The Marlies completed the sweep of the Cleveland Monsters last night, putting them in position to move on to the Eastern Conference Final in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Their next opponent will be either the Charlotte Checkers or the Hershey Bears. The Checkers are leading that series 3-0.

Here’s Trevor Moore with the goal that put the Marlies in the lead.

We’ll have a full recap of the game up later this morning.

In the meantime, enjoy Egor Korshkov giving a facewash to Al MacInnis’ son.

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There was more elimination hockey last night, with a Game 7 played between the Blues and the Stars and the Blues came out on top in double OT thanks to a really messy goal.

There will be another elimination game tonight between the Sharks and Avalanche. The Conference Finals start on Thursday with the Bruins facing the Hurricanes.

Ontario’s hockey-star MP: How Red Kelly represented the Leafs and the Liberals - TVO
“The National Hockey League played games mainly on Wednesday night, Saturdays and Sundays. The House of Commons did not sit Wednesday or Friday evenings or on the week-ends but the sessions extended well into the summer. I missed few sessions and no games but was frequently unable to practice with the Maple Leafs and took my skates to Ottawa where I would rent some ice at 5 a.m."

Seriously though, how does Ian Laperriere still have a job? - Broad Street Hockey
Despite objectively bad results year after year, this assistant keeps on coming back and we have no idea why.

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