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OHL Playoff Primer: Western Division


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The 2016-2017 Ontario Hockey League's regular season has officially ended and the first-round matchups for the Western Division can be seen here below. The OHL playoff format is the same as the NHL where the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in each round, the finals are the winner of the Eastern and Western Division, all series are best of 7 (win 4 games). Western Division series are as follows:

#1 Erie Otters Vs. #8 Sarnia Sting 
- The Otters had their third straight 50 win season, going 50-15-3
- Sarnia Barely made it into the playoffs winning only 31 games this season
- Erie won the regular season series 3 games to 1, losing only one game against the Sting at home 5-3 on March 4th
- Leading Scorer for Erie: Alex Debrincat 65 goals, 62 assists
- Leading Scorer for Sarnia: Jordan Kyrou 30 goals, 64 assists  

#2 Sault St. Marie Greyhounds Vs. #7 Flint Firebirds 
- Greyhounds finished second in the Western Division with a record of 47-16-4
- Flint finished 7th in the Division with a record of 32-28-8
- These two teams split the regular season series at two games a piece, with each team winning at the other's barn
- Leading scorer for the Greyhounds: Bobby MacIntyre 28 goals, 51 assists
- Leading scorer for Flint: Ryan Moore 39 goals, 51 assists

#3 Owen Sound Attack Vs. #6 Kitchener Rangers
- Owen Sound is the 3rd seed with a record of 48-15-2
- Kitchener earned a record of  36-27-5
- Owen Sound won the regular season series taking 3 of the 4 games
- Leading scorer for Owen Sound: Nick Suzuki 45 goals, 50 assists
- Leading scorer for Kitchener: Adam Mascherin 35 goals, 65 assists   

#4 London Knights Vs. #5 Windsor Spitfires 
- Windsor took the 5th seed with a  record of 41-19-8 
- London earned the 4th overall seed in the division with a record of 46-14-7
- Leading scorer for Windsor: Jeremy Bracco 17 goals, 31 assists
- Leading scorer for London: Cliff Pu 35 goals, 50 assists
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