Guelph, ON – Wednesday night (Feb. 18) in Toronto, the sixth seeded Gryphons men's hockey team will open up their OUA West semi-final best-of-three series against the fifth seeded University of Toronto Varsity Blues.  Despite the fact that the Gryphons dropped both of their regular season meetings versus U of T, they have been one of the hottest teams in the OUA since the calendar has flipped over to 2015 and are poised to make a deep run into the playoffs.  Listed below are some facts to get you set for the upcoming playoff series.
 
Series schedule:
Game 1: Wednesday, Feb. 18 – 7:30pm (Varsity Arena)
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 21 – 2pm (Gryphon Centre)
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, Feb. 22 – 7:30pm (Varsity Arena)
*All 3 games will be webcast live on OUA.tv*
*Ticket prices for Game 2 in Guelph: $5 student/youth, $8 adult*
 
OUA West quarter-final series:
(6) Guelph beat (3) Waterloo 2-games-to-1
(5) Toronto beat (4) Ryerson 2-games-to-0
 
Regular season records:
Toronto:  13-13-1 (5^th in OUA West)
Guelph:  11-13-3 (6^th in OUA West)
 
Regular season head-to-head meetings:
Oct. 30, 2014:  Toronto 7 – Guelph 2
Nov. 28, 2014:  Toronto 4 – Guelph 3
 
Scoring leaders (regular season & playoffs combined):
GOALS
(Gue) Robert De Fulviis – 14                
(Gue) Nick Huard – 12                            
(Gue) Carlos Amestoy – 12
 
(U of T) Michael Markovic – 15
(U of T) Jeff Brown – 13
(U of T) Christian Finch – 9
 
POINTS
(Gue) Nick Huard – 31                            
(Gue) Carlos Amestoy – 29
(Gue) Robert De Fulviis – 26            
 
(U of T) Jeff Brown – 31
(U of T) Michael Markovic – 26
(U of T) Christian Finch – 26
 
Last time crowned OUA Champions
Guelph:  1996-97
Toronto:  1992-93