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OHL Playoff Roundup: Round #2 Matchups



2016 OHL Champion London Knights
Credit London Free Press 

I'd like to start off this post by apologizing for not fully covering all of the first round matchup in their entirety, I haven't had the time to finish them off so I will briefly go over all of them right now:


The Erie Otters were the first team to advance to the second round by sweeping the Sarnia Sting in four straight games.

Peterborough was the next to advance to the second round with their four game sweep of the Niagara Ice Dogs.

Sault St. Marie was the next team moving on to the second round of the playoffs with a four games to one victory over the Flint Firebirds.

Owen Sound defeated the Kitchener Rangers in their first series four games to one.

The Mississauga Steelheads doubled up the Ottawa 67's four games to two in order to move on to the next round of the playoffs.

Oshawa won their first round matchup against Sudbury four games to two.

Kingston came away with a four to three series victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs, winning game seven in overtime.

London was the final team to make it into the second round after beating the Windsor Spitfires in seven games.


Round #2 Matchups: 

 Western Conference: 

 #1 Erie Otters Vs. #4 London Knights 
- Erie swept their first round series four games to none, London needed all seven games to make it out of theirs
- Otters records: Regular season- 50-15-3 Postseason- 4-0
- London records: Regular season- 46-15-7 Postseason- 4-3
- Leadings scorers for Erie: Regular series- Alex Debrincat (65 G, 62 A) Postseason- Alex Debrincat (2 G, 11 A)
- Leading scorers for London: Regular series- Cliff Pu (35 G, 51 A) Postseason- Janne Kuokkanen (4 G, 4 A)
- London and Erie split the season series at two games a piece

#2 Sault St. Marie Greyhounds Vs. #3 Owen Sound Attack 
- Both of these two teams defeated their opponents in the first round in five total games to advance
- Greyhounds records: Regular season- 48-16-4 Postseason- 4-1-0
-Attack records: Regular season- 49-15-4 Postseason- 4-1-0
- Leading scorers for Sault St. Marie: Regular season- Bobby MacIntyre (28 G, 52A) Postseason- Boris Katchouck (5G, 3A)
- Leading scorers for Owen Sound: Regular season- Petrus Palmu (40 G, 58 A) Postseason- Petrus Palmu (6 G, 5 A)
- Owen Sound swept the regular season series between these two teams, winning both games


Eastern Conference: 

 #1 Peterborough Petes Vs. #4 Kingston Frontenacs 
- Peterborough swept their first round series in four games while Kingston needed all seven games plus overtime to win their series
- Petes records: Regular season- 42-21-5 Postseason- 4-0
- Frontenacs records: Regular series- 33-29-6 Postseason- 4-3
- Leading scorers for Peterborough: Regular season- Matthew Timms (11 G, 52 A) Postseason- Jonathan Ang (5 G, 1 A)
- Leading scorers for Kingston: Regular season- Jason Robertson (42 G, 39 A) Postseason- Jason Robertson (4 G, 8 A)
- Kingston won the regular seasons series 3 games to 2

#2 Mississauga Steelheads Vs. #3 Oshawa Generals 
- Both of these two teams defeated their first round opponents in six games to advance
- Steelheads records: Regular season- 34-21-14 Postseason- 4-2-0
- Generals records: Regular season- 40-23-5 Postseason- 4-2-0
- Leading scorers for Mississauga: Regular season- Owen Tippett (44 G, 31 A) Postseason- Michael McLeod (6 G, 5 A)
- Leading scorers for Oshawa: Regular season- Domenic Commisso (19 G, 44 A) Postseason- Jack Studnicka (3 G, 4 A)
- Oshawa swept the four game regular season series against the Steelheads.


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