NORTH BAY—Someone threw what was left of their box of popcorn on Tyler Bertuzzi as the Guelph Storm left the ice Tuesday following their remarkable come-from-behind victory in Game 3 of the Ontario Hockey League Championship Series.

Seconds later, Bertuzzi was named third star of the game and fans screamed insults at him as he did his celebratory semi-circle back on the North Bay Memorial Gardens ice.

Bertuzzi's response was to take his time, hold his gloved hand high in the air and give an exaggerated wave to the stands: all with a huge smile on his face.

Classic Bert.

"It's my game. I like getting under people's skin," said Bertuzzi, a second-round draft pick of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings. "It gets the game moving and it gets the guys going. Gives us some momentum."

Friday at the Sleeman Centre, Bertuzzi and his Storm teammates will all be hoping to have big smiles on their faces following the game as they attempt to capture the OHL championship with a win over the North Bay Battalion. Game time is 7 p.m.

Guelph leads the best-of-seven series three games to one. The winner advances to the Memorial Cup in London starting Thursday.

Bertuzzi doesn't mind that his game irks people in the stands at opposing rinks as much as it does players in opposing sweaters.

"It's just the way I play," he said.

With all due respect to the likes of leading scorer Zack Mitchell, sniper Robby Fabbri and rock-solid defensive duo Nick Ebert and Matt Finn, there would be a strong case for naming Bertuzzi as the Storm's most valuable player in this post-season run.