On This Day … May 8th

2019:  Game 7, Sutherland Cup Final
Waterloo Siskins 3 at London Nationals 2 (OT)
Sam Spaedt scored with four minutes left in the third period to force overtime, where Alec Tiley scored an unassisted goal at 15:30 to give the Siskins the Sutherland Cup championship for a record 12th time and their first since 1994.  The Siskins improved their record to 12-1 in Sutherland Cup Finals appearances

2025:  Game 4, Sutherland Cup Final
Chatham Maroons 5 at St. Catharines Falcons 8  (series tied 2-2)
The Falcons scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes of the game and hung on for the series-tying win.  It was the highest scoring game in a Sutherland Cup final since Waterloo’s 9-4 win over London in Game 1 of the 2019 final.  Chatham’s Dylan Richter had a goal and 3 assists for his second straight 4-point game