Spitfires Spit On Rockets In Game 3May 19, 2009 - WHL
The Windsor Spitfires edged the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 in round robin action on Tuesday night at the 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup tournament in Rimouski, QC.
The victory sees the Spitfires finish their round robin schedule with a 1-2 record, keeping their Memorial Cup Championship hopes alive.
The Rockets, meanwhile, wrap up their round robin schedule with a 2-1 record, and have already booked their place in the Championship game next Sunday after posting wins over the host Rimouski Oceanic and the QMJHL Champion Drummondville Voltigeurs.
Defenseman Ryan Ellis broke a 1-1 tie 4:13 into the third period to lift the OHL Champion Spitfires to the win. Taylor Hall notched a goal and an assist for the Spitfires, who outshot the WHL Champion Rockets 34-17 in the contest.
Kyle St. Denis – with the game’s first goal – tallied the lone marker for the Rockets, who were held scoreless on four power play chances but killed off five of six Windsor power plays, including a lengthy 5-on-3 in the third period.
Spitfires’ netminder Andrew Engelage made 16 saves to preserve the critical victory. Mark Guggenberger made 32 saves in a strong performance in the loss for the Rockets.
Having won their final round robin contest, the Spitfires will now await the loser of Wednesday night’s round robin finale between Rimouski and Drummondville in a tiebreaker on Thursday. Both the Oceanic and the Voltigeurs are 1-1 through two round robin games. The winner will move on to Friday’s semi-final and meet the winner of the tiebreaker.
The WHL has won the last two Memorial Cups. The Spokane Chiefs won the 2008 Memorial Cup in Kitchener, ON, while the Vancouver Giants won the 2007 Memorial Cup in Vancouver, B.C., as the host team.
Former Vernon Vipers forward, Kyle St. Denis scored his first goal of the Memorial Cup, wich was the lone Kelowna goal this afternoon.
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