Championship Summary:
Pi Kappa Alpha defeated Night & Day 6-4, 8-2
The top four teams from each divivision advanced into the playoffs. In
the semi-finals, second seeded Night & Day stunned number one seed
Mother Puckers, 11-1, to advance
into the championship series. The
other number one seed, Pi Kappa
Alpha, narrowly escaped the same
fate as they squeaked by the
Smocks, 3-2.
In game 1, Pi Kappa Alpha took
advantage of their strong bench to
outlast Night & Day. Playing with
only 7 players, Night & Day played
hard and managed to gain a 4-3 lead
to end the second period. However,
the fresher Pi Kappa Alpha legs netted three unanswered goals to go
1-up in the series. Bill Condon
played huge for Night & Day as he
accounted for 3 of their 4 goals and
had the assist on the fourth goal.
Jim Heffernan scored twice for Pi
Kappa Alpha. Bryson Millikin, Josh
Hoekstra, Eric Korins, and Doug
Leone each added lone goals.
In game 2, despite playing with a
small squad, Night & Day managed
to control the play and keep the
puck in the Pike zone for extended
periods. Outstanding defensive
play, including some key saves by
Scott Caulfield, kept Night & Day
out of Pike's net. Pike took advantage of several 2-on-1 and 3-on-2 fast
breaks to take the lead 2-0 in the first
period. Bill Condon kept up his scoring barrage by putting in 2 goals for
Night & Day in the second period. Pi
Kappa Alpha answered back with 3
goals to go into the third period
leading 5-2.
The Night & Day squad
played gallantly but could not hold
back a determined Pi Kappa Alpha.
Pike scored 3 more unanswered goals
to take the game and the title, 8-2.
Doug Leone had a hat trick for Pi
Kappa Alpha, while Chuck Gilbert,
Brett Wickman, Erik Wickman, Jim
Heffeman, and George McEachern
added lone goals.
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