Of prospect-related playoff note:
In the OHL, Kaden Fulcher stopped 26 of 28 shots as the Hamilton Bulldogs won 6-2 over the Kingston Frontenacs, taking the first game of the teams’ Conference Final series;
And in the USHL, Filip Larsson’s Tri-City Storm struggled without him during the regular season, and they struggled without him during the playoffs, losing 3-0 to the Fargo Force.
Tri-City dropped both games 1 and 2 of a 3-game series, and thus, they’ve been eliminated.