The 100th Memorial Cup is down to three teams and one more will be eliminated on Friday night.

The host Regina Pats face-off with the Hamilton Bulldogs in Friday's semifinal at Brandt Centre. The winner will advance to battle the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the final on Sunday.

"There's a pretty good feeling in the room, we're a confident group right now, so we're happy with how things have been going and we've just got to keep things going for sure," said Pats forward Jake Leschyshyn.

Regina and Hamilton met in the tournament opener last Friday with the Pats winning on a goal in the final minute by forward Nick Henry.

Neither team was at their best in that game with the Pats coming off a 46-day layoff and the Bulldogs trying to find their footing in their first game on the national stage.

"Both teams have got a couple of games under their belt now, so we both know what this tournament is all about and it's still going to be a hard fought game, but it will be different, it will be faster and less mistakes for sure," said Leschyshyn.

The Pats and Bulldogs enter Friday’s semifinal off of wins in their final game of the round robin, both posting 2-1 records overall. Regina topped the Swift Current Broncos, 6-5, on Wednesday to eliminate the WHL champions, while Hamilton edged Acadie-Bathurst, 3-2, on Tuesday.

Hamilton forward Ryan Moore said they feel like they've gotten better with each game in the tournament.

"Our 200-foot game has been a lot better, our special teams are getting there and (the semifinal) is going to be a tough game and it's going to come down to who wants it more," said Moore.

"We're just going to approach this game like we have been all playoffs, whether we're facing an elimination in the playoffs, our mindset has been that we have our backs against the wall and this is a must-win game for us, so it's no different."

The Bulldogs are going to have to contend with the Pats on the ice, but also the Regina fans in the stands as a loud crowd is expected for the game.

Moore said they're going to soak it all in, "It will be cool, they've got a great fan base here and it's a great atmosphere in this building," he said. "We've faced some hard buildings during our run in the playoffs, playing the Soo was a tough building, so we've just got to try to play our game and take the crowd out of it."

The Pats and Bulldogs face-off at 8 p.m. Friday night. The Titan await the winner in the Memorial Cup final on Sunday at 5 p.m.