Lightning prospect Cirelli scores OT winner, Erie wins first OHL title in 15 years

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For hockey fans, this is the most wonderful time of the year.

Aside from the NHL playoffs, the IIHF World Championship's well underway and playoffs in the CHL are just wrapping up.

In the OHL, the Mississauga Steelheads and Erie Otters were the last two teams left standing, and Friday night, Erie had a chance to win their second OHL title in team history with a win in Game 5 at home.

Down 3-1, the Otters came back to tie it thanks to Taylor Raddysh, a Lightning prospect, who completed the comeback with his third goal of the game late in the third.

TAYLOR RADDYSH DOES IT. HE TIES IT. WE'RE ALL TIED UP.
A hat-trick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Z - Erie Otters (@ErieOtters) May 13, 2017

In the extra frame, another Lightning prospect ended it for Erie with an awesome goal that sent the home crowd into a frenzy.

Here's another angle of the goal:

@MSinc2015 @Dejan_Kovacevic @ErieOtters Haha unfortunately it's just a screenshot of this video. Still incredible tho! pic.twitter.com/aWCvB5FlZY
— Adam (@slushtogo) May 13, 2017

You can clearly see Cirelli got cross-checked from behind before scoring, making the goal all the more impressive.

We're going to the Memorial Cup!!!! pic.twitter.com/yMFCts43G1
— Z - Erie Otters (@ErieOtters) May 13, 2017

The Otters not only one the Robertson Cup for the first time since 2002, but they also punched their ticket to the Memorial Cup, joining the Sea Dogs and Spitfires.