WEEKLY UPDATE
Championship night wrapped up another exciting HTBHL season with just two games on the schedule, as the A Division Final featured CLRS taking on HC, while WEB squared off against TS for the B Division title. Both championship matchups lived up to the billing, with four deserving finalists battling through hard-fought, one-goal games. In the A Final, CLRS put together a complete team effort to earn the championship, while HC fought until the final buzzer but couldn't quite put all the pieces together when it mattered most. The B Division Final was just as close, with WEB edging TS 2-1 to capture the title. Michael Mirdaamadi and captain Dave Allston led the way with standout performances as WEB completed their championship run. Congratulations to CLRS and WEB on their well-earned championships, and to all four finalists for an outstanding season and an exciting finish to another great year of HTBHL hockey!
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Cindy Laupers Rox Stars vs. Hugh Charballs
HC vs. CLRS - A Division Championship: CLRS 4, HC 3 - After dominant semifinal victories, CLRS and HC met in a tightly contested A Division Final that lived up to the championship billing. CLRS struck first as Phillipe Olivier fired a point shot through traffic before Matt Dufton doubled the lead a few minutes later. Shepherd Zambonelli added his first of two goals to give CLRS a 3-0 advantage at the break, capping a strong first half in which they outshot HC 15-8. HC came out with renewed energy in the second half, with Ty St. Jean scoring less than a minute in to spark the comeback. After Zambonelli restored the three-goal lead with a perfectly placed shot from the faceoff dot, HC refused to quit. St. Jean blasted home his second of the game from the point, and HC added another with just 17 seconds remaining to pull within one. The late rally came up just short, however, as CLRS held on for a thrilling 4-3 victory to capture the A Division Championship with a complete team effort.
CLRS- David Hull - 15 shots
HC- Matt Mossop- 32 shots
Bottom of FormWest End Bombers Top of Form vs Team Shawnanigans
WEB vs. TS – B Division Championship: WEB 2, TS 1 - TS saved its best hockey for the playoffs, overcoming a difficult regular season to earn a spot in the B Division Final. Standing in their way was a red-hot WEB squad, setting the stage for a tightly contested championship game. The goaltenders were the story from the opening faceoff. TS struck first thanks to some timely production from a spare player, but WEB captain Dave Allston answered late in the first half to even the score at 1-1. Both teams traded quality chances throughout the second half, only to be turned aside by two outstanding performances in goal. With overtime looming, Allston delivered once again, scoring the go-ahead goal late in regulation to give WEB its first lead of the game. From there, Michael Mirdamadi shut the door, turning away every TS chance down the stretch. Russ Latham was outstanding at the other end, but TS couldn't find the equalizer as the goalies combined to allow just three goals on 47 shots.WEB held on for a thrilling 2-1 victory to capture the B Division Championship. Congratulations to WEB on a well-earned title!
TS- Russ Latham - 21 shots
WEB- Michael Mirdamadi - 26 shots
*** 3 STARS OF THE DAY ***
M- Shepherd Zambonelli (2G/GWG)
F- Ellen Wardroper/ Ashley Clow
Top goalie: Michael Mirdamadi (1G on 26 shots)