Knights’ Sim ejected from Memorial Cup after elbowing Spirit’s Parekh
A highly touted final of the Memorial Cup got chippy after London Knights forward Landon Sim was assessed a five minute major and game misconduct for delivering an elbow to the head of Saginaw Spirit defenceman Zayne Parekh.
Who else would it be?
In the Edmonton Oilers‘ biggest game of the year and the chance to punch a ticket to their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 2006, it was none other than the captain who opened the scoring.
And in true Connor McDavid fashion, it was an absolute beauty of a goal.
Taking the pass from teammate Leon Draisaitl on the power play, the two-time Hart Trophy winner danced around two Dallas Stars penalty killers before sliding the puck past Jake Oettinger for the first tally of the night.
With all eyes in the hockey world on this consequential Game 6, here are some of the best reactions to McDavid’s highlight-reel marker.