GPCIHL All-Stars Avenge RR Loss - Defeat WCRHL in Final

The Great Plains Collegiate Inline Hockey League (GPCIHL) All-Stars defeated the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) All-Stars by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday, to claim the first-ever gold medal awarded in the NCRHA All-Star Elite Division at NARCh Finals.  The WCRHL team defeated the GPCIHL team in the final game of Round Robin, by a score of 7-4.  GPCIHL would avenge that loss in the final, winning it when it really mattered.

 

How did they get to the final?  WCRHL was the #1 seed heading into the semifinals, with a record of 4-0.  GPCIHL was the #2 seed, with a 3-1 record, only losing to the WCRHL.  MCRHL was the #3 seed, with a 3-1 record, but more Goals Against than GPCIHL.  The two teams never met in Round Robin.  The #4 seed was the ECRHA team, with a 1-3 record.  WCRHL would match up against ECRHA, and WCRHL would prevail by a score of 4-1.  When the two teams met in Round Robin, it was a 2-0 WCRHL win.  The second semifinal featured GPCIHL vs. MCRHL.  The two teams had not met in Round Robin.  GPCIHL would prevail, by a score of 6-2.

 

In the Bronze Medal game, the MCRHL defeated the ECRHA by a score of 4-3.  This was a much tighter battle than the day before when the two met in Round Robin.  The RR result was a 6-0 MCRHL win.

 

Thanks to all the players and coaches that came out to play in this successful event.  The NCRHA is already in talks with NARCh to have this event included in next year\'s NARCh Finals, which will be held in San Jose, CA at Rollin\' Ice in July 2008.