Thunderbirds defeat Petes, advance to face Remparts in Memorial Cup final

Kyle Crnkovic scored his tournament-leading fifth goal and added an assist as the Seattle Thunderbirds topped the Peterborough Petes 4-1 on Friday to book their ticket to the Memorial Cup final in Kamloops, B.C.

Brad Lambert, Colton Dach and Nico Myatovic had the other goals for Seattle, which got 27 saves from Thomas Milic.

Brennan Othmann replied for Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough. Michael Simpson made 43 saves.

The Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds will next face the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts in Sunday's final.

Not trying to brag or anything, BUT...<br><br>Kyle Crnkovic is kinda leading the entire Memorial Cup in goals right now.