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Spoilers Punch Ticket in Dramatic Fashion

By Jeff Nold, 02/18/13, 6:15PM CST

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GFRR takes down Spoilers in EDC Title Game

No stranger to Overtime at the EDC tournament, the Spoilers took til Double Overtime to knock off the #1 seeded Davies Eagles 2-1 on Friday night. Ben Thompson slammed home a rebound to give tie the game in the 2nd period at 1. It would stay that way until double overtime, when Johnny Robideaux was Johnny on the spot for another rebound goal to put the Spoilers into the Title game. Spoilers outshot Davies 37-25 for the game, and Zach Nelson was terrific in net, holding off Davies after a 1st period goal. 

In the title game, GFRR came out blazing with a goal 1:07 into the first period. They would push that lead to 2-0 after 1, before the Spoilers cut the lead to 2-1 with just over 4 minutes remaining in the 2nd. However, the Riders would score twice in the last two minutes of the 2nd to take a 4-1 lead into the final frame. Spoilers would trade goals with GFRR but couldn't close the 3 goal gap, as GFRR won 6-3.

Spoilers will enter the ND State Tournament as the #2 seed out of the east and play the #3 seed, Bismarck High Demons at approximately 30 minutes following the 5:00 P.M. game between #4 Seeded Fargo North and #1 Seeded Bismarck Century.