She cleans up good
And the “she” in question is the Grand Ol’ Dame on East Avenue, also known as the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. I drove through the parking lot on my way to work today and saw city crews busily hanging more Memorial Cup banners. Hard to believe the first championship game is a week today. Seems like only yesterday we were all gathered in the rotunda at City Hall, listening to the announcement that Kitchener would play host to the 2008 Memorial Cup. That was a year ago. But the Grand Ol’ Dame appears more than ready for her close-up next week.
The Rangers are ready, too. Don’t you worry. This Bulls team didn’t win the East by accident. There are quality hockey players throughout that Belleville line-up, beginning in goal. It was a dandy game at The Aud last night, a game very much befitting the OHL Final. A tough loss for Kitchener to be sure, but the team that posted 53 regular season wins still has two more cracks at capturing the J. Ross Robertson trophy.
And they haven’t lost four in a row all season.