Memorial Cup

[jaz301]

Rockets were fined a measly $500.00 for comments made about the officials after game one on May 22, so sounds a little harse to me.

Difference is though Rockets did it behind closed doors while Quebec coach did it during a press conference.

Looking at this article sounds like there was "so called" problems with this ref before to.

There was also history between those particular officials and Boucher as the tandem also worked the QMJHL final between the same two teams in which the Remparts were assessed a tripping penalty in double overtime during Game 7 of the final. Rimouski scored on the ensuing power play and won the league championship.

Boucher said he had asked Trottier to keep one of the officials from officiating any of Quebec’s games at the tournament.

“I didn’t tell the league what to do,” said Boucher. “I just told the league what I felt about a certain ref and if it was possible, that maybe he shouldn’t be on the ice when we’re there. That was my opinion and that obviously wasn’t the league’s opinion.” https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhoc ... 41574.html

[Urbane]

I find it strange that a team would be fined even $500 for complaining about the officiating behind closed doors. By the way, I read somewhere yesterday (and posted the info) that the higher seeded team will be the home team. However, this morning on AM1150 one of the hockey guys mentioned that if Kelowna gets to the final they'll be the home team. Very confusing! Anyway, I like the Rockets' chances tonight and then they'll at least have a great opportunity come Sunday. When you go to the Memorial Cup you can't ask for anything more than the opportunity to win it all on the last day.

[Veovis]

I find it strange that a team would be fined even $500 for complaining about the officiating behind closed doors. By the way, I read somewhere yesterday (and posted the info) that the higher seeded team will be the home team. However, this morning on AM1150 one of the hockey guys mentioned that if Kelowna gets to the final they'll be the home team. Very confusing! Anyway, I like the Rockets' chances tonight and then they'll at least have a great opportunity come Sunday. When you go to the Memorial Cup you can't ask for anything more than the opportunity to win it all on the last day.

That doesn't sound right. Oshawa should be home. Could be a slip somehow.....but then there is all sorts of rules in the Memorial Cup for positions tie breakers etc I don't understand so....

I hope the Rockets come out Flying tonight. Against a tired team it could be deadly, not the half *bleep* start they did in the Rampart and Oshawa games.

[Temet Nosce]

GO Rockets GO WOOT WOOT they are kicking butt tonight! Quebec fans should be ashamed acting like a bunch of babies littering the ice!
Any moron throwing crap on the ice should get the boot out of the arena!a**h***les

[jaz301]

Wooooooo!!! What a butt kicking tonight. Now its time to beat Oshawa and bring home the Memorial Cup!

[Veovis]

I don't recall any rockets game I have seen people throw things on the ice. Also, isn't this the reason all drinks are given in a plastic cup? Or do they just let that many people bring in booze there?

Overall though

GO ROCKETS!!!!.

Should be a great game to finish it all off one way or the other.

[Temet Nosce]

If you watched the game tonight you would have seen the Quebec fans throwing items ALL over the ice. I wasn't referring to Rocket fans or games locally. Sports casters were also talking all about the Quebec fans doing this tonight during the game...

[GordonH]

Throwing crap on the ice not best way to show disdain for the poor officiating. Kelowna did by scoring & often.
Next up the Memorial Cup Finals against a much bigger team, so the keyword is speed.... speed and even more speed. I believe Kelowna has not shown how fast they can be, if they do Sunday Oshawa will not be able to keep up.

[the truth]

wooooooooo. now got to wait till sunday, seems so far away
GO ROCKETS GO

[Urbane]

Preview of the final from the Canadian Press:

Oshawa Generals slight favourites over Kelowna Rockets in Memorial Cup final

Bill Beacon / The Canadian Press
May 30, 2015

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - It would be fitting that the final game at the soon-to-closed Pepsi Colisee be a wild, end-to-end goal festival like many Quebec City teams have played through the decades, but it's not likely to happen.

The Mastercard Memorial Cup final on Sunday between the Oshawa Generals and Kelowna will likely be a physical, defensive struggle where a scoring star like the Rockets' Leon Draisaitl will have to battle for every centimetre of space.

"It's two fast, physical teams going at it," said Draisaitl, who leads the tournament with seven points in four games. "So it's not going to be a run-and-gun game.

"It's going to be a cycle game, a momentum-shifting game."

The Ontario Hockey League champion Generals will be the slight favourite, based on a 3-0 record in round-robin play that gave them direct entry into the final. Oshawa will be rested, having been off since its 2-1 win over Western Hockey League champion Kelowna on Tuesday.

The Rockets' attack will be pumped up after a 9-3 win over the host Quebec Remparts in the semifinal on Friday night.

In their head-to-head meeting, the Generals used a smothering forecheck to hold the Rockets to only six shots through the first 30 minutes. Oshawa took the lead on goals from Cole Cassels and Tobias Lindberg before Gage Quinney answered with one off a rush at 18:11 of the second period.

With Oshawa protecting a lead in the third, the Rockets went on attack and nearly tied it when Nick Merkley hit a post with six minutes left. Kelowna had a two-man advantage for a full minute late in the game, but couldn't beat goalie Ken Appleby.

"They're a good team," Oshawa defenceman Dakota Mermis said of the Rockets. "They have good defence, they can score goals.

"We had a goalie duel against them. We expect that again. And Draisaitl is probably one of the best players in junior, if not the best."

Draisaitl, picked third over by the Edmonton Oilers last June, has been a force in the tournament, although he was harassed by six-foot-six Generals centre Michael McCarron and held without a point by Oshawa.

The Rockets have other weapons, including draft-eligible Merkley, and Quinney, who has four goals in as many games. Kelowna also has two fine puck-moving defencemen who won gold with Canada at the world junior championships, Josh Morrissey and captain Madison Bowey.

The Generals have New York Islanders first rounder Michael Dal Colle, with five points in three games, strong two-way centre Cole Cassels, sniper Lindberg and two tough-to-beat defencemen in Mermis and captain Josh Brown.

Oshawa may have a slight goaltending advantage in Appleby over Jackson Whistle.

"We'll probably be considered the underdogs going into this game so we will take that approach," said Bowey. "It will be a great matchup. Two highly touted teams. It'll be very competitive."

The Rockets are in their fifth Memorial Cup since 2002, and won it in 2004 as the host team.

The Generals have won four times, but not since 1990.

"What an opportunity," said the Rockets' Morrissey. "Its the biggest stage in junior and for some of us guys who are in our last kick at the can here, there would be no better way than to finish on top."

One team will end up skating the Cup around the 66-year-old Colisee rink for the last time before it is closed and replaced by the nearly completed 18,000-seat Videotron Centre next door.
- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/oshawa-gen ... JE9gx.dpuf

[GordonH]

[jaz301]

Here is a list of places that say they will be showing the game.

Downtown

Central
Rivals Sports Theatre and Grill
Sturgeon Hall
The FSH
The Curious Artistry & Alchemy Café

Elswhere

Mickie’s Pub
Freddy’s Brewpub
Creekside Pub and Grill
Moxie’s

http://www.*bleep*.com/watercooler/s ... morial_Cup

[GordonH]

Here is a list of places that say they will be showing the game.

Downtown

Central
Rivals Sports Theatre and Grill
Sturgeon Hall
The FSH
The Curious Artistry & Alchemy Café

Elswhere

Mickie’s Pub
Freddy’s Brewpub
Creekside Pub and Grill
Moxie’s

http://www.*bleep*.com/watercooler/s ... morial_Cup

Actual surprising the Hamilton's did not have giant screen set up at Prospera

[jaz301]

Actual surprising the Hamilton's did not have giant screen set up at Prospera

I am too, but guess in his mind wouldn't be worth the money with paying people to run concession stands and having some security. But really how often does this happen? Its not like Hamilton doesn't have the money. Oh well his loss because pubs will be cashing in.

[GordonH]

^^^ All that had to be done is $5 to the arena & non-perishable food item to food bank.

A win win, great PR & food bank gets some food. Hey Hamilton's think about it for next time.