So, we’ve kept you pretty in the loop with the OHL playoffs.
There’s been some pretty wild moments, that have included highlight-reel goals, crazy brawls, and some suspension-inducing goalie meltdowns.
Yeah, it’s definitely been a ride.
But through it all, one thing remained true; the Guelph Storm literally would not go away.
The team loaded up for an anticipated run at the Memorial Cup at the trade deadline, and made blockbuster deals that brought eight new faces to the dressing room. Guelph added studs like Mackenzie Entwistle, Nick Suzuki, and Sean Durzi to their roster that already bolstered the talents of NHL signees Isaac Ratcliffe and Nate Schnarr.
The Storm cruised past their first round opponents, the Kitchener Rangers, in a first round sweep, but after that, things didn’t go exactly according to plan.
Guelph went down 3-0 in a series versus the London Knights, and the odds of them surviving to see the Western Conference finals seemed slim to none.
Then, it happened, and the Storm came back to reverse sweep, winning the series in seven games.
This was unprecedented and unfathomable, so no one expected them to do it again.
But here we are.
The Storm went down 3-1 to the Saginaw Spirit, and rallied back to knock them out in Game 7, too.
Them, it came time for Guelph to face the Ottawa 67s, who had a perfect 12-0 record in the postseason.
The 67’s made that perfect 12-0 a perfect 14-0, and took the first two games against Guelph at home. Ottawa had established themselves as an unstoppable junior hockey giant, and it looked as though the Storm’s Cinderella season would finally be coming to a screeching halt at the hands of Goliath.
Then, they did it again.
The Storm stunned Ottawa, winning four games in a row to win the OHL Championship in six games, punching their ticket to the Memorial Cup in the most dramatic fashion possible.
Who needs to win the first two games of a series, anyways?
