We have a new champion! After the Vics won back-to-back titles in Seasons 1 and 2, the Comets are now Strat Cup winners in Season 3. The deciding game was far less memorable than the prior contest, but, in any case, here's how it went down...
A few minutes into Game 2, Comets winger Blair Russell beat Riley Hern to give the visiting team a quick 1-0 lead. Mike Grant doubled the advantage later in the period on a feed from George Richardson. Percy LeSueur was sharp, although he was not called upon to make a flashy save until midway through the second period when he robbed Tommy Smith on a shorthanded chance. Late in the second, Grant repaid Richardson's earlier pass with a beauty of his own that allowed Richardson to tally his first career playoff goal.
The Comets had a 3-0 lead heading into the third period, but we saw in Game 1 that such a margin is not insurmountable. In the second minute of play, Dan Bain and Hod Stuart made a couple of sharp passes to set up Alf Smith for a goal that got the home fans leaping out of their seats. (Well, it got me out of my seat!) Now down by just two with 18 minutes to play, the Thistles could sense a comeback brewing.
It was not to be. Shortly after a power play expired, Russell found Grant open for a slapshot, and that was that. With his second goal of the game, and third of the series, Mike Grant had given the Comets a 4-1 advantage. Their season in dire straits, the Thistles shook up their lines, putting Tommy Smith in between Tommy Phillips and Dan Bain, and pairing up Dickie Boon and Hod Stuart on the blueline. It seemed like the last five minutes of the game were spent entirely in the Comets' defensive zone, where LeSueur held his ground amidst a barrage of shots. When time at last expired, the Comets celebrated their first championship. Mike Grant (3 G, 2 A, +3) earned the Playoff MVP award.
I have a bit of record-keeping to do, and of course I still need to figure out all the remaining awards, but for now this game brings Season 3 to a close!
A few minutes into Game 2, Comets winger Blair Russell beat Riley Hern to give the visiting team a quick 1-0 lead. Mike Grant doubled the advantage later in the period on a feed from George Richardson. Percy LeSueur was sharp, although he was not called upon to make a flashy save until midway through the second period when he robbed Tommy Smith on a shorthanded chance. Late in the second, Grant repaid Richardson's earlier pass with a beauty of his own that allowed Richardson to tally his first career playoff goal.
The Comets had a 3-0 lead heading into the third period, but we saw in Game 1 that such a margin is not insurmountable. In the second minute of play, Dan Bain and Hod Stuart made a couple of sharp passes to set up Alf Smith for a goal that got the home fans leaping out of their seats. (Well, it got me out of my seat!) Now down by just two with 18 minutes to play, the Thistles could sense a comeback brewing.
It was not to be. Shortly after a power play expired, Russell found Grant open for a slapshot, and that was that. With his second goal of the game, and third of the series, Mike Grant had given the Comets a 4-1 advantage. Their season in dire straits, the Thistles shook up their lines, putting Tommy Smith in between Tommy Phillips and Dan Bain, and pairing up Dickie Boon and Hod Stuart on the blueline. It seemed like the last five minutes of the game were spent entirely in the Comets' defensive zone, where LeSueur held his ground amidst a barrage of shots. When time at last expired, the Comets celebrated their first championship. Mike Grant (3 G, 2 A, +3) earned the Playoff MVP award.
I have a bit of record-keeping to do, and of course I still need to figure out all the remaining awards, but for now this game brings Season 3 to a close!
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