4/30 Albany and ECHL Update

Wednesday 4/30
AHL Playoffs
Albany was shutout 1-0 by St. John's and trails the best of 5 series 2-1. Kinkaid stopped 34 of 35 shots and has a .949 SV% in the series. Albany was outshot 35-24 for the game, including 30-14 in the first 2 periods. Albany went 0/4 on the PP but an impressive 6/6 on the PK. Albany got dominated all night at even strength and rarely had any sustained pressure in St. John's end. Here is the gamesheet.


Lines and Pairings:
Pesonen-Timmins-Boucher
Matteau-K. Zajac-Tedenby
Whitney-Sestito-Sislo
McKelvie-Pelley-D. Zajac

Helgeson-McPherson
Gelinas-Larsson
Urbom-Merrill

ECHL Playoffs (4/29)
#4 Orlando lost #5 Cincinnati 2-1 (Lose Series 4-2)
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Did not dress)
Playoffs: 3 GP 1-2, 2.03 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO

4/26 Albany and ECHL Update

Saturday 4/26
AHL Playoffs
Albany defeated St. John's 4-2 to even the series at 1. Scoring for the Devils was Boucher, Matteau (PP, K. Zajac, Tedenby), Tedenby (PP, K. Zajac), and Timmins (PP, Sislo). Kinkaid stopped 30 of 32 shots to earn 1st star. Albany outshot St. John's 34-32 for the game, however they had outshot them 29-12 thru the first 2 periods before being outshot 20-5 in the 3rd. Kinkaid really stepped up and kept his cool as a few scrums broke out around his crease. Albany went 3/9 on the PP as St. John's played an undisciplined game. The Devils were 3/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


Lines and Pairings (via @Bill_Cain_):
Boucher-Timmins-Pesonen
Matteau-K. Zajac-Tedenby
Whitney-Sestito-Sislo
McKelvie-Peley-D. Zajac

Helgeson-McPherson
Urbom-Merrill
Gelinas-Larsson

Attendance
Game 1: 6,572 (Source)
Game 2: 8,026 - Largest playoff crowd ever at TUC (Source)

ECHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
#4 Orlando defeated #5 Cincinnati 3-2 (OT) (Trail Series 3-2)
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Did not dress)
Playoffs: 3 GP 1-2, 2.03 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO

-- Christopher Gibson who was Orlando's usual starter had just been returned from the AHL.

4/25 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Friday 4/25
WHL WCF
#1 Kelowna lost to #2 Portland 7-3 (Lose Series 4-1)
Damon Severson D: 2 Assists (1 PP), +1, 4 PIM (Roughing x2)

Regular Season: 64 GP 15-46-61, +47, 63 PIM
Playoffs: 14 GP 4-14-18, +4, 18 PIM

Career Regular Season: 260 GP 36-131-167, +102, 270 PIM
Career Playoffs: 39 GP 9-23-32, -2, 51 PIM

Myles Bell RW: DNP (Week to Week)

Regular Season: 69 GP 42-35-77, +21, 51 PIM
Playoffs: 4 GP 3-1-4, E, 2 PIM

Career Regular Season: 327 GP 113-162-275, +32, 296 PIM
Career Playoffs: 19 GP 9-6-15, -2, 10 PIM

AHL
Albany lost to St. John's 2-1 and now trail the series 1-0. The lone Albany goal was Whitney (PP, Merrill, Sislo). Kinkaid stopped 30 of 32 shots. Albany was outshot 32-26 and went 1/2 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Pelley (5) and Sestito (4) led the team in shots. Here is the gamesheet.


Lines and Pairings (via @Bill_Cain_):
Boucher-Timmins-Pesonen
Matteau-K. Zajac-Tedenby
Whitney-Sestito-Sislo
Wohlberg-Pelley-D. Zajac

Helgeson-McPherson
Gelinas-Merrill
Kelly-Larsson

ECHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
#4 Orlando defeated #5 Cincinnati 2-0 (Trail Series 3-1)
Maxime Clermont G: 25 Save Shutout* 1st Star
Playoffs: 3 GP 1-2, 2.03 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO

4/23 Prospect and ECHL Update

Wednesday 4/23
OHL ECF
#2 North Bay defeated #1 Oshawa 3-2 (Win Series 4-0)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, E, 6 PIM (Unsportsmanlike, Hooking, Roughing)
Playoffs: 17 GP 4-7-11, +7, 49 PIM

-- North Bay will face either Guelph or Erie in the OHL Final.

WHL WCF
#1 Kelowna lost to #2 Portland 5-1 (Trail Series 3-1)
Damon Severson D: Assist, -1
Playoffs: 13 GP 4-12-16, +3, 14 PIM

Myles Bell RW: DNP (Week to Week)
Playoffs: 4 GP 3-1-4, E, 2 PIM

ECHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
#4 Orlando lost to #5 Cincinnati 2-1 (Trail Series 3-0)
Maxime Clermont G: 28 Saves on 30 Shots
Playoffs: 2 GP 0-2, 3.07 GAA, .893 SV%

4/22 Prospect Update

Tuesday 4/22
OHL ECF
#2 North Bay defeated #1 Oshawa 5-3 (Lead Series 3-0)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +2, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Playoffs: 16 GP 4-6-10, +7, 43 PIM

WHL WCF
#1 Kelowna lost to #2 Portland 4-3 (OT) (Trail Series 2-1)
Damon Severson D: -1, 2 PIM (High Sticking)
Playoffs: 12 GP 4-11-15, +4, 14 PIM

Myles Bell RW: DNP (Week to Week)
Playoffs: 4 GP 3-1-4, E, 2 PIM

-- Kelowna was outshot 65-33.

2013-14 Albany Devils Stats Overview

There is a link to view all of these stats in the menu bar of this blog. You can go directly to the Google Drive spreadsheet here.

Basic

Primary/Secondary Scoring

Situational Scoring

Ratio Stats

For reference, here are the AHL Percentiles for this season (source: QuantHockey):
Pts/GP
25th - .217, Median - .370, 75th - .580, 90th - .764, 95th - .893, 99th - 1.091

G/GP
25th - .055, Median - .127, 75th - .227, 90th - .327, 95th - .397, 99th - .491

Goalies

Possession

Thanks to Josh W at NHL Numbers (follow him on twitter: @joshweissbock), we have estimates for AHL possession. Below is Albany's rolling possession chart as well as their PDO. I highly recommend checking out his Calder Cup 2014 Possession Preview over at NHL Numbers. He's a great follow on twitter for possession and usage data all the way from major junior leagues to the NHL.

"Albany is the 3rd ranked team at 53.80% with a 100.38 PDO."

4/20 Prospect and ECHL Update

Sunday 4/20
OHL ECF
#2 North Bay defeated #1 Oshawa 5-2 (Lead Series 2-0)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +2, 7 PIM (Fighting, Charging)
Playoffs: 15 GP 4-5-9, +5, 41 PIM

ECHL Eastern Conference Playoffs
#4 Orlando lost to #5 Cincinnati 7-3 (Trail Series 2-0)
Maxime Clermont G: DNP

4/19 Prospect and Albany Update

Saturday 4/19
WHL WCF
#1 Kelowna lost to #2 Portland 5-3 (Series Tied 1-1)
Damon Severson D: 2 Assists (Both PP), -2, 2 PIM (Tripping)
Playoffs: 11 GP 4-11-15, +5, 12 PIM

Myles Bell RW: DNP (Week to Week)
Playoffs: 4 GP 3-1-4, E, 2 PIM

AHL
Albany defeated Springfield 5-2 to conclude their regular season. Scoring for the Devils was Wohlberg, Timmins (Pesonen, Boucher), Whitney (Sislo, Sestito), Burlon (Matteau), and Pesonen (EN, Johnson). Wedgewood stopped 20 of 22 shots. Albany outshot Springfield 24-22 and went 0/3 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


Lines and pairings from Bill Cain (@Bill_Cain_):
Matteau-D.Zajac-Wohlberg
Sislo-Sestito-Whitney
Boucher-Timmins-Pesonen
Johnson-Black-Janssen

Kelly-Burlon
Gelinas-Hrabarenka
Urbom-Scarlett

Scratches: Helgeson, Larsson, Merrill, Pelley, K.Zajac, McKelvie, Tedenby, Hoeffel, McPherson, Faust

-- This was Helgeson's 1st scratch of the season, obviously they were giving him a rest along with some others.

Albany Playoff Schedule (Source)
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals – Series “D” (best-of-5)
4-St. John's IceCaps vs. 5-Albany Devils
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 25 – St. John's at Albany, 7:00
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 26 – St. John's at Albany, 7:00
Game 3 – Wed., Apr. 30 – Albany at St. John's, 6:00
*Game 4 – Fri., May 2 – Albany at St. John's, 6:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 3 – Albany at St. John's, 6:00

4/16 - 4/18 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Friday 4/18
OHL ECF
#2 North Bay defeated #1 Oshawa 1-0 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ben Thomson LW: +1
Playoffs: 14 GP 4-4-8, +3, 34 PIM

WHL WCF
#1 Kelowna defeated #2 Portland 5-4 (Lead Series 1-0)
Damon Severson D: +2, 4 PIM (Tripping, Roughing)
Playoffs: 10 GP 4-9-13, +7, 10 PIM

Myles Bell RW: DNP (Week to Week)
Playoffs: 4 GP 3-1-4, E, 2 PIM

Prospect Signing
According to CapGeek, it appears C Graham Black has signed a 3 year ELC with the Devils. It appears to be a two way deal ($65k AHL/$650K NHL cap hit split). Looks like he picked up a nice $75k/yr signing bonus. While he had a monster season in the WHL (34-63-97 in 69 games) as one of the oldest players in the league, it is important to note that he had to overcome issues resulting from his battle with Graves' disease over the years so he is a bit of a special case. 

AHL 4/16
Albany defeated Portland 3-2 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (Tedenby, K. Zajac) and Kelly (K. Zajac, Merrill). Matteau and Sislo scored in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 20 of 22 shots and 4 of 5 attempts in the shootout. Albany outshot Portland 30-22 and went 0/2 on the PP and 2/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.

Stats:
Reid Boucher LW: 55 GP 22-15-37, -3, 10 PIM, 144 Shots
Kelly Zajac C: 67 GP 12-32-44, +8, 4 PIM, 83 Shots
Jon Merrill D: 15 GP 2-8-10, -1, 0 PIM, 21 Shots
Keith Kinkaid G: 43 GP 24-13-5, 2.29 GAA, .912 SV%, 4 SO

ECHL Eastern Conference Playoffs 4/17
#4 Orlando lost to #5 Cincinnati 4-2 (Trail Series 1-0)
Maxime Clermont G: 22 Saves on 26 Shots

4/12 and 4/13 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Sunday 4/13
OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay defeated #4 Barrie 3-2 (Win Series 4-2)
Ben Thomson LW: 2 Goals (1 SH), E* 1st Star
Playoffs: 13 GP 4-4-8, +2, 34 PIM

-- Will play Oshawa in the ECF.

WHL Update
WCF will be #1 Kelowna vs. #2 Portland.
 
AHL 4/12
Albany defeated Providence 2-1 (SO). Pesonen scored the lone Devils goal assisted by Helgeson. Matteau and Whitney scored in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 18 of 19 shots and 4 of 5 in the shootout. Albany outshot Providence 31-19 and went 0/5 on the PP and 5/6 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


AHL 4/13
Albany defeated Syracuse 4-0. Boucher (twice), McKelvie, and Scarlett scored for the Devils with Pesonen picking up 3 assists and Scarlett, Timmins, D. Zajac, Whitney, and Boucher adding 1 each. Wedgewood stopped all 20 shots he faced for his 4th shutout of the year. Shots were even at 20 and Albany went 2/8 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


AHL Playoff Race Update
Albany has moved up to 6th place in the East with 89 points in 74 games, 3 points clear of 9th place Norfolk who has a game in hand. The Devils have 2 games left.

ECHL 4/12
Elmira lost to Gwinnett 7-0
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -2, 2 Shots
Harry Young D: DNP (Injured)

-- Elmira finishes in 12th place in the East.
-- Demkov's Season: 38 GP 16-10-26, -4, 28 PIM, 13.91 SH%, 3.03 SH/GP
-- Boychuk's Season: 25 GP 1-2-3, -8, 63 PIM, 2.77 SH%, 1.44 SH/GP
-- Young's Season: 37 GP 3-1-4, -5, 73 PIM, 7.38 SH%, 1.11 SH/GP

Orlando lost to Reading 1-0 (SO)
Maxime Clermont G: 31 Saves on 31 Shots, 1 Save on 4 Shootout Attempts* 2nd Star

ECHL 4/13
Orlando defeated Greenville 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: 35 Saves on 39 Shots

-- Orlando finishes in 4th place in the East.
-- Clermont's Season: 27 GP 11-12-2, 3.35 GAA, .892 SV%, 1 SO

4/11 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Friday 4/11
QMJHL Quarterfinals
#8 Gatineau lost to #2 Halifax 4-1 (Lose Series 4-1)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
Playoffs: DNP

-- Final Regular Season Stats: 30 GP 13-12-0, 2.90 GAA, .887 SV%, 2 SO, 110 GA%-, -6.01 GSAA

OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay defeated #4 Barrie 4-1 (Lead Series 3-2)
Ben Thomson LW: Goal (PP GWG), +1, 6 PIM (Hooking, Tripping, Unsportsmanlike)
Playoffs: 12 GP 2-4-6, +2, 34 PIM

AHL
Albany defeated Bridgeport 2-1. Kelly Zajac scored twice with Kelly, Matteau, and Helgeson picking up an assist each. Kinkaid stopped 22 of 23 shots. Albany outshot Bridgeport 27-23 and went 0/1 on the PP and 2/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


Albany sits in 7th place with 4 games left at 85 points, 3 points clear of 9th place Norfolk who has a game in hand.

Stats:
Keith Kinkaid G: 41 GP 22-13-5, 2.34 GAA, .911 SV%, 4 SO
Kelly Zajac C: 64 GP 12-30-42, +6, 4 PIM, 15.0 SH%, 1.25 SH/GP
Stefan Matteau LW: 63 GP 13-12-25, +4, 62 PIM, 12.87 SH%, 1.60 SH/GP
Seth Helgeson D: 72 GP 1-8-9, +11, 93 PIM, 1.56 SH%, 0.88 SH/GP - has played in every game.

ECHL
Elmira lost to South Carolina 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: E, 5 PIM (Fighting), 1 Shot
Harry Young D: DNP (Injured)

4/10 Prospect and ECHL Update

Thursday 4/10
OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay lost to #4 Barrie 7-4 (Series Tied 2-2)
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, Assist, +2, 6 PIM (Charging, Misconduct, Check from Behind, Cross Checking)

NCAA Frozen Four
North Dakota lost to Minnesota 2-1
Derek Rodwell RW: -1, 1 Shot
Season: 33 GP 5-5-10, +5, 28 PIM, 56 Shots

Boston College lost to Union 5-4
Steve Santini D: Goal, -2, 2 PIM (Cross Checking), 3 Shots, 6 Blocks
Season: 35 GP 3-8-11, +26, 52 PIM, 36 Shots

-- Santini scored on a sick wrist shot to even the game at 2 in the 2nd period but had a horrendous turnover in his own zone that ended up giving Union a 4-2 lead in the 3rd period.

ECHL
Orlando defeated Greenville 3-2
Maxime Clermont G: 20 Saves on 22 Shots* 3rd Star
Season: 25 GP 10-12-1, .887 SV%

4/9 Prospect and ECHL Update

Wednesday 4/9
QMJHL Quarterfinals
#8 Gatineau lost to #2 Halifax 4-2 (Trail Series 3-1)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

WHL West Semifinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #4 Seattle 5-2 (Win Series 4-0)
Damon Severson D: Goal, Assist, +1* 1st Star
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)

-- Severson Playoffs: 9 GP 4-9-13, +5, 6 PIM
-- Kelowna advances to the WCF and will face either Portland or Victoria.

NCAA Frozen Four TV Schedule for Thursday
-- Boston College (Santini) vs. Union on ESPN2 at 5PM
-- North Dakota (Rodwell) vs. Minnesota on ESPN2 at 8:30 PM

ECHL
Elmira defeated Gwinnett 6-3
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -2, 4 Shots
Harry Young D: DNP (Injured)

4/8 Prospect Update

Tuesday 4/8
QMJHL Quarterfinals
#8 Gatineau defeated #2 Halifax 5-2 (Trail Series 2-1)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay lost to #4 Barrie 2-1 (Lead Series 2-1)
Ben Thomson LW: -1, 2 PIM (Cross Checking)

WHL West Semifinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #4 Seattle 5-4 (Lead Series 3-0)
Damon Severson D: 2 Assists (1 PP), -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)* 2nd Star
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)

Albany Notes
C Graham Black and D Joe Faust now with Albany on ATO's (Source). I hope this leads towards an ELC for Black but I don't see how Faust would fit in next year unless he took an AHL deal and was stashed in the ECHL. Seems more like a reward for Faust after 4 years of college.

4/6 Prospect and Albany Update

Sunday 4/6
OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay defeated #4 Barrie 4-1 (Lead Series 2-0)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Playoffs: 9 GP 0-3-3, E, 20 PIM

AHL
Albany lost to Adirondack 4-3 despite putting up 53 shots. Scoring for the Devils was Pelley (Wohlberg, D. Zajac), Scarlett (PP, Urbom, Whitney), and Timmins (PP, Urbom, Whitney). Wedgewood stopped 5 of 7 shots in the 1st period and Kinkaid stopped 23 of 25 shots in the final 2 periods. Shots were 53-32 Albany with Whitney leading the way with 8, followed by Timmins and Johnson with 6 each. Albany went 2/6 on the PP and 4/6 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.

Albany has 5 games left and is in 7th place at the moment with 83 points in 71 games, though Norfolk is currently playing and can tie them in points with a victory while maintaining a game in hand. Hershey has moved up to 8th at the moment with 82 points and a game in hand on Albany.

4/5 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Saturday 4/5
QMJHL Quarterfinals
#8 Gatineau lost to #2 Halifax 6-2 (Trail Series 2-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

WHL West Semifinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #4 Seattle 6-3 (Lead Series 2-0)
Damon Severson D: Goal (PP), 2 Assists, +1
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)

-- Severson has 3 goals and 6 assists in 7 playoff games.

AHL
Albany lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1-0 (OT). Kinkaid stopped 17 of 18 shots to earn 3rd star. Johnson had an even rating and 2 shots in his pro debut. Albany outshot WBS 25-18 and went 0/2 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


Albany has 6 games left and is in 7th place in the East with 83 points. 9th place Hershey has 80 points and a game in hand.

ECHL
Elmira lost to Evansville 7-2
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -1, 2 PIM (Cross Checking), 4 Shots
Harry Young D: DNP (Injured)

Orlando defeated Wheeling 3-1
Maxime Clermont G: 33 Saves on 34 Shots* 1st Star

4/4 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update

Friday 4/4
QMJHL Quarterfinals
#8 Gatineau lost to #2 Halifax 4-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP

OHL East Semifinals
#2 North Bay defeated #4 Barrie 1-0 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ben Thomson LW: E, 4 PIM (Tripping, Boarding)

AHL
Albany lost to Syracuse 2-1. Pesonen scored the lone Devils goal on the PP assisted by Urbom and Wedgewood. Wedgewood stopped 23 of 25 shots. Albany went 1/3 on the PP and 2/2 on the PK. Albany was outshot 25-17. Here is the gamesheet. Albany is in 7th place in the East with 82 points in 69 games, 4 points ahead of 9th place Hershey who has only played 68 games.

ECHL
Elmira defeated Orlando 5-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP
Riley Boychuk F: Goal, +2, 3 Shots
Harry Young D: DNP (Injured)
Maxime Clermont G: 28 Saves on 33 Shots

4/3 Prospect Update

Thursday 4/3
WHL West Semifinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #4 Seattle 6-2 (Lead Series 1-0)
Damon Severson D: 2 Goals (1 PP), 2 Assists (Both PP), +2* 1st Star
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)

4/2 Prospect and ECHL Update

Prospect Notes:
- LW Ben Johnson has signed an ATO with the Albany Devils now that his OHL season in Windsor has come to an end. Maybe we'll find out shortly if he is going to get an ELC with the organization.

- C Blake Coleman has announced he is returning to Miami for his senior season:

Excited to be returning to @MiamiOH_Hockey for my senior year season & finish my college career #brotherhood
— Blake Coleman (@BColes25) April 2, 2014

-  Swift Current PBP announcer, Shawn Mullin, interviewed C Graham Black whose WHL career has come to an end. You can listen to it here. When asked about his future with the Devils, Black was careful with his words not to reveal too much. I imagine he will be signed but who knows? Black's cryptic answer was, "Not really, there's nothing worth mentioning. I don't have any concrete facts or anything, so I would probably not rather talk on that." Take that however you want, but it seems like he doesn't want to upset Lou by saying too much. I could be wrong though.

- A fair amount of prospects either have to be signed or the rights will be relinquished to them. Below are the prospects and what I believe to be the correct deadlines. I figure Johnson, Thomson, Black, Bell, and Gedig are likely to be signed.

• Players drafted out of CHL (6/1 deadline): Ben Johnson, Ben Thomson, Graham Black, Artur Gavrus, Myles Bell
• Players drafted out of the NCAA (8/15 deadline): Joe Faust, Derek Rodwell, Curtis Gedig

ECHL
Elmira lost to Kalamazoo 6-3
Artem Demkov F: E
Riley Boychuk F: E, 1 Shot
Harry Young D: DNP

Orlando lost to Reading 6-2
Maxime Clermont G: 17 Saves on 23 Shots

4/1 Prospect Update

Tuesday 4/1
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 2-1 (Win Series 4-3)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +1* 3rd Star
Playoffs: 7 GP 0-2-2, -1, 14 PIM

#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 2-1 (OT) (Lose Series 4-3)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -1, 2 PIM (Interference)
Playoffs: 7 GP 1-1-2, -5, 2 PIM

-- Kingston blew a 3-0 series lead. Kujawinski should be back in Kingston next season.
-- Kujawinski Regular Season Stats: 45 GP 23-18-41, +3, 39 PIM

Devils Prospects CHL Playoff Matchups
QMJHL Quarterfinals: #8 Gatineau (Brodeur) vs. #2 Halifax
OHL East Semifinals: #2 North Bay (Thomson) vs. #4 Barrie
WHL West Semifinals: #1 Kelowna (Severson, Bell) vs. #4 Seattle