The host team is out at the Memorial Cup
Posted May 23, 2013 8:29 pm.
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SASKATOON, SK (NEWS1130) – The host Blades were bounced from the national major junior championship by the London Knights 6-1. The Ontario league champs will square off with Portland in the semi-final game on Friday.
The Knights opened the scoring in the first period, as Bo Horvat scored on a penalty shot. The OHL champs were short-handed at the time.
It was 1-0 after a period, and then London added two more in the middle frame, including the game winner by Seth Griffith.
The Knights sealed the victory with three goals in 66 seconds, early in the third period.
The Blades were eliminated in the WHL playoffs by Medicine Hat in four straight games in the opening round. They waited over 50 days before playing their tournament opener last Friday.
Three year Vancouver Giants winger Nathan Burns was traded to Saskatoon 15 games into the season. He had a goal and an assist in four games at the tournament.
London meets the WHL champions, the Portland Winterhawks in the semi-final. The winner of that game advances to the championship game on Sunday versus the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL.
