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Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:19:00 PM

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KITCHENER, Ont. - The Kitchener Rangers restored their confidence and the faith of their fans in time for the Memorial Cup.

The host club opens the 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Friday (7 p.m. ET) against the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Gatineau Olympiques. The Rangers faced a deflating scenario heading into Monday's Game 7 of the Ontario Hockey League final against the Belleville Bulls.

Up 3-0 in the series and leading 4-1 in Game 4, the Rangers lost that game and the next two.

While Kitchener was already in the Memorial Cup as host, to lose Game 7 at home and become only the third team in OHL history to blow a three-game lead in a playoff series would not have set the Rangers up well for their own tournament.

But the Rangers head into their next game at the Memorial Auditorium with the happy imprint of a 4-1 win...
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