The Kitchener Rangers and the Belleville Bulls have both served notice that they will be formidable foes in the 2008 Memorial Cup. Kitchener has a berth in the Cup by virtue of being the host city, and the two teams now face off in the OHL finals.

When star forwards John Tavares and Brett MacLean of the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals step onto the ice, you can bet that opposing goalies quake just a little in their big skates. Then they elevate their focus really fast.

Coming off a dramatic overtime victory on Saturday night, one would have expected the Toronto Maple Leafs to come out flying against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. And soar they did, led by irrepressible captain Mats Sundin.

With the 2006 part of the season now over, the Maple Leafs began play on New Year’s Day having won only four of their last 16 games. Thus, it was critical for the Leafs to right the ship against the division-rival Bruins, who already had beaten the Leafs four times this season.