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MONCTON — Rudy Guimond made 29 saves in leading the Moncton Wildcats to a 4-1 Game 2 win over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Sunday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action.

BRANTFORD — Nick Lardis scored a hat trick, Patrick Thomas had a goal and four assists and the Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Oshawa Generals 8-5 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.

EVERETT — Julius Miettinen scored 5:46 into overtime as the Everett Silvertips edged the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 on Saturday in the second round of the Western Hockey League's playoffs. Everett leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Owen Michaels didn’t hesitate after watching his shot slide into the open net with more than two minutes left to essentially seal Western Michigan’s first Frozen Four title in its first championship game.

LONDON — Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan scored twice as the London Knights topped the Erie Otters 7-2 on Saturday in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League's playoff. London leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.

RIMOUSKI — Mael Lavigne scored 3:28 into overtime as the Rimouski Oceanic edged the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 3-2 on Saturday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action. Rimouski leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.

CALGARY — Cory Stillman will serve as coach of the Canadian team at the IIHF U18 men's world championship, Hockey Canada said Saturday.

EVERETT — Jesse Heslop scored the winner at 1:34 in overtime to lift the Everett Silvertips over the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Game 1 of their second-round series Friday in the Western Hockey League playoffs.

MONCTON — Caleb Desnoyers had two goals and an assist to help the Moncton Wildcats crush the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 7-0 to open their second-round series in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs Friday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michigan State junior forward Isaac Howard won the Hobey Baker award Friday as college hockey's top player. The 21-year-old Howard led the nation in averaging 1.