4:08, Brendan Leipsic POR (1) P3 6:27, Ty Rattie POR (4) P3 10:16, Josh Nicholls HFX (4) P3 16:27

Powerplay: SAS 1/4, POR 0/6

3 stars: 3. Pouliot POR 2. Stransky SAS 1. Leipsic POR

saskatoon wins :(

May 19, 2013

Halifax Mooseheads vs. Saskatoon Blades

Attendance: 8,934

Final: Saskatoon 5 at Halifax 2

Shot count: Mooseheads 31; Blades 31

Goal scorers: Matej Stransky SAS (1) P1 12:11, Matej Stransky SAS (2) P2 18:45, Colin Valcoourt SAS (1) P3 1:43, Darren Dietz SAS (1) P3 2:40(PP), Stephen MacAulay HFX (2) P3 6:48, Nathan MacKinnon HFX (4) P3 8:19, Josh Nicholls SAS (3) P3 19:58(EN)

Powerplay: SAS 1/6, HFX 0/5

3 stars: 3. Walker SAS 2. Stransky SAS 1. Makarov SAS

MEMORIAL CUP GAME #3: Hosts vs. QMJHL

GAMEDAY

2013 Memorial Cup Game Three
Round Robin

Saskatoon Blades at Halifax Mooseheads

March 19 - 8:00pm

Credit Union Centre

Saskatoon: 1st East Division, 2nd Eastern Conference, 6th WHL 44-22-2-4=94 points
Lukas Sutter (2G & 0A), Darren Dietz (1G & 1A), Colin Valcourt (0G & 2A)
Andrey Markov 0-4-0, 3.66 GAA, 0.897 SAV%

def. by Medicine Hat Tigers (4-0, quarters)

Coached by Lorne Molleken

Halifax: 1st Maritimes Division, 1st QMJHL 58-6-3-1=120 points

Jonathan Drouin (12G & 23A), Marty Frk (13G & 20A), Nathan MacKinnon (11G & 22A)

Zach Fucale 16-1-0, 2.02 GAA, 0.918 SAV%

def. Saint John Sea Dogs (4-0, first), Gatineau Olympiques (4-0, quarters), Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (4-0, semis), Baie-Comeau Drakkar (4-1, QMJHL finals)

Coached by Domique Ducharme

Notes...

• Saskatoon will look to bouonce back in front of their home crowd after losing to London on Friday.
• Nathan MacKinnon came out top dog in the battle of the top three prospects scoring a hat trick on Saturday.
• This is the first of two back-to-back games for a team in the tournament, London is the other team. Games which they will play on Monday and Tuesday.

LONDON WINS

May 17, 2013

Saskatoon Blades vs. London Knights

Attendance - 10,203

Final: London 3 at Saskatoon 2
Shot count: Blades - 29; Knights - 33
Goal scorers: Josh Nicholls SAS (1) P1 7:59, Brett Welychka LDN (1) P1 12:55, Seth Griffith LDN (1) P1 18:51, Josh Nicholls SAS (2) P2 15:21, Nikita Zadorov LDN (1) P3 5:45(PP)

Powerplay: LDN 1/6, SAS 0/2

3 stars: 3. Ferland SAS 2. Griffith LDN 1. Makarov SAS

MEMORIAL CUP GAME #1: OHL vs. Hosts

GAMEDAY

2013 Memorial Cup Game One
Round Robin

London Knights at Saskatoon Blades

March 17 - 9:00pm

Credit Union Centre

London: 1st Midwest Division, 1st Western Conference, 1st OHL 50-13-2-3=105 points

Max Domi (11G & 21A), Alex Broadhurst (10G & 18A), Seth Griffith (9G & 16A)

Anthony Stolarz 13-4-1, 2.53 GAA, 0.923 SAV%

def. Saginaw Spirit (4-0, quarters), Kitchener Rangers (4-1, semis), Plymouth Whalers (4-1, finals), Barrie Colts (4-3, OHL finals)
Coached by Dale Hunter

Saskatoon: 1st East Division, 2nd Eastern Conference, 6th WHL 44-22-2-4=94 points
Lukas Sutter (2G & 0A), Darren Dietz (1G & 1A), Colin Valcourt (0G & 2A)
Andrey Markov 0-4-0, 3.66 GAA, 0.897 SAV%

def. by Medicine Hat Tigers (4-0, quarters)

Coached by Lorne Molleken

Notes...

• It was announced on Tuesday that London will host the 2014 Memorial Cup which means that the Knights will be playing in 3 straight Memorial Cup tournaments.
• Saskatoon will be coming into this game off a month and a half rest after being defeated by the Medicine Hat Tigers in a four game sweep.
• The Memorial Cup finally arrived in Saskatoon yesterday admidst a special arrival ceremony including the Snowbirds of Moose Jaw flying overhead.

Memorial Cup hosts out

The hosts of the 2013 Memorial Cup are out of the playoffs after being swept in four games last night. The #2 Saskatoon Blades were playing the #7 Medicine Hat Tigers in the first round and lost 4 games to none. The team will now have a month and a half break before playing games once again.

This is the second straight year that the hosts have had a long rest before being able to play in the Memorial Cup. Last year, the Shawinigan Cataractes lost in the second round 4 games to 2 and after a just over a month break they went on to win the championship that they were hosting. As a Moose fan hopefully the Blades won't have that same luck.