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Sun, May 11, 2003
A French kiss for Kitchener
Rangers oust 67's to earn ticket to Quebec City
By TERRY KOSHAN, Toronto Sun
KITCHENER -- Not since Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis and Brian Bellows ruled the Ontario Hockey League in 1982 have the Kitchener Rangers been able to lay claim to an OHL title.
But for the first time in 21 years, there's a new group of champions in town, this one led by Derek Roy, Scott Dickie and Steve Eminger.
Roy, the heart of the Rangers and blue-chip prospect for the Buffalo Sabres, scored the winning goal last night as the Rangers clinched the third championship in team history with a 4-1 victory against the Ottawa 67's in Game 5 of the OHL final in front of 6,427 at the Kitchener Auditorium.
"Sixty-eight games in the regular season, 20 more in the playoffs ... this is unreal," said Roy, who had 32 points in 21 post-season games and won the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as the most valuable player in the playoffs. "Our emotions are so high right now I can't even describe it. I thought I played well in this series, but all of our guys did."
The Rangers advance to the Memorial Cup in Quebec City, where they will face off against the host Quebec Remparts in the tournament opener on Saturday.
A French kiss for Kitchener
Rangers oust 67's to earn ticket to Quebec City
By TERRY KOSHAN, Toronto Sun
KITCHENER -- Not since Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis and Brian Bellows ruled the Ontario Hockey League in 1982 have the Kitchener Rangers been able to lay claim to an OHL title.
But for the first time in 21 years, there's a new group of champions in town, this one led by Derek Roy, Scott Dickie and Steve Eminger.
Roy, the heart of the Rangers and blue-chip prospect for the Buffalo Sabres, scored the winning goal last night as the Rangers clinched the third championship in team history with a 4-1 victory against the Ottawa 67's in Game 5 of the OHL final in front of 6,427 at the Kitchener Auditorium.
"Sixty-eight games in the regular season, 20 more in the playoffs ... this is unreal," said Roy, who had 32 points in 21 post-season games and won the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as the most valuable player in the playoffs. "Our emotions are so high right now I can't even describe it. I thought I played well in this series, but all of our guys did."
The Rangers advance to the Memorial Cup in Quebec City, where they will face off against the host Quebec Remparts in the tournament opener on Saturday.
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