MEMORIAL CUP: HOST KNIGHTS FIRST TEAM OUT

LONDON, Ont. (CP) – The Guelph Storm eliminated the host London Knights from the Memorial Cup with a 7-2 win Wednesday.

The Ontario Hockey League champion Storm went undefeated in the round robin at 3-0 and will play in Sunday’s championship game.

The Val-d’Or Foreurs and Edmonton Oil Kings meet in Friday’s semifinal with the winner meeting the Storm for this year’s Cup.

Scott Kosmachuk led the Storm with a hat trick. Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Jason Dickinson and Marc Stevens added a goal apiece for Guelph.

Brett Welychka and Josh Anderson replied for the host Knights, who were winless in the tournament.

Anthony Stolarz of the London Knights stopped 14-of-17 shots and was replaced by Jake Patterson early in the second when he kicked the puck into his own net. Patterson allowed four goals on 21 shots.

Guelph’s Justin Nichols made 45 saves in the win.

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LONDON, Ont. – Guelph Storm defenceman Chad Bauman has been suspended for the rest of the MasterCard Memorial Cup for delivering a knee-on-knee hit on Val-d’Or Foreurs defenceman Guillaume Gelinas in a game last Monday.

Gelinas participated in the team’s warmup Tuesday night but did not play in a 4-3 double-overtime win over the Edmonton Oil Kings. He was the highest-scoring defenceman in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this past season with 23 goals and 69 assists in 67 games.

The semifinal goes Friday between Edmonton and Guelph and the championship game is set for Sunday.