READING, PA – A hat trick by Scott Timmins and two goals by Taylor Hall lifted the Windsor Spitfires to a 6-4 win in Game Six over the Kitchener Rangers to tie the series at 3-3 setting up a Game Seven back in Windsor in the OHL Western Conference finals. The winner would take on the Barrie Colts for not only the OHL championship but also the right to participate in the 2010 Memorial Cup. After going down 3-0 in their series against the Kitchener Rangers, the Windsor Spitfires did the unthinkable by coming back to win the series 4-3 and became the third team in OHL history to comeback from an 0-3 deficit to win a series. Sunday they defeated the Rangers 4-1 in Game Seven of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series in front of a sold out crowd of 6,545. With the win, the Spitfires enter the Rogers Western Conference Championship series for the second consecutive season. This is the second time in franchise history that the Spitfires came back from 3-0 down in a series. The 2005 Windsor Spitfire did it by defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds after trailing 0-3 in the series. The Spitfires will now defend their OHL Championship against the Barrie Colts who will have home ice advantage in the series beginning tonight in Barrie. The winner of this series will win the OHL Championship and clinch a berth in the 2010 Mastercard Memorial Cup to be held in Brandon, Manitoba. Also, participating in the Memorial Cup will be the QMJHL champion, the WHL champion, and the team from the host city, the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL. In the WHL, the Calgary Hitmen and the Kelowna Rockets will meet in the WHL championship series. Calgary is coming off of a four game sweep of Brandon while Kelowna defeated the Vancouver Giants in six games. Over in the QMJHL, the Saint John Sea Dogs will face off against the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL championship finals. Saint John defeated Victoriaville in six games while Moncton defeated Drummondville in five. The schedule for the QMJHL finals will be announced later today.
The Memorial Cup tournament will begin on May 14th and will start off with the OHL champ facing off against Brampton. The Championship game will be held on May 23.
OHL championship schedule
BARRIE vs. WINDSOR Game 1 – Tue Apr 27 7:35 PM Windsor at Barrie Game 2 – Thu Apr 29 7:35 PM Windsor at Barrie Game 3 – Sun May 2 4:05 PM Barrie at Windsor Game 4 – Tue May 4 7:05 PM Barrie at Windsor Game 5 – Thu May 6 7:35 PM * Windsor at Barrie Game 6 – Sat May 8 7:05 PM * Barrie at Windsor Game 7 – Mon May 10 7:35 PM * Windsor at Barrie Conference Final Results Series G (East) BARRIE vs. MISSISSAUGA Barrie wins series 4-1 Game 1 – Wed Apr 14 7:30 PM BARRIE 3, Mississauga 0 Game 2 – Fri Apr 16 7:30 PM MISSISSAUGA 5, Barrie 2 Game 3 – Sat Apr 17 7:30 PM BARRIE 3, Mississauga 1 Game 4 – Mon Apr 19 7:00 PM Barrie 3, MISSISSAUGA 1 Game 5 – Wed Apr 21 7:30 PM BARRIE 4, Mississauga 2 Series G (West) WINDSOR vs. KITCHENER Windsor wins series 4-3 Game 1 – Thu Apr 15 7:05 PM Kitchener 7, WINDSOR 6 OT Game 2 – Sat Apr 17 7:00 PM KITCHENER 5, Windsor 2 Game 3 – Sun Apr 18 7:05 PM Kitchener 5, WINDSOR 3 Game 4 – Tue Apr 20 7:00 PM Windsor 7, KITCHENER 5 Game 5 – Thu Apr 22 7:05 PM WINDSOR 3, Kitchener 0 Game 6 – Fri Apr 23 7:30 PM Windsor 6, KITCHENER 4 Game 7 – Sun Apr 25 2:05 PM WINDSOR 4, Kitchener 1
WHL championship schedule
CALGARY vs. KELOWNA Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 Game 1 – Fri May 1 7:30 PM Kelowna 3, CALGARY 1 Game 2 – Sat May 2 7:00 PM Kelowna 5, CALGARY 2 Game 3 – Mon May 4 7:00 PM KELOWNA 2, Calgary 0 Game 4 – Wed May 6 7:00 PM Calgary 6, KELOWNA 2 Game 5 – Thu May 7 7:00 PM CALGARY 6, Kelowna 1 Game 6 – Sat May 9 7:00 PM KELOWNA 3, Calgary 2 OT Conference Final Results Husky WHL Eastern Conference Championship CALGARY vs. BRANDON Calgary wins series 4 – 0 Game 1 – Fri Apr 17 7:00 PM CALGARY 9, Brandon 3 Game 2 – Sun Apr 19 2:00 PM CALGARY 5, Brandon 4 Game 3 – Tue Apr 21 7:00 PM Calgary 4, BRANDON 3 OT Game 4 – Wed Apr 22 7:00 PM Calgary 6, BRANDON 4 Kal Tire WHL Western Conference Championship VANCOUVER vs. KELOWNA Kelowna wins series 4 – 2 Game 1 – Sat Apr 18 7:00 PM Kelowna 4, VANCOUVER 2 Game 2 – Sun Apr 19 5:00 PM VANCOUVER 4, Kelowna 3 OT Game 3 – Tue Apr 21 7:00 PM Vancouver 3, KELOWNA 2 Game 4 – Thu Apr 23 7:00 PM KELOWNA 3, Vancouver 0 Game 5 – Sat Apr 25 7:00 PM Kelowna 1, VANCOUVER 0 Game 6 – Mon Apr 27 7:00 PM KELOWNA 5, Vancouver 4 OT
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