Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alex DeBrincat had an assist in the Erie Otters’ 4-3 overtime win in Game 5 to win over over the Mississauga Steelheads to claim the J. Robertston Cup.
The Otters will next play in the four-team Memorial Cup round robin tournament. DeBrincat will be joined by fellow Chicago prospects Matthew Highmore and Nathan Noel (QMJHL Saint John) and Graham Knott (OHL Windsor) in the tournament.
HAWKS
**DeBrincat helps Erie win OHL championship (SCH)
**Blackhawks’ Marcus Kruger knows the drill pretty well by now (Chicago Sun Times)
**Highmore, Noel win QMJHL championship (SCH)
**Goalie prospect Peeters to play for Youngstown in USHL next season (SCH)
**Panik signs 2-year extension (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Neal wins Game 1 for Preds in OT (On The Forecheck)
**Stars, Bishop agree to 6-year, $29.5 million contract (Defending Big D)
**Avs sign Andrei Mironov to entry-level deal (Mile High Hockey)
**Eriksson Ek’s next challenge: Seize a spot on Wild (Hockey Wilderness)
**Staal’s rebound season makes expansion draft protection harder (Hockey Wilderness)
**Early coaching transition gives Blues head start on next season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Jets season review: Connor Hellebuyck (Arctic Ice Hockey)
NHL
**Stanley Cup playoff schedule, matchups (SBN)
**Guentzel’s dream season continues with Stanley Cup run (Star Tribune)
**Donskoi, Karlsson re-sign with Sharks (Fear The Fin)
**Sabres’ Okposo sent to ICU for medication reaction for concussion (The Buffalo News)
**As Botterill builds Sabres, he will lean on his successes, failures (The Buffalo News)
**Botterill brings patient, structured approach to Sabres (Die By The Blade)
**Sabres’ Petersen still undecided about future but having fun (The Buffalo News)
**Capitals’ biggest offseason problem is there’s no obvious solution (Washington Post)
**Look: Ovechkin’s wife shares grisly photo of playoff injury (theScore)
HOCKEY WORLD
**From player to GM, Wendell Young has done it all with Chicago Wolves (The Athletic)
**Otters win OHL championship (OHL)
**Hurricanes prospect Foegele named OHL Playoffs MVP (OHL)
**WHL: Seattle beats Regina for 3-2 series lead (Seattle Times)