Sunday, the Portland Winterhawks proved that the third time was the charm as they closed out the series against the Edmonton Oil Kings in convincing fashion with a 5-1 win to win the Ed Chynoweth Trophy and secure their ticket to Saskatoon for the Memorial Cup tournament that begins on Friday. An early goal by Travis Ewanyk put the Oil Kings up 1-0, but it was all Winterhawks from there, as Ty Rattie reached 50 goals for his WHL playoff career with a hat trick and was named the playoff MVP. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Taylor Leier added a goal a piece, as the Winterhawks will next play on Saturday against Halifax in their first game of the round-robin tournament.
The Memorial Cup will also see Saskatoon (the host team) and the winner of tonight's Barrie-London matchup, as that series is going a full seven games.
No comments:
Post a Comment