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!