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Drew Bannister is the 2017-18 recipient of the Matt Leyden Trophy

The Soo Greyhounds clinched the OHL Western Conference Championship Monday night at the Essar Centre

Next up for the Soo Greyhounds is a date in the OHL final with the Hamilton Bulldogs

The OHL's Western Conference final comes down to a seventh and deciding game between the Soo Greyhounds and Kitchener Rangers at the Essar Centre

Said gesture involved a finger

The Soo Greyhounds and Kitchener Rangers will need a seventh game to decide who represents the Western Conference in the OHL final

The Soo Greyhounds look to advance to the OHL final with a win over the Kitchener Rangers in game six of the Western Conference final in Kitchener

Team Jacobs fell 4-3 to Winnipeg's Jason Gunnlaugson on Saturday

The Greyhounds take a 3-2 series lead to Kitchener for game six on Sunday afternoon

The OHL's Western Conference final is now a best-of-3 after the Soo Greyhounds and Kitchener Rangers split the opening four games with each team winning twice on home ice