ECRHA upsets WCRHL in 3-2 OT Thriller

Mississauga, ON - With round robin behind the teams, the NCRHA selects moved into the semi-finals in two exciting matchups. The first game pitted the undefeated MCRHL against the underdog SCHL. The SCHL hung tough, but was still down 2-0 after the first half of play. Things didn't improve in the second half as the MCRHL scored four more goals enroute to a 6-0 victory that would put the in the championship final.

 

The second game proved to be one of the most exciting games of the event so far. The underdog ECRHA found themselves in an early hole once again when Jordan Tasch scored shortly after the opening faceoff to give the WCRHL a 1-0 lead. Matt Biegun got the east back into it with a short handed tally to tie things at 1-1. The east took a 2-1 lead into the middle part of the second period until the west found the back of the net to tie the game a 2-2. With 2 minutes left in the game, the west found themselves down a man, however controlled the puck as the east played it safe in making sure not to give up he shorthanded tally. The overtime pace was fast and furious and the name of the game was offense with both teams having numerous chances to end it. However, it was Paul Valvo who found the back of the net to send the east through to the final and give them a chance to defend the title from last season.

 

The final is at 4pm today, stay tuned for updates.