Knights win 2-0; lead series 2-0
By Mark Schadenberg
As a graduate of radio broadcasting at Fanshawe College (1987, Yes, I'm that old!), and seven years as a full-time sports reporter / editor at The Woodstock Sentinel-Review, I truly do not often refer to my past life here or elsewhere.
After today's Game 2 between the London Knights and Kitchener Rangers, I posted this story to Canadian Press:
Two late goals lead London to victory
LONDON -- A Max Domi goal 15:24 into the third period Sunday snapped a 0-0
deadlock and sent the London Knights to a 2-0 victory in Game 2 of their Ontario
Hockey League Western Conference semifinal with the Kitchener Rangers.
London
owns a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-seven with Game 3 slated for Monday (7 p.m.) in
Kitchener.
On Domi's fourth of the post-season, London's Chris Tierney was
falling behind Kitchener's net but was still able to backhand the puck out front
allowing Domi to slide it under Rangers goalie John Gibson.
Just over three
minutes later, Bo Horvat would collect his fourth of the playoffs by controlling
the puck down the left wing side, cutting quickly to the net and beating Gibson
under his left pad.
Gibson, who was the MVP of the world juniors in winning
gold for Team USA, stopped 28 of 30 overall.
London goalie Anthony Stolarz,
who is signed by Philadelphia, stopped all 34 shots he faced and has allowed
just eight goals in more than six games (388 minutes) in the playoffs with a
1.24 GAA and .959 save percentage.
The Knights are now unbeaten in six
playoff games after finishing first overall in the regular season with 50
wins.
Kitchener was 0-for-7 on the powerplay -- London 0-for-3.
The busy
Budweiser Gardens venue on Sunday featured a different-sport doubleheader as
immediately following the OHL contest the ice was covered for a National
Basketball League of Canada finals game between the London Lightning and
Summerside Storm.
Full-Time Realtor
By the way, I always consider myself now a full-time Realtor with a broadcasting hobby. Most real estate people have sideline interests, hobbies, activities or a significant commitment to a sport -- my hobby just happens to put my mug on TV.
Here's a picture of me interviewing London Knights third round pick Mitchell Kreis in the second intermission. I 'borrowed' this photo from Mitchell's Twitter account.
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