Road to the 2018 TELUS Cup: MHAO
The Waterloo Wolves toppled 3x defending champion Windsor to claim the Alliance regular-season championship
PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS 1) Waterloo Wolves vs. 8) Kitchener Jr. Rangers 2) Windsor Jr. Spitfires vs. 7) Cambridge Hawks 3) London Jr. Knights vs. 6) Lambton Jr. Sting 4) Huron-Perth Lakers vs. 5) Brantford 99ers
FINAL STANDINGS (W-L-OTL) Waterloo – 62 points (31-4-0) Windsor – 48 points (22-9-4) London – 47 points (22-10-3) Huron-Perth – 43 points (21-13-1) Brantford – 33 points (16-18-1) Lambton – 27 points (13-21-1) Cambridge – 21 points (10-24-1) Kitchener – 10 points (5-30-0)
LEADING SCORERS Tyson Hillier (Waterloo) – 33G 21A 54P Russell Oldham (Huron-Perth) – 23G 28A 51P Evan Kula (Waterloo Wolves) – 29G 21A 50P Justin McIntyre (Huron-Perth) – 23G 24A 47P Ryan McAllister (London) – 25G 21A 46P
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE 2011 (London Jr. Knights – silver medal)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (since 1984) 4 (1991, 1993 (host), 2009, 2011)
LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP none (best finish: silver medal – London Jr. Knights, 2011)
TOTAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS none
TOP REGULAR SEASON TEAM – WATERLOO WOLVES The Waterloo Wolves toppled back-to-back-to-back titlist Windsor to take home the Alliance regular-season title. The Wolves had a dominant run from start to finish; they opened their season on a six-game winning streak, and lost only four of 35 games, putting them 14 points clear of the second-place Jr. Spitfires. Waterloo topped the Alliance on the offensive and defensive ends, with 177 goals for and only 55 against. Tyson Hillier led the league in scoring with 54 points, one of three Wolves in the top 10. Between the pipes, goaltenders Riley McCabe and Cyrus Martin finished one-two in goals against and shutouts.
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