Clark Cup Playoffs

With playoff season in full force in hockey, there is another league that is getting their playoffs underway. The USHL started their Clark Cup playoffs this past weekend, and three of the series are even at one, with Bloomington and regular season chapmpion Cedar Rapids exchanging seven goal efforts while Dubuque and Green Bay exchanged 3-2 decisions. Waterloo and Lincoln are also tied at one game apiece while defending champion Sioux Falls is in a 2-0 series hole with Tri-City. Each series in the USHL is a best of five, so Sioux Falls may want to get going if they don't want their hopes of a repeat to be dashed while every other team in the field has a chance to better themselves.

Playoffs Update: All the Junior Leagues

I thought about doing a Winterhawks Weekly in this space today, but since the championships are closer to being determined, today will be about the updates for all the junior league championships going on this week.  First, the USHL, where the Dubuque Fighting Saints beat the Youngstown Phantoms in the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the Clark Cup Final.  They await the winner of the Sioux Falls Stampede/Fargo Force matchup, as that series is going to be decided next game.  The QMJHL sees the Halifax Mooseheads still without a loss in the playoff season, as they are currently up 2-0 over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar while the OHL finals has the Barrie Colts and London Knights tied 1-1, with game three tonight in Barrie.  The WHL finals sees the Portland Winterhawks tied with the Edmonton Oil Kings 1-1 as the series shifts to Edmonton for game three tomorrow.