Achi news desk-
Kitchener Rangers fans left the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium heartbroken Thursday night after a tough loss to the London Knights.
The Rangers faced the Knights in the second round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.
It was a do-or-die situation for Kitchener on Thursday night as the Knights looked poised to sweep the series.
London struck early, with Jacob Julien putting one away just 39 seconds into the game.
Carson Rackoff came back swinging for the Rangers, setting things up in the first period.
However, Julien scored twice more, giving him a hat-trick, and team-mate Kasper Halttonen put another away for London late in the second period.
Despite two more Rangers goals from Trent Swick, the Rangers were unable to defeat the Knights, eventually losing 4-3 to give the Knights the sweep of the best-of-seven series.
In a social media post, the Rangers said, “Thank you to #RTown from the bottom of my heart for all your support this season. Best place to play junior hockey in front of the best fans. The future is bright in #Kitchener.”
The Knights are now off to the conference finals.
