BATTLE OF THE BALLS IX | april 2013

Battle of the Balls IX saw tournament newcomers Team Higgins go undefeated in the round robin and semifinals before losing in a seven-round shootout to second-ranked District Five in the championship game.  Forcing the tie-breaker, Team Higgins evened the score on two occasions in the last minute of regulation.  Outrageous. 

The win marked District Five's fifth title in eight tournament appearances.  Stopping seven of eight shootout attempts in the final, District Five goaltender Stefan Plantinga won his third tournament MVP award.  He finished with a 2.33 GAA and .859 save percentage, ranking second in both categories to Steve Carruthers (Team Higgins).

In scoring, District Five forward Jeff Maas led all players for the second straight tournament with 6 goals and 13 points, edging out Chris Owen of Team Higgins.  Evan deBoer, Hendrik Vanderloo and Jordan Coutts rounded out the top five.

Semifinalists Team Deepwell and the Puckheads each finished the tournament with 1 win, 3 losses and a tie, while the Silverwings failed to qualify for the playoffs, having ranked fifth in round robin play.

ROUND ROBIN

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PLAYOFFS

TOP 5 SCORERS

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TOP 2 GOALTENDERS
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