WHL Finals: Portland (Wotherspoon) vs Edmonton (Brossoit)

[devo22]

Could also go in the Back Burner section, but I thought there are fans that don't also go there and might be interested.

We might be out of the postseason, but we have a couple prospects that are again deep in the playoffs this year.

The Winterhawks and the Oil Kings meet again in the WHL finals, meaning that we will have two prospects in the Memorial Cup tournament this year (Ferland's Saskatoon Blades are hosts). Well done guys!

Tyler Wotherspoon ‏@TSPOON77
Round 2? I'm down. #payback #ploffs

Laurent Brossoit ‏@LBrossoit
Bring it on baby @TSPOON77 #rematch

Here is the schedule:

Game 1 - Friday May 3 7:00pm at Portland
Game 2 - Saturday May 4 7:00pm at Portland
Game 3 - Tuesday May 7 7:00pm at Edmonton
Game 4 - Wednesday May 8 7:00pm at Edmonton
Game 5 - Friday May 10 7:00pm at Portland *
Game 6 - Sunday May 12 4:00pm at Edmonton *
Game 7 - Monday May 13 7:00pm at Portland *

And here are Wotherspoon's and Brossoit's stats in these playoffs:

Wotherspoon: 15 GP, 2 G + 6 A = 8 P, +8, 16 PIM
Brossoit: 16 GP, 12-1-3, 1.58 GAA, .941% svs, 5 SO

Brossoit is absolutely crazy

Good luck guys!

[UKflames]

Loving the trash talk between them, sets up for a good spirit if/when they head to ABB or YYC.

[icarus]

And the Flames' streak of having at least one prospect in the Memorial Cup will continue:

2013 - Brossoit or Wotherspoon and Ferland
2012 - Brossoit
2011 - Reinhart/Leach
2010 - Nemisz(winner)/Ferland
2009 - Nemisz(winner)/Backlund
2008 - Wahl (winner)
2007 - Watt (winner)/Keetley/Baldwin
2006 - Watt/Tardif/Ryder
2005 - Prust(winner)

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by icarus

And the Flames' streak of having at least one prospect in the Memorial Cup will continue:

2013 - Brossoit or Wotherspoon and Ferland
2012 - Brossoit
2011 - Reinhart/Leach
2010 - Nemisz(winner)/Ferland
2009 - Nemisz(winner)/Backlund
2008 - Wahl (winner)
2007 - Watt (winner)/Keetley/Baldwin
2006 - Watt/Tardif/Ryder
2005 - Prust(winner)

Too early to tell for Reinhart, but aside from Prust, I sure hope this isn't the kiss of death for these guys.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Too early to tell for Reinhart, but aside from Prust, I sure hope this isn't the kiss of death for these guys.

No kidding. Pretty abysmal. I think Reinhart will be an NHL player I'm just not sure if it's going to be top 6 or bottom 6 at this point (I'm inching towards 3rd line center at this point). Brossoit's a pretty good goaltender. Hopefully he can make the leap to the pro ranks.

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Too early to tell for Reinhart, but aside from Prust, I sure hope this isn't the kiss of death for these guys.

Also, there's that Backlund guy....

[albertGQ]

Does Wotherspoon play with Jones? Anyone know?

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by icarus

And the Flames' streak of having at least one prospect in the Memorial Cup will continue:

2013 - Brossoit or Wotherspoon and Ferland
2012 - Brossoit
2011 - Reinhart/Leach
2010 - Nemisz(winner)/Ferland
2009 - Nemisz(winner)/Backlund
2008 - Wahl (winner)
2007 - Watt (winner)/Keetley/Baldwin
2006 - Watt/Tardif/Ryder
2005 - Prust(winner)

a couple of future hall of famers in this lot.....

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Does Wotherspoon play with Jones? Anyone know?

he was earlier in the season, but I haven't seen Portland in quite a while

[GrrlGoalie33]

Brossoit is going to have to be much better in the Portland series than he was in the Calgary series for the OK's to win.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by icarus

And the Flames' streak of having at least one prospect in the Memorial Cup will continue:

2013 - Brossoit or Wotherspoon and Ferland
2012 - Brossoit
2011 - Reinhart/Leach
2010 - Nemisz(winner)/Ferland
2009 - Nemisz(winner)/Backlund
2008 - Wahl (winner)
2007 - Watt (winner)/Keetley/Baldwin
2006 - Watt/Tardif/Ryder
2005 - Prust(winner)

Ferland?

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Ferland?

The Blades host the Memorial Cup.

[Roof-Daddy]

Originally Posted by icarus

And the Flames' streak of having at least one prospect in the Memorial Cup will continue:

2013 - Brossoit or Wotherspoon and Ferland
2012 - Brossoit
2011 - Reinhart/Leach
2010 - Nemisz(winner)/Ferland
2009 - Nemisz(winner)/Backlund
2008 - Wahl (winner)
2007 - Watt (winner)/Keetley/Baldwin
2006 - Watt/Tardif/Ryder
2005 - Prust(winner)

I'm pretty sure Bouma played in the Memorial Cup one year as well. Maybe he hadn't been drafted by the Flames yet?

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

The Blades host the Memorial Cup.

Yup, they should be pretty well rested considering they were eliminated the first round. They're basically idle for 50 games or something like that. I wonder if they'll do a mini training camp or something to get everyone back into game shape.

[Savvy27]

Originally Posted by Frankster

Brossoit is going to have to be much better in the Portland series than he was in the Calgary series for the OK's to win.

What makes you say that? (I didn't see any of the series)

[GrrlGoalie33]

Originally Posted by Savvy27

What makes you say that? (I didn't see any of the series)

He had 2 shutouts, but was made to look very average in a few games by the Hitmen. His GAA went from under 1 before this series to over 1.5 after the series.

Portland's top end offensive talent is substantially better than the top end offensive talent of the Hitmen, so if the Hitmen can make him look average, imagine what the Winterhawks can do to him.

Also, the Hitmen weren't consistent over the series, so he is going to see far more pressure than he did in the East Final.

[icarus]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

I'm pretty sure Bouma played in the Memorial Cup one year as well. Maybe he hadn't been drafted by the Flames yet?

Bouma appeared in two Memorial Cups before he was drafted by the Flames IIRC.

[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

Does Wotherspoon play with Jones? Anyone know?

Not usually, no.

[thymebalm]

How many threads can I say this in,

Laurent Brossoit, Flames starter 2013-14.

[moon]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

How many threads can I say this in,

Laurent Brossoit, Flames starter 2013-14.

That would likely be a good step towards McDavid.