Your savory Saturday brunch links:

• Memorial Cup update:
  • And then there were two - The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors defeated the Kootenay Ice in the semifinals of the Memorial Cup tournament by a final score of 3-1.  [Globe and Mail, Canadian Press, Winnipeg Free Press, National Post, Toronto Sun, RLD]
  • With the win, the Majors and Brett Flemming advance to the Memorial Cup Championship Game to face Stanislav Galiev and the Saint John Sea Dogs. [Mississauga.com, OHL, Station Nation]
  • With the loss, Cody Eakin has played his final game in major junior hockey.  He bid farewell to his junior career with dignity and grace. [Buzzing the Net]
  • Flemming got some notice for his work in containing Eakin throughout the game. [Buzzing the Net]
  • Video highlights. [Hilites, post-game show]
  • So. How did Mississauga earn its win tonight and what might the Majors - Sea Dogs Final look like? [Buzzing the Net]
  • And which of the coaches in this final game are looking to move to the NHL? [Mississauga.com, CBC.ca]
  • Saint John hasn't played hockey since Tuesday but they say they are ready. [Toronto Sun (and again)]
  • Last night's game will be re-broadcast today at noon on NHL Net.  And the Final game will air LIVE on Sunday at 7pm.
• Oh hai there old friend Tomas Fleischmann on the list of intriguing free-agent forwards... [Sporting News]
  • ...which ties in neatly with "Today in 'Pending UFA Brooks Laich '" ... [Bleeding All Blue]
  • ...which then ties in neatly with this review of Laich's 2010-2011 season. [CI (Carrera)]
• But enough about free agents.  Let's look at the upcoming draft. [KoL]
• Moving on up. Le sigh. [OFB]
• Ever wonder what it's like to take care of the Hershey Bears' teeth?  Wonder no longer (maybe cringe a little bit.) [Patriot-News (Leone)]
• We have our first sighting of Alex Ovechkin at a summer social event. [Alex Ovetjkin]
• In case you were curious why the cheap seats at Verizon Center aren't quite so cheap any more... [Sports Business Daily]
• Finally, happy 38th birthday to Pat Peake, happy 43rd to Jim Hrivnak, happy 56th to Ron Wilson and Doug Hicks, happy 59th to Jack Lynch, and happy 62nd to Gary Inness.