Wilson’s Late Game Heroics Secure Game Three Win for Attack

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With Windsor up one goal late in the game, a pair of ill advised penalties by the Spitfires led to consecutive goals by Attack captain Garrett Wilson, including the game winner with just over three minutes left to give the Attack a 6-4 win on Saturday night in Owen Sound.  The Attack now lead the Rogers Western Conference Championship series two games to one, with game four being played in Windsor on Monday night.

A failed clearing attempt by the Spits allowed the Attack to open the scoring, with Andrew Shaw roofing  a back hand on the first shot recorded by either team to make it 1-0 6:56 into the game.  Windsor scored shorthanded to tie the game at 9:44 of the opening frame with an unlikely combination striking as Craig Duininck drove to the net and tipped a point shot from Saverio Posa to score his first of the post-season.

Less than two minutes later, Owen Sound regained the lead on a Mike Halmo marker in a goal mouth scramble for a 2-1 Attack advantage.  Both teams played the rest of the period with a physical edge and headed to the dressing room with the Attack preserving their one goal lead.

Early in the second period, Attack netminder Scott Stacjer misplayed a Spits dump in and Jeff Brown scored on a bad angle shot to tie the game at 2-2.  The back and forth lead changes continued and Owen Sound would take their third lead of the game at the 3:25 mark, as Liam Heelis was allowed to walk into the Spits zone unmarked and scored on a wrist shot from the slot, making it 3-2. 

Moments later, Windsor went on the power play and Zack MacQueen tipped an Adrian Robertson shot from the left circle to score his first of the playoffs and tie the game yet again at 3-3.  The physical play continued from both sides and Jack Campbell made several big saves for the Spits to keep the game tied after two periods of play.

The Spitfires got off to a good start in the third period.  On an Owen Sound clearing attempt, Saverio Posa pinched in to keep the play alive in Attack zone and the puck rolled to Tom Kuhnhackl who made a beautiful pass to Alex Khokhlachev in the slot.  Koko unleashed a laser shot to score his eighth goal of the playoffs at 4:17, giving Windsor their first lead of the game at 4-3. 

Windsor hung onto the lead for the majority of the period before ill advised penalties by Jake Carrick and Zack Kassian gave the Attack two late power plays.  Owen Sound converted on each opportunity with Attack captain Garrett Wilson scoring both goals less than two minutes apart to give the home side a 5-4 advantage. 

Windsor pulled their goalie with one minute left in the contest and Bobby Mignardi scored on a partial breakaway into an empty net to give Owen Sound a 6-4 win. 

Game four of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series between the Spits and Attack will be played on Monday, April 25^th at the WFCU Centre.  

Fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game as part of the Spits “Mission 9-10-11” theme for the 2011 OHL Playoffs.

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD

OS Shaw, (6) (Halmo), 6:58

WSR Duininck, (1) (Posa, Carnevale), 9:44 (SH)

OS Halmo, (1) (Shaw, Schemitsch), 11:01

SECOND PERIOD

WSR Brown, (5) (Posa, Ellis) 1:14

OS Heelis, (5) (Blacker), 3:25

WSR MacQueen, (1) (Robertson, Kassian) 4:46 (PP)

THIRD PERIOD

WSR Khokhlachev, (8) (Kuhnhackl, Posa), 4:17

OS Wilson, (6) (Hishon, Stanisz), 15:27 (PP)

OS Wilson, (7) (Hishon, Stanisz), 16:56 (PP)

OS Mignardi, (8) (Blacker, Wilson), 19:42 (EN)

SHOTS

WINDSOR – 6 – 8 – 7 = 21

OWEN SOUND – 9 – 15 – 11 = 35

PPS

WINDSOR 1-FOR-3

OWEN SOUND 2-FOR-6

#1 Owen Sound vs. #4 Windsor – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series Schedule (Round Three)

2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Tuesday April 19 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound (Owen Sound 8-1)

Game 2 – Thursday April 21 at 7:05 pm at Windsor (Windsor 4-2)

Game 3 – Saturday April 23 at 7:30 pm at Owen Sound (Owen Sound 6-4)

Game 4 – Monday April 25 at 7:05 pm at Windsor

Game 5 – Wednesday April 27 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound

Game 6 – Friday April 29 at 7:05 pm at Windsor*

Game 7 – Sunday May 1 at 2:00 pm at Owen Sound*

*if necessary

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Owen Sound Routs the Windsor Spitfires 8-1 in Game One

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A fresh Attack squad took full advantage of the Spitfires on Tuesday night, as the Western Conference’s top ranked team routed Windsor 8-1 in the opening game of the Rogers Western Conference Championship series in Owen Sound.

Both teams were getting a feel for things in the early going and few chances were had in the game’s first ten minutes.  The Attack eventually opened the scoring, after Jarrod Maidens converted a Bobby Mignardi rebound into an empty cage at 14:17.  With 19 seconds left in the opening stanza, Joey Hishon increased Owen Sound’s lead to 2-0 on a shorthanded marker, beating Campbell with a wrist shot from the slot on a two-on-two counter attack.

Windsor opened the second frame on a positive note, with Adrian Robertson continued his hot post-season run, scoring a power play goal on a blast from the point to make it a 2-1 contest at the 6:49 mark.

Just 22 seconds later, Andrew Shaw restored the Attack’s two goal on an odd man rush lead to make it 3-1.  Midway through the frame, the Attack capitalized again on the special teams, as Hishon roofed a wrist shot on the power play for his second goal of the game and a 4-1 lead. 

Owen Sound’s onslaught continued, with captain Garrett Wilson banging in a rebound on the power play at 14:47 to make it 5-1 and Brandon Childerley scored one minute later to make it 6-1.  Andrew Shaw of the Attack made it 7-1 with 21 seconds left in the second period, converting a bad bounce off the back board to end a nightmarish 20 minutes for Windsor.

With the outcome already decided, Owen Sound made it 8-1 on the power play midway through the third period on a Roman Berdnikov marker. 

Game two of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series between the Spits and Attack will be played on Thursday (April 21) at the WFCU Centre.  

Fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game as part of the Spits “Mission 9-10-11” theme for the 2011 OHL Playoffs.

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD

OS Maidens, (2) (Mignardi, Gilbert), 14:17

OS Hishon, (2) (Wilson), 19:41 (SH)

SECOND PERIOD

WSR Robertson, (3) (Khokhlachev, Kuhnhackl), 6:39 (PP)

OS Shaw, (4) (Brace), 7:01

OS Hishon, (3) (Wilson, Stanisz), 10:24 (PP)

OS Wilson, (5) (Stanisz, Mignardi), 14:47 (PP)

OS Childerley, (4) (Gilbert, Maidens), 15:49

OS Shaw, (5) (Petgrave, Schemitsch), 19:39

THIRD PERIOD

OS Berdnikov, (5) (Shaw, Halmo) 10:36 (PP)

SHOTS

WINDSOR  10 – 19 – 10 = 39

OWEN SOUND 10 – 15 – 8 = 33

PPS

WINDSOR  1-FOR-6

OWEN SOUND 3-FOR-8

#1 Owen Sound vs. #4 Windsor – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series Schedule (Round Three)

2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Tuesday April 19 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound (Owen Sound 8-1)

Game 2 – Thursday April 21 at 7:05 pm at Windsor

Game 3 – Saturday April 23 at 7:30 pm at Owen Sound

Game 4 – Monday April 25 at 7:05 pm at Windsor

Game 5 – Wednesday April 27 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound*

Game 6 – Friday April 29 at 7:05 pm at Windsor*

Game 7 – Sunday May 1 at 2:00 pm at Owen Sound*

*if necessary

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Rogers Western Conference Championship Series Schedule vs. Owen Sound Announced

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Following Windsor’s 5-0 victory over the Saginaw Spirit tonight, the Spitfires have won the OHL’s Western Conference Semi-Final Series four games to two.  The Spitfires will advance to the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series for the third consecutive season, as they take on the top seeded Owen Sound Attack.

Windsor set an OHA and OHL record tonight, winning their 10^th consecutive series in the past three seasons, breaking their tie with the Peterborough Petes 1978-1980 championship squads who won nine straight series.

The Rogers Western Conference Championship Series schedule is as follows:

#1 Owen Sound vs. #4 Windsor – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series Schedule (Round Three)

2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Tuesday April 19 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound

Game 2 – Thursday April 21 at 7:05 pm at Windsor

Game 3 – Saturday April 23 at 7:30 pm at Owen Sound

Game 4 – Monday April 25 at 7:05 pm at Windsor

Game 5 – Wednesday April 27 at 7:00 pm at Owen Sound*

Game 6 – Friday April 29 at 7:05 pm at Windsor*

Game 7 – Sunday May 1 at 2:00 pm at Owen Sound*

*if necessary

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Ellis Leads Spits to 5-3 Win, Spits can Clinch Series with Game Six Win

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Windsor didn’t get off to a good start on the road Saturday night in game five of the series.  However, the Spits stayed within striking distance and Spits Captain Ryan Ellis showed why he’s one of the best players period in junior hockey, scoring the go ahead goal for the Spits with less than four minutes left in the game to give Windsor their first lead of the game and a 5-3 win.

Windsor holds a three games to two series lead against the Spirit and can clinch the series, and a berth in the Western Conference Finals against Owen Sound with a victory later today in Windsor.  Game time is set for 7:05 pm.

Saginaw struck early.  Brandon Saad converted a Matt Sisca cross crease pass, catching the Spitfires flat footed in transition 44 seconds into the game to give Saginaw the early 1-0 lead.  After a Ryan Ellis holding the stick penalty, Peter Hermenegildo banged in a rebound from a Chiarot point shot midway through the period to make it a 2-0 lead for the Spirit.

Spits netminder Jack Campbell made some big save to keep the Spits in the game; denying Matt Sisca on a breakaway with 6 minutes left in the first period and making an exceptional diving save on a partial breakaway by Saad two minutes later.  Saginaw took their 2-0 edge to the dressing room after 20 minutes of play.

In the second period, Jake Carrick put the Spits on the board 10:29 into the second period powering past a Spirit defender to make it a 2-1 game.  After a Kerby Rychel hooking penalty, Saginaw restored their two-goal lead on the power play with just over seven minutes left in the frame on a Dalton Prout blast from the right point. 

Jake Carrick brought the Spits back to within one with his second of the night, beating Parks with a wrist shot high blocker making it 3-2.  A great hustle play by Jeff Brown in Saginaw’s zone left Carnevale wide open in front of the net, as Carny netted his fifth of the playoffs with 45 seconds left in the third period to tie the game at three apiece.

In the third period, Saginaw carried the play and had many chances, with Campbell continuing to shine in goal for the Spits.   Windsor broke the tie with less than four minutes to go, after Ryan Ellis snuck in front the point and tapped in a Zack Kassian wrist shot that squeaked by Mavric Parks at 16:06 of the third period, giving Windsor its first lead of the game at 4-3.

A Kenny Ryan empty netter with 18 seconds ended any chances of a Spirit comeback and secured a 5-3 victory for Windsor.

Fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game as part of the Spits “Mission 9-10-11” theme for the 2011 OHL Playoffs.

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD

SAG Saad, (3) (Sisca), 0:44

SAG Hermengildo, (1) (Chiarot, McFarland), 9:25 (PP)

SECOND PERIOD

WSR Carrick, (8) 10:29

SAG, Prout (2) (Saad, Trocheck) 13:06 (PP)

WSR Carrick, (9) (Kuhnhackl) 13:33

WSR Carnevale (5) (Brown, Ellis) 19:14

THIRD PERIOD

WSR Ellis, (Kassian) 16:54

WSR Ryan, 19:42 (EN)

SHOTS

WINDSOR  11-13-8 = 32

SAGINAW  7-10-12 = 29

PPS

WINDSOR  0-FOR-1

SAGINAW  2-FOR-3

#2 Saginaw vs. #4 Windsor – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Friday, April 8^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm (Windsor 3-0)

Game 2 – Sunday, April 10^th @ Windsor – 2:05 pm (Saginaw 5-4, OT)

Game 3 – Tuesday, April 12^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm (Saginaw 5-2)

Game 4 – Thursday, April 14^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm (Windsor 6-2)

Game 5 – Saturday, April 16^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm (Windsor 5-3)

Game 6 – Sunday, April 17^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm

*Game 7 – Monday, April 18^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

* If necessary

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Spits Respond, Win Game Four

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windsorspitfires.com staff reports

There was no room for error. No excuses left for a slow start. 

So the Spitfires did what they've done so many times in the past three years: took it to their opponent in the biggest game of the year.

Ryan Ellis, Alexander Khokhlachev, Jeff Brown and Kenny Ryan staked the home side to a 4-0 lead in the first period, and an overwhelmed Saginaw club never recovered, as the Spits won 6-2 tonight, evening their Western Conference semifinal series with the Spirit at two games each.

Jake Carrick had a pair of goals for Windsor. Josh Shalla and John McFarland replied for Saginaw. Jack Campbell made 29 saves in goal for the win. 

SCORING

FIRST PERIOD
WSR Ellis, (5) (Ebert, Johnston), 4:40 (PP)
WSR Khokhlachev, (6) (Kuhnhackl, Robertson), 8:30
WSR Brown, (3) (Carnevale, Rychel), 12:37
WSR Ryan, (3) (Kassian, Johnston), 16:33

SECOND PERIOD
SAG Shalla, (8) (Szwarz, Telegin), 3:40 (PP)
WSR Carrick, (6) (Ellis, Robertson), 13:06 (PP)

THIRD PERIOD
SAG McFarland, (5) (Sisca, Chiarot), 10:11
WSR Carrick, (7) (Robertson, Khokhlachev), 10:32

SHOTS
WINDSOR: 13 - 11 - 9 = 33
SAGINAW: 11 - 12 - 8 = 31

PPS
WINDSOR - 2-FOR-5
SAGINAW - 1-FOR-2

#2 Saginaw vs. #4 Windsor – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Friday, April 8^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm (Windsor 3-0)

Game 2 – Sunday, April 10^th @ Windsor – 2:05 pm (Saginaw 5-4, OT)

Game 3 – Tuesday, April 12^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm (Saginaw 5-2)

Game 4 – Thursday, April 14^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm (Windsor 6-2)

Game 5 – Saturday, April 16^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

Game 6 – Sunday, April 17^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm

*Game 7 – Monday, April 18^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

* If necessary

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OHL Round Two Playoff Dates Spitfires vs. Saginaw Announced

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The Windsor Spitfires today announced their round two playoff dates against the Saginaw Spirit for the 2011 OHL Playoffs.  The full series schedule is as follows:

#2 Saginaw vs. #4 Windsor – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1 – Friday, April 8^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

Game 2 – Sunday, April 10^th @ Windsor – 2:05 pm

Game 3 – Tuesday, April 12^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

Game 4 – Thursday, April 14^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm

*Game 5 – Saturday, April 16^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

*Game 6 – Sunday, April 17^th @ Windsor – 7:05 pm

*Game 7 – Monday, April 18^th @ Saginaw – 7:11 pm

* If necessary

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Otters Win Again in OT, Game Seven Looms

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This series had all the makings of being a great one between two evenly matched teams.  Following today’s game, it will go the full distance, with Brett Thompson scoring his first goal of the series at 8:51 of overtime to give Erie a 6-5 overtime win.  The series is now tied at three games apiece, with the seventh and deciding game to be played in Windsor on Tuesday.

Windsor got off to a big start in the game’s opening frame.  Tom Kuhnhackl’s opened the scoring for the Spits 8:32 into the game, netting his third goal of the series.  Taylor Carnevale scored two more at the 14:51 and 17:22 mark respectively, his second and third goals of the playoffs to give Windsor a commanding 3-0 lead after the game’s first 20 minutes.

However, much like the rest of the series, Erie refused to quit.  Anthony Luciani continued his torrid goal scoring pace, getting the Otters on the board with his series leading seventh goal of the series 3:29 into the second period.  24 seconds later, Brett Cook netted his first goal of the post-season to bring the Otters back within one at 3-2. 

Just when Erie was building momentum, Stephen Johnston responded for the Spits with his fourth of the playoffs, 32 seconds after Cook’s marker to give Windsor a 4-2 lead.  But Windsor’s nemsis would strike again to close the second period, as Anthony Luciani scored his second goal of the game with just over a minute left to make it a 4-3 game.

With their backs to the wall again, Erie came out with desperation and Phil Varone tied the game at 4-4 on the power play at 6:39 of the final period.  Varone registered his third goal of the playoffs and series leading 13^th point.  The Otters took their first lead of the game four minutes later with Derek Holden scoring his second goal of the playoffs, giving Erie a 5-4 advantage.

Erie almost put the game away a few minutes later with Luciani breaking in alone on Jack Campbell, but Campbell made a huge save with his right pad on Luciani’s deke to the backhand side.  The save gave Windsor some much needed momentum and led to a goal by Spits defenceman Adrian Robertson, Windsor’s playoff scoring leader in points (9) with less than four minutes left in the contest to tie the affair at 5-5.

Both teams exchanged chances in the game’s final minutes but for the second straight contest, the game would be decided in overtime.    This set the stage for Thompson’s game winning goal, Windsor will now play their first elimination game of the series on Tuesday in a winner-take-all sudden death seventh game.

Fans can follow the games on the Spits live blog at windsorspitfires.com or via twitter @GO_SPITS_GO.  Fans can also tune into TVCOGECO or catch the action live with Mike Miller, the Voice of the Spits on AM800.

#4 Windsor vs. #5 Erie – OHL Western Conference Quarter-Final Series (Round One), 2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1                Thursday, March 24^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Erie 2-1)

Game 2                Saturday, March 26^th – Windsor at Erie, 7 pm (Windsor 4-3, 2OT)

Game 3                Monday, March 28^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor 6-2)

Game 4                Wednesday, March 30^th – Windsor at Erie, 7 pm (Windsor 7-4)

Game 5                Friday, April 1^st – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Erie 6-5, OT)

Game 6                Sunday, April 3^rd – Windsor at Erie, 4:30 pm (Erie 6-5, OT)

Game 7                Tuesday, April 5^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm

* If necessary

SCORING
FIRST PERIOD
WSR Kuhnhackl, (3) (Khokhlachev, Carrick), 8:32
WSR Carnevale, (2) (Rychel, Ellis), 14:51
WSR Carnevale, (3), (Robertson, Posa), 17:22

SECOND PERIOD
ERI Luciani, (6) (Varone), 3:29
ERI Cook, (1) (Appio, Pelech), 3:55
WSR Johnston, (4) (Ryan, Kassian), 4:27
ERI Luciani, (7) (Shields), 18:53

THIRD PERIOD
ERI Varone, (3) (Holden, Thompson), 6:49 (PP)
ERI Holden, (2) (Luciani, Varone), 10:56,
WSR Robertson, (2) (Kassian, Ryan), 16:01

OVERTIME
ERI Thompson, (1) (Varone, Luciani), 8:51

POWER PLAYS
WINDSOR: 0-FOR-2
ERIE: 1-FOR-2

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Otters Win OT Shocker

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Anthony Luciani's fourth goal of the night came four minutes into overtime, as the Erie Otters escaped the WFCU Centre with a 6-5 win in Game Five of their opening round series with the Windsor Spitfires on Friday night.

Early in the third period, the overage winger had given his club what looked like a commanding 5-2 lead. But goals by Kerby Rychel (1), Jake Carrick (4) and Ryan Ellis (3) tied the game at 5-5 with a little more than three minutes to play.

Luciani shocked a crowd of 5,945, picking Ellis' pocket as he veered out from behind his net before beating Jack Campbell (25 saves) at 4:03 of the extra session. 

The Otters built a 4-1 lead in the second period with a power play goals on three consecutive Windsor penalties.

Ramis Sadikov made 50 saves in goal for Erie, who now return home to host Game Six at the Tullio Arena (Sunday, 4:30).

Adrian Robertson (1) and Alexander Khokhlachev (3) had the other goals for Windsor. 
Phil Varone had a goal and four assists for the Otters.

Windsor leads the best of seven series three games to two and can clinch the series with a win on Sunday. 

#4 Windsor vs. #5 Erie – OHL Western Conference Quarter-Final Series (Round One), 2011 OHL Playoffs

Game 1                Thursday, March 24^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Erie 2-1)

Game 2                Saturday, March 26^th – Windsor at Erie, 7 pm (Windsor 4-3, 2OT)

Game 3                Monday, March 28^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor 6-2)

Game 4                Wednesday, March 30^th – Windsor at Erie, 7 pm (Windsor 7-4)

Game 5                Friday, April 1^st – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Erie 6-5, OT)

Game 6                Sunday, April 3^rd – Windsor at Erie, 4:30 pm

*Game 7              Tuesday, April 5^th – Erie at Windsor, 7:05 pm

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SPITFIRES COME OUT ON TOP AFTER NAIL BITER

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Brown Locks it down, Spits Win in Double OT

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As he roamed the hallways of the Tullio Arena a couple hours before the biggest game of the year, Jeff Brown wore his patented smile.

"Let's get this done," he chirped at a few passing teammates.

Two nights earlier, the veteran winger played in his first-ever OHL playoff game, at the ripe old age of 20. On Saturday night, he scored the goal of his life. Brown's second of the game ended a marathon battle at 11:09 of the second overtime period, giving the Windsor Spitfires a huge, 4-3 win over Erie on Saturday night.

The victory pulled the Spits even at a game apiece in their opening round series with the Otters.

"It's a dream come true," Brown told windsorspitfires.com, outside a jubilant Spitfires room.

Ryan Ellis and Jake Carrick had the other Windsor goals and Jack Campbell was outstanding once again, stopping 40 shots for his first playoff win as a Spitfire.

Brown's first goal of the night gave the Spitfires the lead nearly five minutes into the second period. It stood up until Shawn Szydlowski grabbed a Mike Cazzola faceoff win and slipped it under Campbell to even things at 3-3, at the 6:23 mark of the third.

Both teams had multiple chances to end the game in the first overtime session, which included two power play chances on each side.

With both teams looking exhausted, the line of Brown, Taylor Carnevale and Kerby Rychel took charge after a couple strong shifts in the second OT. Brown grabbed a blocked shot that had Erie goalie Ramis Sadikov moving the wrong way, and got it off his stick quickly, sending 4,818 fans home entertained, but disappointed.

"At that point, no one is really fresh," Brown said. "But, ya, I thought we still had some good jump at that point."

Game 3 of this series goes Monday night at the WFCU Centre.

SCORING
FIRST PERIOD
ER - Cazzola, (1) (Szydlowski, Varone), 10:29 (PP)
WSR Carrick, (1) (Khokhlachev), 16:17
ER McKegg, (1) (Cazzola, Yogan), 17:36
WSR Ellis, (1) , (Johnston) 18:52

SECOND PERIOD
WSR Brown, (1) (Ellis, Campbell), 4:57

THIRD PERIOD
ER Szydlowski, (1) (Cazzola), 6:23

OVERTIME
NO SCORING

DOUBLE OVERTIME
WSR Brown, (2) (Carnevale), 11:09

SHOTS
WINDSOR: 9-11-10-11-8 = 49
ERIE: 10-6-9-14-4 = 43

POWER PLAYS
WINDSOR: 0-FOR-6
ERIE: 1-FOR-10

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2011 OHL Playoffs Begin Thursday March 24

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Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the complete schedule for the first round of the 2011 OHL Playoffs which begin on Thursday March 24, 2011.

The Eastern and Western Conference Quarter-Final Series’ begin after a 680-game regular season schedule and feature the top eight teams in each conference.  The top eight Eastern Conference teams will compete for the Bobby Orr Trophy while the top eight Western Conference teams will compete for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy.  Both conference champions will meet in the OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Trophy with the winner joining the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors at the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup May 20-29 at the Hershey Centre. 

Four matchups begin on Thursday including the regular season champions and Hamilton Spectator Trophy winners the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors as they host the Belleville Bulls at 7:30 pm.  In addition, the Niagara IceDogs host the Brampton Battalion at 7:00 pm, the Oshawa Generals host the Kingston Frontenacs at 7:05 pm, with the two-time defending Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires pursuing their third straight league title as they host the Erie Otters at 7:05 pm.  On Friday night March 25, the Western Conference’s regular season winners the Owen Sound Attack host the London Knights at 7:30 pm, the Saginaw Spirit host the Guelph Storm at 7:11 pm, and the Kitchener Rangers host the Plymouth Whalers at 7:30 pm.  The final playoff series gets underway on Saturday afternoon March 26 at 2:00 pm when the Ottawa 67’s host the Sudbury Wolves at Scotiabank Place. 

The four non-playoff teams will hold the first four picks in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection on Saturday May 7 with the Barrie Colts making the first overall selection followed by the Peterborough Petes, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and the Sarnia Sting. 

The complete first round playoff schedule is listed below. 

Eastern Conference Quarter-Final Schedule:
Series “A” - Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (1) vs. Belleville Bulls (8)

Thurs.,	March	24	at	Mississauga	7:30
Sat.,	March	26	at	Belleville	7:05
Sun.,	March	27	at	Mississauga	2:00
Tues.,	March	29	at	Belleville	7:05
Sun.,	April	3	at	Mississauga	2:00	*
Mon.,	April	4	at	Belleville	7:05	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Mississauga	7:05	*

Series “B” - Ottawa 67’s (2) vs. Sudbury Wolves (7):

Sat.,	March	26	at	Ottawa	2:00		Scotiabank Place
Mon.,	March	28	at	Sudbury	7:30
Tues.,	March	29	at	Sudbury	7:30
Thurs.,	March	31	at	Ottawa	7:00
Sat.,	April	2	at	Ottawa	2:00	*
Mon.,	April	4	at	Sudbury	7:30	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Ottawa	7:00	*

Series “C” –Niagara IceDogs (3) vs. Brampton Battalion (6):

Thurs.,	March	24	at	Niagara	7:00
Sun.,	March	27	at	Brampton	2:00
Tues.,	March	29	at	Niagara	7:00
Thurs.,	March	31	at	Brampton	7:00
Sat.,	April	2	at	Niagara	7:00	*
Sun.,	April	3	at	Brampton	2:00	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Niagara	7:00	*

Series “D”– Oshawa Generals (4) vs. Kingston Frontenacs (5):

Thurs.,	March	24	at	Oshawa	7:05
Fri.,	March	25	at	Kingston	7:30
Sun.,	March	27	at	Oshawa	6:05
Tues.,	March	29	at	Kingston	7:00
Fri.,	April	1	at	Oshawa	7:35	*
Sun.,	April	3	at	Kingston	2:00	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Oshawa	7:05	*

*if necessary
Western Conference Quarter-Final Schedule:
Series “A” - Owen Sound Attack (1) vs. London Knights (8):

Fri.,	March	25	at	Owen Sound	7:30
Sat.,	March	26	at	London	7:00
Tues.,	March	29	at	Owen Sound	7:00
Thurs.,	March	31	at	London	7:00
Sat.,	April	2	at	Owen Sound	7:30	*
Sun.,	April	3	at	London	4:00	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Owen Sound	7:00	*

Series “B” - Saginaw Spirit (2) vs. Guelph Storm (7):

Fri.,	March	25	at	Saginaw	7:11
Sun.,	March	27	at	Guelph	2:00
Mon.,	March	28	at	Saginaw	7:11
Thurs.,	March	31	at	Guelph	7:00
Sat.,	April	2	at	Saginaw	7:11	*
Sun.,	April	3	at	Guelph	7:00	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Saginaw	7:11	*

Series “C” - Kitchener Rangers (3) vs. Plymouth Whalers (6):

Fri.,	March	25	at	Kitchener	7:30
Sat.,	March	26	at	Plymouth	7:05
Mon.,	March	28	at	Kitchener	7:00
Wed.,	March	30	at	Plymouth	7:05
Fri.,	April	1	at	Kitchener	7:30	*
Sat.,	April	2	at	Plymouth	7:05	*
Mon.,	April	4	at	Kitchener	7:00	*

Series “D” - Windsor Spitfires (4) vs. Erie Otters (5):

Thurs.,	March	24	at	Windsor	7:05
Sat.,	March	26	at	Erie	7:00
Mon.,	March	28	at	Windsor	7:05
Wed.,	March	30	at	Erie	7:00
Fri.,	April	1	at	Windsor	7:05	*
Sun.,	April	3	at	Erie	4:30	*
Tues.,	April	5	at	Windsor	7:05	*

*if necessary

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