Windsor Spitfires

Flint Firebirds' captian Brennan Othmann gets stopped by Windsor Spitfires' goaltender Xavier Madina on a breakaway in Game 7 ...

Windsor, D’Amico 8 (Maggio) 13:30. Penalties: Panwar F (hooking) 1:30, Henault W (tripping) 18:24. Zito, who has been sidelined with an upper-body injury, took the pre-game skate before Game 5 of the Flint series, but did not dress until Wednesday’s game. D’Amico again took advantage of another turnover forced by a teammate. Article content That included back-to-back multi-goal performances in must-win games. Article content But Onuska went down with an injury in Game 5 on Sunday and the Spitfires turned back to the 20-year-old Medina, who had not appeared in the team’s first 16 playoff games. That year, the Spitfires became the first team in OHL history to rally from a 3-0 series deficit to win a series with Game 7 on the road when the club eliminated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Article content Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Friday in Hamilton. Article content Article content

WINDSOR, Ont. — Daniel D'Amico potted home a hat trick and Xavier Medina stopped all 38 shots he faced to power the Windsor Spitfires past the Flint ...

He notched his second goal at 13:30 of the opening frame. WINDSOR, Ont. — Daniel D'Amico potted home a hat trick and Xavier Medina stopped all 38 shots he faced to power the Windsor Spitfires past the Flint Firebirds 4-0 in Game 7 of their OHL Western Conference Final Wednesday. Daniel D'Amico potted home a hat trick and Xavier Medina stopped all 38 shots he faced to power the Windsor Spitfires past the Flint Firebirds 4-0 in Game 7 of their OHL Western Conference Final Wednesday.

The Windsor Spitfires defeated the Flint Firebirds 4-0 in Game 7 of the OHL's Western Conference Final on Wednesday night, thanks to a hat trick from Daniel ...

Game 4, Fri., June 10 at Windsor, 7:00pm Game 3, Mon., June 6 at Windsor, 7:00pm Game 1, Fri., June 3 at Hamilton, 7:00pm

Flint Firebirds (42-21-1-4, 3rd Western Conference):. Through 18 playoff games to date, the Firebirds are led by Brennan Othmann (New York Rangers) with nine ...

Rearguards Louka Henault (3 G, 9 A) and Andrew Perrott (6 G, 6 A) are tied for fourth in total points with 12. Livonia, Mich. native Ryan Abraham tops the newcomers for the Spitfires, now with 10 points (3 G, 7 A). Abraham is tied second to Flint’s Gavin Hayes in the postseason for both assists and points among rookies. Amadeus Lombardi ranks second on the club with 15 points (7 G, 8 A). Lombardi also finished second in the regular season, with 59 points (18 G, 41 A) in 67 games. The game will also be televised live across the province of Ontario on the OHL Action Pak on channel 466 (4466 HD) for both Rogers TV and Cogeco TV cable subscribers. Rookie Gavin Hayes ranks third with 13 points (5 G, 8 A). Hayes has the most points of any rookie in the postseason, and he ranks second in goals and assists. Next Up: If the Firebirds win the Western Conference Finals and advance to the OHL Finals, Game 1 is scheduled for Friday night in Hamilton. Flint will play Games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary) at home. The Spitfires are led by Wyatt Johnston (Dallas Stars), who recorded the most regular-season points (124) in the OHL. Through 17 playoff games this year, he’s scored 11 times and assisted on 19 tallies for 30 total points. Overage forward Daniel D’Amico ranks third on the club after scoring twice in Flint last night, now with six goals and seven assists. The Spitfires rank fourth at 14.7%. Flint had the league’s best penalty kill in the 68-game regular season, and now rank second of the four semifinalists with an 83.0% kill rate. The Birds went on to win Game 5 in Windsor before the Spits came to Flint and stole Game 6 in overtime. Nathaniel Day made a brief appearance at the end of Game 2 in Windsor, making five saves on seven shots. The decisive Game 7 will be played at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. Puck drop for Game 7 is set for 7:05 p.m. (ET). Wednesday evening.

The Ontario Hockey League season came to an end for the Flint Firebirds in Game 7 of the Western Conference final on Wednesday.

►Forward Kirsten Simms, Plymouth (Little Caesars) ►Forward Cassie Hall, South Lyon (Little Caesars) ►Forward Elyssa Biederman, Franklin (Little Caesars)

Windsor, Ont. – The Windsor Spitfires brought their best on Wednesday, defeating the Flint Firebirds 4-0 before a crowd of 6,335 at the WFCU Centre to claim ...

Flint netminder Luke Cavallin made 32 saves in his final OHL start as the Firebirds’ playoff run came to an end. The Spitfires claim their third Wayne Gretzky Trophy following previous titles in 2009 and 2010. Wyatt Johnston collected an assist in the win to increase his OHL playoff-leading point total to 31 (11-20–31). Every time I step out on that ice I know it could be my last time in my junior career. Medina, who hadn’t started a game in the playoffs prior to Game 6 on Tuesday, won back-to-back contests, stopping 69 of the 71 shots that came his way. “It started the other night in Flint and it just snowballed into this game,” said Spitfires head coach Marc Savard of his team’s strong play.

The victory sets up a J. Ross Robertson Cup final between the OHL's top two teams this season -- the Hamilton Bulldogs, who topped the league with 107 points -- ...

He notched his second goal at 13:30 of the opening frame. WINDSOR, Ont. — Daniel D'Amico potted home a hat trick and Xavier Medina stopped all 38 shots he faced to power the Windsor Spitfires past the Flint Firebirds 4-0 in Game 7 of their OHL Western Conference Final Wednesday. Daniel D'Amico potted home a hat trick and Xavier Medina stopped all 38 shots he faced to power the Windsor Spitfires past the Flint Firebirds 4-0 in Game 7 of their OHL Western Conference Final Wednesday.