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2017 Memorial Cup recap: The Erie Otters open their fight with a win against Seattle

When Erie Otter coach Kris Knoblauch first spoke to the media at the Memorial Cup, he was confident about the Otters play in the OHL playoffs and upcoming in this weeks tournament. “We had a roller-coaster of a playoff, a lot of highlights, but there was a lot of tough competition we went through. A game seven overtime against London, and a five game series against Mississauga, which was very close.” When asked about how the players will react to being in the tournament after winning the OHL title: “It can be such an emotion high after winning a championship, the it can be hard to get players refocused.