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The Oshawa Generals are heading back to the OHL final for the first time in nine years.
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The Gennies, who have won a record 13 J. Ross Robertson Cups in franchise history, made a statement on Monday at the Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa by snuffing out a spirited North Bay Battalion side with a 6-1 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final.
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Jacob LeBlanc replied for the Battalion.
Oshawa’s Jacob Oster made 25 saves in net for the win, while Mike McIvor stopped 27 shots for North Bay.
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The Generals move on to face Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan and the Western Conference-champion London Knights in the OHL final. The winner moves on to join the host Saginaw Spirit in the Memorial Cup tournament.
The Generals last won an OHL title and Memorial Cup in 2014-15, when they were led behind the bench by former Maple Leafs assistant coach D.J. Smith and on the ice by New York Islanders first-rounder Michael Dal Colle.
The Knights pulled off the J. Ross Robertson-Memorial Cup double-double the following season with a stacked team that included future NHL stars like the Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner, Florida Panthers’ Matthew Tkachuk, St. Louis Blues’ Robert Thomas and Edmonton Oilers’ Evan Bouchard.
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