Feb 18, 2013 | Shawn Dietrich | 1474 views
WOLVES QUALIFY FOR OHL CUP!!!!
In a nail biting Game 5 in Stratford the Waterloo Wolves faced the Huron Perth Lakers for the rights to go to the Alliance Final and Qualify for the OHL Cup.
The first period Huron Perth came out strong and push hard for first 7 minutes. Waterloo PK was solid and Bailey Degasperis was a rock in net for the Wolves to keep the score 0-0 after 1st period.
Huron Perth opened the scoring in the 2nd period off a weird bounce from a blocked shot that was put in by the Huron Perth forward. Wolves responded in the 2nd period on the PP when Tristan Liggett's point shot went thru many bodies and found the back of the net. Score was 1-1 after two.
In the 3rd period Waterloo's Scott Pedersen scored with 6 minutes left on a great shot from the point that found the top corner.
Huron Perth found a way to tie it at 2 with about two minutes left.
Play went back and forth and game look destined for OT when with 9.4 seconds left Jordan Hoekstra deflected a shot to put the Wolves up 3-2.
Wolves won the series 3 games to 2 and now will face Elgin in the Alliance Final.
With this series with Wolves have Qualified for the prestigious OHL Cup on March 12-17th
Only 3rd team in KW history to do this and Waterloo's 2nd time in last 3 years