The London Nationals are in the driver’s seat of their Junior B first round series with Listowel.
Now, the fifth-seeded Nats have a chance to sweep away the defending Sutherland Cup champion Cyclones Wednesday, 7 p.m. at Western Fair.
Goaltender Casimir Weckstrom has stolen the show so far, averaging 48 saves in the first three games. London won in its first two trips to Listowel to take a stranglehold on the best-of-seven set.
St. Marys and Stratford have already advanced to the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League semifinal round while Chatham holds a 3-1 edge on Elmira heading into Game 5 Thursday.
TOP STOPPERS: London Knights goaltenders Austin Elliott and Aleksei Medvedev helped the club win the Ontario Hockey League’s Dave Pinkney trophy for the second straight season in surrendering a league-low 180 goals during the regular season.
Elliott, acquired via waivers from Saskatoon by way of the Barrie Colts, led the league with a 2.10 goals against average, 9.24 save percentage and posted an incredible 32-1 record.
Medvedev, expected to be one of the first netminders selected in the upcoming NHL draft, led OHL rookies with a 2.79 goals against average to claim the FW (Dinty) Moore trophy for lowest GAA by a first-year stopper.
OHL CUP: The Elgin-Middlesex Canucks bagged their first win at the OHL Cup U16 AAA hockey tournament at Toronto Tuesday, while the highly touted Huron-Perth Lakers jumped out to an early 2-0 start at the event.
