After coming back from a 3-0 series deficit, the Guelph Storm are on their way to the OHL’s Western Conference Championship where they will meet the Saginaw Spirit.
Guelph defeated the London Knights 6-3 on Tuesday night, becoming just the fifth OHL team in history to win a seven-game series after losing the first three games.
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The Storm will not have much time to celebrate with Game 1 against the Spirit in Saginaw on Thursday night. The Spirit has been off since Sunday after defeating the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in six games.
Game 1 will get underway from the Dow Event Centre at 7:05 p.m. and Larry Mellott will have the call live on 1460 CJOY.
Game 2 is on Saturday night before the Storm returns home to the Sleeman Centre for Game 3 on Easter Monday and Game 4 on Wednesday, April 24.
Ticket information can be found on the Storm’s website.
If necessary, Game 5 will be played on Friday, April 26 in Saginaw and Game 6 will be in Guelph on the afternoon of Sunday, April 28. The seventh and deciding game is scheduled for the next day in Michigan.
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Guelph and Saginaw split their four games in the regular season, which included a 6-5 overtime win for the Storm and a 5-4 shootout win for the Spirit.
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The Storm is looking to earn their first Wayne Gretzky Trophy as the Western Conference Champions for the first time since the 2013-14 season when the went all the way to the Memorial Cup final.
For the Spirit, it is their first trip to the west finals in franchise history.
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