Mem Cup Final: Windsor @ Kelowna

[dagley]

Rockets will...GET ER DONE!

[Rockets1231]

The Rockets should win, I mean the Spits barely beat them when they were facing elimination and the Rockets were basically sleeping. Not to mention Windsor is playing 4 games in 5 nights and Kelowna is well rested.

[LifelongChiefsFan]

Less than 15 hours until puck drop. As long as Kelowna plays their game and controls the flow they should win. Guggenberger does have the tendency to let in a few softies here and there, but he seems to shut the door in big games. Engelage has looked very mediocre for Windsor so far in the tournament, and I don't think the Rockets will have a problem finding some chinks in his armor.

Good luck in the final Kelowna! Make it 3 in a row for the Dub!

[rebel]

go kick some butt kelowna win it for the DUB applause

[negli99]

Go Rockets Go

[Rockets1231]

Hate to pin this on one guy, but Guggenberger is the reason we lost this game. he was a big reason we were here in the first place, but he needed to actually make a save to have any shot of winning. 3 goals on 3 shots, not to mention all stoppable pucks is unacceptable. The defense was just as bad, as were the forwards. Only player on the entire team that actually looked like he wanted to win was Brown. He was great, looking forward to him being the starter next year. He almost gave Kelowna a shot in a game they never should have been in. Talk about karma, proof why you should ALWAYS finish off a team when you have the chance. Layoff was way too long for Kelowna though that shouldn't have been a factor, it was the biggest game of the year and they choked period. Format maybe should be looked at, maybe get rid of the tiebreaker or the day off between the semis and finals, probably the tiebreak. Really no reason to have it, whoever won the game between the 2 teams should move on. Fans were terrible I thought, booing Kelowna everytime they touched the puck is classless, I would have felt the same way if they had booed Windsor there's no need for that in the finals. If you want to cheer for a team go for it, but don't boo the other. But I guess it's expected from Quebec, they boo anything and everything.

[hitmanfan]

Blame away on Guggenberger, but you don't win many games by scoring 1 goal.

[Brandonite]

Blame away on Guggenberger, but you don't win many goals by scoring 1 goal.

No kidding!! No one in this world feels worse than Guggenberger right now and he did have his worse game of the year at the worst time of the year but still, Kelowna would never have even got to where they were if it werent for him. Like seriously, before the playoffs really began who the hell was Mike Guggenberger?? He turned heads the same way Dustin Tokarski did last season. Its unfortunate but the whole team struggled

[LifelongChiefsFan]

Disappointing, not only because I was hoping Kelowna would win, but also because the game was over just 7 minutes in. Although a 3 goal deficit is not insurmountable by any means, you just had a feeling that Kelowna wasn't going to come back. Guggenberger had a bad game no doubt, it's a shame that may be his last junior game. But in all honesty, the entire Rockets team was pretty terrible tonight. This was easily their worst game of the tournament, maybe even their worst game in the last 2 months. Windsor's first two goals were scored off horrendous turnovers. Yeah Guggenberger probably should have stopped those 2 (and definitely the third goal) but Windsor never should have even had the chance to score their first 2 goals.

Still, gotta give Kelowna credit on a wonderful season. They knocked out Tri-City, Vancouver and Calgary in consecutive series, with one of the best WHL playoff runs in recent memory. They were fun to watch and although this loss does sting, they are still a team of champions.

Congrats to Windsor for winning the Memorial Cup. They never gave up, and won 4 elimination games in a row. That's impressive, even for a team as good as the Spitfires.

[dagley]

What a great season for Kelowna, just coming up short of lifting the holy grail of junior hockey. This organization is so successful, it's an amazing program they have going in Kelowna from the scouts, coaching staff and players and everything else. Best wishes to the graduating players and the players that go pro. I loved cheering for Kelowna during the Memorial Cup, and can't wait to see your team out East next season.

See you guys at the 2010 Memorial Cup in Brandon, can't wait to finally experience it!