Remembering the Greyhounds' Memorial Cup win of 1993
On the evening of May 23, 1993, 4,757 fans packed the Memorial Gardens as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds faced the Peterborough Petes for the 75th Memorial Cup. Less than a year ago, the Hounds had suffered a haunting defeat in the 1992 final, allowing the cup-winning goal with just fourteen seconds left on the clock to the Kamloops Blazers. However, this year was different. These Hounds were of a different breed.
With the 1993 Memorial Cup Tournament being hosted in Ontario, instead of receiving a bye to the second round of the OHL playoffs, the winners of each division would compete for the rights to the national competition. A best-of-seven Super Series squared the “underdog” Soo Greyhounds off against the Peterborough Petes.
The OHL Finals were a rematch of the opening Super Series, Hounds versus the Petes. This time, the Petes found revenge, silencing the Hounds within just five games. It was the Soo’s first OHL playoff series loss since 1988. The silver lining, thankfully, was that both the Hounds and Petes had already earned a berth into the Memorial Cup Tournament by virtue of being finalists. The stakes were merely bragging rights.
The Petes retaliated in the third, firing two pucks past goaltender Kevin Hodson, but the damage was done. It was too little too late. There would be no last-minute collapse. As nearly five thousand fans counted down the final seconds, the end was inevitable. These Hounds were of a different breed.
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