![]() Wasik was excellent in overtime, finishing with 28 saves. “We were working hard and earning some calls.” “We’ve had some overtime games this year and I wouldn’t say we’re used to it but that’s my first time scoring in overtime, so it’s a good feeling,” said Strachan, whose club played three overtime games to finish the Ontario Junior Hockey League final. The Pistons then killed off the remainder of Kruggel’s penalties but only moments after he emerged from the sin bin, Parker Jasper was sent to the penalty box for tripping to set the stage for Strachan’s heroics. Steinbach defenceman Langley Kruggel was assessed a double minor for kneeing at 18:30 of the final frame yet Steinbach managed to kill off the final 90 seconds of the third period and the team began the five-minute overtime period with a 4-on-3 disadvantage. Steinbach Pistons forward Nick Mikan gets tangled up with Collingwood Blues goalie Noah Pak during first-period action Thursday night in Portage la Prairie. The Blues played the last 90 seconds of regulation on a 5-on-4 advantage and then most of OT with a 4-on-3 power play before Strachan potted the game-winner behind Pistons goaltender Dominik Wasik. On Thursday night, Collingwood’s Robert Strachan scored a power-play goal with 56.1 seconds remaining in the five-minute overtime period to lift the Blues to a 2-1 triumph over the MJHL champions at the national junior A hockey championship at Stride Place. ![]() PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE - This wasn’t the way the Steinbach Pistons wanted to start the Centennial Cup. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism. ![]()
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