Ottawa Wins Memorial Cup

Mon., May 24, 1999

Matt Zultek’s goal at 1:58 of the first overtime period lifted the Ottawa 67’s to a dramatic 7-6 win over the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday, giving legendary coach Brian Kilrea his second Memorial Cup championship.

Zultek took a centering feed from Justin Davis and beat Calgary goaltender Alexandre Fomitchev with a back-hander to give Ottawa its first championship since 1984.

Zultek, Davis and line-mate Mark Bell, all of whom are at least 6-foot-3, dominated the game.

Zultek and Bell each scored twice, while Davis continually won battles for the puck along the boards.

Jarrett Smithson’s third-period power-play goal for Calgary at 11:17 left the clubs deadlocked at 6-6 through 60 minutes.

The win was sweet vindication for Ottawa and the 67’s, who were doubted as host-city qualifiers.

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