Press Release
The West Division champion Wenatchee Wild (2-1=4) overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat the North Division champion Mahoning Valley Phantoms (2-0-1=5) in overtime, 5-4, in the first game on the third day of the five-day, four-game round-robin portion of the Robertson Cup Championship Tournament at the North Iowa Ice Arena in Mason City, Iowa.
DJ Vandercook recorded a hat trick, including the overtime game-winner, and an assist for the Wild, and Michael Voran and Nic Dowd each recorded three assists. Between the pipes, goaltender Mathieu Dugas turned aside 28 shots.
In the late game, the Central Division champion Bismarck Bobcats (0-1=0) will take on the South Division champion St. Louis Bandits (1-0=2) at 7:30 p.m. CST.
The two teams with the most points at the conclusion of the round robin will play in the Robertson Cup championship game on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Robertson Cup crowns the NAHL’s playoff champion, which also represents USA Hockey’s Tier II Junior A national champion.
(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)
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