The Bellingham Blazers kept their
championship hopes alive with a double overtime victory over the West
Sound Warriors Saturday, March 16. Knotting the best of five series
at 2-2. The Blazers took game one of the Cascade Cup in Bremerton
earlier 3-0, but West Sound matched the win with an overtime victory
the following evening. The series changed venues and the Warriors
took game three, beating the Blazers on their home ice.
Saturday was do or die for Bellingham,
needing to take the lead quickly the Blazers fired volley after
volley on net in the first two periods, gaining a 3-1 advantage
heading into the third. The Warriors would not fold, scoring three
goals of their own, they forced overtime. After a grueling overtime
period that saw West Sound out-shoot Bellingham, 18-9 shots on goal,
Blazers' Goalie Cody Foster held firm sending the game into it's
second overtime period. Both teams were at their limits, trying
desperately to overcome the scoring drought. Finally with less than
three minutes to play in the second overtime period Blazers Forward
Bryce Kenning, with an assist from Kristjan Toivola, scored the final
goal, ending game four and sending the series back to Bremerton.
Final score: 5-4. Click here to view photos from the game.
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