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Kings late rally forces game seven Turnbull Cup Final

by ksaurette

Photo: Todd Pederson

THE PAS, MB – Rylan Gage and Naaman Hofer scored with under four minutes to play in the third period of game six to rally the Kings past the Blizzard, 2-1, forcing a game seven in the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Final.

Nervous energy filled the building in the opening twenty minutes of game six as each team skated into the first intermission scoreless. Both teams stayed out of the box while the Blizzard held a 4-3 lead on the shot clock.

It was more of the same in the second period as both teams battled hard for the puck. Each team would trade chances but both Cole Sheffield and Taye Timmerman would stand tall, holding the game at 0-0 heading to the third.

Just one minute into the final twenty minutes, Marlen Edwards jumped on a loose puck in front of the crease and got it over the shoulder of Sheffield to pop the top off the Roy H. Johnston Arena, giving the Blizzard a 1-0 lead.

With just under four minutes to play, Rylan Gage snuck one by a sprawling Timmerman to tie the game up late for the Kings. The Blizzard would take a late penalty and at 18:10 of the period, Naaman Hofer’s shot would find the back of the net to give the Kings a 2-1 lead.


The Blizzard would pull Timmerman for the extra attacker but that would be all as the Dauphin Kings would take a big 2-1 win in game six to set the stage for game seven of the McMunn & Yates Turnbull Cup Final.

Dauphin would go 1 for 1 on the powerplay while the Blizzard did not get a man-advantage. Cole Sheffield was outstanding once again in the Kings crease, stopping 27 of 28 in the win while Timmerman turned aside 25 of 27.

Game seven between the Kings and Blizzard is set for Thursday night at 7:30 inside of Credit Union Place in Dauphin.