HollowBrook Dental are the 2022/2023 NORAD Hockey League Champions!

Thursday night brought us one of the most exciting games of the 2022/2023 season…

Triple J’s journey as the #5 seed, started with a victory over AMOS, 4-2. That was followed up by a brutal 9-0 defeat at the hands of HollowBrook Dental. Once Triple J was sent to the losers bracket they had to battle Nelson & Co. (5-1) and Platinum Group (3-1) just for the opportunity to play World Orphans. The #2 seed World Orphans started the post-season on a roll as they took down Nelson & Co. (8-1) and then Platinum Group (5-3) before suffering their first loss of the post-season to HollowBrook Dental, 6-1. This set the stage for the Triple J/World Orphans matchup to decide who earned a rematch with HollowBrook Dental in the championship game.

In the first period, Triple J’s Nick Ciampoli poked a goal past goaltender Andrew Marshall to give Triple J the early lead. The second period was a different story as World Orphans put three pucks behind goaltender Michael Gipson, one by Marc Smith and two by Austin Webb, to take a 3-1 lead into the third period. In the third period, Triple J battled back and scored two goals of their own, one from Brian Myers and one from Jon Schuepbach, to even things up. This gave us the first overtime game of the post-season. Just a few minutes into the overtime period, Bob Colby found himself all alone in front of the net and scored the game winner to send Triple J back to the Championship to defend their title.

The Championship game is set, #5 Triple J vs #1 HollowBrook Dental. We will (hopefully) see everyone on Sunday at 5:00pm for beverages, pizza, and the hoisting of the cup!

Thursday night brought us one step closer to the NORAD Championship, as one more team was eliminated. In the first game of the night, #1 HollowBrook Dental took down #2 World Orphans, 6-1. HollowBrook’s balanced attack saw six different players score. World Orphans suffered their first loss of the post season, which means they are still alive to win the Championship. In the second game of the night, #5 Triple J upset #3 Platinum Group in a 3-1 nail biter. Triple J was holding onto a one goal lead when a penalty was called in the closing minutes of the game. Platinum Group then went to work with a six on four powerplay before giving up an empty net goal to seal the game.

Triple J and World Orphans play on Thursday night to determine who will join HollowBrook Dental in the championship game on Sunday at 5:00pm. At the championship game, there will be pizza and beverages as the NORAD Hockey League hosts our End of Season Party in the Chapman Room at Ed Robson Arena. For anyone who has not seen the emails, please RSVP to the event if you plan on joining us, so we have an idea of what our numbers will look like.

Last night saw the elimination of 2 more teams from the playoffs.

Platinum Group knocked AMOS out after a 7-2, second half beat down in the 1st game. Nelson & Company had their starting goalie back in net, but it wasn’t enough to keep them from falling to Triple J 5-1.

The next round is tomorrow, Tuesday May 2nd. World Orphans will take on HollowBrook Dental for the battle of the undefeateds. While Triple J and Platinum Group will face off in a rematch of last year’s Championship.

Last night saw the first teams eliminated from the 2022-2023 Playoffs. Canada Colorado fell to AMOS 5-4, in the final 10 sec of a closely contested game. AMOS goes on to face Platinum Group on Sunday April 30th at 5pm.

Nelson & Company pulled an upset over Office Scapes, downing them 8-3. Nelson & Company squares off against, the defending Cup Champions, Triple J Sunday at 6:20pm.

HollowBrook Dental started the night with a decisive win over Canada Colorado 7-1. Todd Hefner scored three , Josh Theken had three helpers, and Jared Wolf only gave up one goal. In the second game of the night, Triple J held on to beat AMOS 4-2 with an empty netter. Sam Downs had four points (three goals and one assist) and Michael Gipson only gave up two.

This sets up Triple J to play HollowBrook Dental at 6:00pm on Tuesday April 25th in the Winner’s Bracket and Canada Colorado will play AMOS at 6:00pm on Thursday April 27th in the Loser’s Bracket.

In the third game of the night, Platinum Group beat OfficeScapes 5-3 behind a three point night from John Berger (two goals and one assist). Then, to end the first round of the playoffs, World Orphans handled Nelson & Co. 8-1. Ross Thompson and Austin Webb scored a hat-trick each and Andrew Marshall allowed only one goal.

This sets up World Orphans to host Platinum Group at 7:20pm on Tuesday April 25th in the Winner’s Bracket and OfficeScapes will host Nelson & Co. at 7:20pm on Thursday April 27th in the Loser’s Bracket.