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Ottawa 67's sweep Hamilton Bulldogs to advance to Round 2

The Ottawa 67's have won a playoff round for the first time since 2012, knocking out the OHL's defending champions in four games.

1st playoff series win for Ottawa since 2012

Trade deadline acquisition Lucas Chiodo (20) is tied for second in the OHL in playoff assists, with six in the 67's first-round sweep of the Hamilton Bulldogs. (@Ottawa67shockey/Twitter)

The Ottawa 67's have won a playoff round for the first time since 2012, knocking out the OHL's defending champions in four games.

Ottawa's 7-2 win in Hamilton Wednesday night capped a four-game sweep of the first-round series.

Seven different Ottawa players netted goals for the win, while Tye Felhaber and Sasha Chmelevski earned two assists apiece.

Hamilton's Eric Henderson had a goal and an assist.

It wasn't even Ottawa's highest-scoring performance of the series: they beat the Bulldogs 9-3 in Game 1.

In four games, Ottawa outscored Hamilton 23-9, with Graeme Clark scoring five times and both Lucas Chiodo and Austen Keating picking up six assists.

Ottawa's second-round opponent has not yet been determined.