A highly touted final of the Memorial Cup got chippy after London Knights forward Landon Sim was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for delivering an elbow to the head of Saginaw Spirit defenceman Zayne Parekh.
The play occurred late in the first period after Sim travelled from across the ice with his elbow up and caught Parekh who was attempting to make a play with the puck.
Parekh would stay down on the ice for some time before heading to the locker room. Parekh would eventually return for the start of the second period.
The Spirit would take advantage of the five-minute major assessed to Parekh as they increased their lead to 2-0 on the power play.
Parekh is viewed as a potential top-10 pick in the upcoming draft after scoring 33 goals and 63 assists in the regular season. His 96 points were the most by an OHL defenceman since Ryan Ellis scored 100 for the Windsor Spitfires in 2010-11.