MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Owen Sound Attack will have to take the long way to reach the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup final.
The Attack are forced to play in tomorrow’s tie-breaker game after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors on Wednesday night in the final game of round-robin action. The elimination round begins tomorrow when Owen Sound takes on Western Hockey League champion Kootenay Ice in a tie-breaker.
The winner of tomorrow’s game will face Mississauga in the semifinals on Friday. The winner of that contest will take on the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Saint John Sea Dogs in the championship game on Sunday.
It was a feisty affair at the Hershey Centre on Wednesday as two Ontario Hockey League rivals teed off. Jordan Mayer, Justin Shugg, and Rob Flick all scored for the winners while Andrew Shaw scored the lone Owen Sound goal.
JP Anderson made 21 stops in net for the win while Jordan Binnington allowed two goals on 27 shots. The third Majors marker came on an empty net.
The Majors held a 1-0 lead after one and the game was tied at 1-1 entering the final frame. Flick scored the game-winner at 18:24 on a power play. Shugg sealed the deal with an empty netter with 35 seconds remaining.
The win was a confidence booster for Mississauga as the Attack defeated the Majors in seven games to win the OHL title.
The Attack may have lost more than just the game as their captain, Garrett Wilson, was hit hard into the boards and left the game and never returned. It would be a huge for Owen Sound who are already without Joey Hishon.
Owen Sound will have to overcome those injuries if they wish to stay in the tournament. It’s do or die tomorrow against the Ice.
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