The Thirsty Canucks held off a furious late game surge by Tim Hortons to claim their 2nd GARHL Championship in 3 years and 3rd overall. Thirsty Canucks hold on to a 4-2 lead as they needed an empty netter to clinch the title.
Congrats to both teams on a great season and great final
Thirsty Canucks 4 (Franklin, Pender, Johnson, Boss)
Tim Hortons 2 (Breese, Baillie)
RU Serious came back after trailing 2-0 early in Game 3 to defeat the South End Maulers 5-2. and win the Finals series 2-1. The win gives RU Serious their third consecutive GARHL Championship, which ties the all time GARHL Championship win streak with The Hornets, who accomplished the feat between 2003-2005.
Shane Hart led the RU Serious attack with a goal and three assists, Matt Gervais and Andrew Ferraro added two goals each in the win. Tyler Pettipere continued his torrid playoff goal pace by adding another goal in the loss to the top seeded South End Maulers.
RU SERIOUS 5 (Gervais 2, Ferraro 2, Hart)
South End Maulers 2 (Pettipere, Furlong)
In a mirror result like the B Finals, the South End Maulers faced elimination in game two and fought back hard with a 2-1 OT win. Dylan Furlong was the hero in OT with the winner to force a deciding Game 3 of the Finals scheduled for Thursday at 6:30pm at the Sleeman Centre. Tyler Pettipere tied the game for the Maulers with 5:32 left in the 2nd. Paul Brydges had the lone goal for RU Serious
Game 1 saw RU Serious come out to a 3-0 lead only to hold on for a 3-2 win. A balanced scoring attack from RU Serious with goals from DJ Evans, Ryan Lappins and Paul Brydges took RU Serious out to a 3-0 lead. Tyler Pettipere responded with both goals for the Maulers in the loss.
The B Final in the GARHL is going to the limit after the Thirsty Canucks and Tim Hortons split the first two games.
In Game 1, the Thirsty Canucks scored the only goal in the second period to defeat Tim Hortons 2-1. Mark Godin and Kyle Armstrong scored for The Thirsty Canucks in the win, while Ryan McDonald replied for Tim Hortons.
In Game 2, Thirsty Canucks erased a two goal lead late, including a short handed marker to send the game to overtime, but it was not to be as Jeff Pazner scored the winner in OT to send it to a deciding game three on Thursday night. Pazner led the Tim Hortons attack with two goals, while Scott Baillie and Glen Teasdale added singles in the win. Adam Franklin, Derek Champ and Matt Johnson replied for the Thirsty Canucks in the loss.
RU Serious will get a chance to defend their A Division Title again as they take on the South End Maulers in the A Division Final. RU Serious defeated Curwins 5-2 in Game 3 and won the series 2-1 to advance.
A FINALS SCHEDULE
Game 1 – Tues April 16 @ 7:20pm
Game 2 – Wed April 17 @ 10pm
Game 3 – Thursday April 18 if NECESSARY
Tim Hortons got back to the GARHL Final after a long hiatus with a convincing 4-0 victory over the Molson Canadiens in game three of their B Division Semi Final. They now take on the Thirsty Canucks in the B Final.
B FINALS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY APRIL 16 – 6:20pm – Game 1
WEDNESDAY APRIL 17 – 9pm – Game 2
THURSDAY APRIL 18 – TBA if NECESSARY GAME 3
The Thirsty Canucks are the first team to advance to the GARHL Finals in the B Division. Â The Thirsty Canucks defeated Shakey’s Pub Kings in two games to move on. Â They await the winner of Game 3 of the Molson Canadiens/Tim Hortons Series, which goes at 7pm on Monday Night.
The top seeded South End Maulers booked their ticket to the A Division GARHL Final with a 4-1 win over Billings in game two, to complete the sweep. Â The Maulers await the winner of the Curwins/RU Serious series which goes to game 3 on Monday.
The A Division Semi Finals are now set.
The South End Maulers finished their First Round comeback on Wednesday night as they defeated Wellington Brewery 8-3. South End Maulers now face Billings, while Curwins takes on RU Serious
#1 South End Maulers vs #4 Billings
Game 1 – Monday April 8 @ 7pm
Game 2 – Wednesday April 10 @ 10pm
Game 3 – TBA
#2 RU Serious vs #3 Curwins
Game 1 – Monday April 8 @ 6pm
Game 2 – Wednesday April 10 @ 9pm
Game 3 – TBA
The B Division Semis are set in the GARHL.
The top three seeds in the B Division advanced with the only upset being #5 Tim Hortons defeating #4 McCabes. Here are the matchups and Game times
#1 Molson Canadiens vs #5 Tim Hortons
Game 1 – Monday April 8 @10:30pm
Game 2 – Wednesday April 10 @ 8pm
Game 3 – TBA If Necessary
#2 Thirsty Canucks vs #3 Shakespeare Pub Kings
Game 1 – Wednesday April 3 @ 10:30pm
Game 2 – Monday April 8 @ 8pm
Game 3 – TBA If Necessary
The A Division Matchups are not set as we await the winner of the #1 South End Maulers vs #8 Wellington Brewery on Wednesday Night.
Please note the following game changes for tonights playoff games
The Schedule will now read as follows for April 1 Games
6pm -Molson Canadiens vs The Belugas
7pm – Wellington vs South End Maulers
8pm -Â Pour House vs Thirsty Canucks
9pm – Bobby O’Briens vs Billings
10pm -Â State Farm vs Shakes Pub Kings
11pm – Goblins vs Curwins