Belleville Bulls VS. Gatineau Olympiques
Gaining an edge in the standings will be on the line when these two 0-1 teams face off tonight in Kitchener. Fresh off OT losses both teams look to start off better this evening as both teams had to overcome 3 goal defecits just to force an overtime.
Belleville being the host team(host as Kitchener is hosting the tourney, but won the OHL title, thus leaving Belleville as the host), had a successful OHL campaign(48-14-4-2) are anchored by a strong defence(175 goals against, 3rd in OHL), while there 280 goals for placed also in third in the OHL. They are currently on a run of 5-5, with 4 of those losses coming against Kitchener in the finals and the other against Spokane(the only undefeated team in the tournament.
Gatineau, the QMJHL champions, finished the season in 3rd in the Q, before a solid playoff run culminating in a title over #1 ranked Rouyn-Noranda. they ranked 3rd in goals for(272) in the high-flying Q, while their 209 goals against pitted them second in the league. They are on a current run of 8-2.
Should be a good, fast paced game with plenty on the line, but my play is on Belleville, -0.5 pl +144(first 60).
Gaining an edge in the standings will be on the line when these two 0-1 teams face off tonight in Kitchener. Fresh off OT losses both teams look to start off better this evening as both teams had to overcome 3 goal defecits just to force an overtime.
Belleville being the host team(host as Kitchener is hosting the tourney, but won the OHL title, thus leaving Belleville as the host), had a successful OHL campaign(48-14-4-2) are anchored by a strong defence(175 goals against, 3rd in OHL), while there 280 goals for placed also in third in the OHL. They are currently on a run of 5-5, with 4 of those losses coming against Kitchener in the finals and the other against Spokane(the only undefeated team in the tournament.
Gatineau, the QMJHL champions, finished the season in 3rd in the Q, before a solid playoff run culminating in a title over #1 ranked Rouyn-Noranda. they ranked 3rd in goals for(272) in the high-flying Q, while their 209 goals against pitted them second in the league. They are on a current run of 8-2.
Should be a good, fast paced game with plenty on the line, but my play is on Belleville, -0.5 pl +144(first 60).