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After ranking second through the round robin, District Five won their sixth BOTB championship after edging Tuesday Night 6-5 in the final. Led by Chris Owens (tournament-best 9 points) and Evan deBoer (tournament-best .824 save percentage), District Five won the title via shootout for the second year in a row.
Going into the playoffs as the fourth and final seed, Tuesday Night made it to the final after completing a wild upset against top-ranked Team Higgins. Tying the game with less than two minutes remaining, they advanced with a 2-1 shootout win. Tuesday Night forward and Tournament MVP, Jesse (whose legendary status, much like Pele or Cher, doesn't even require him to have a last name), nearly willed his team to a title after scoring tying goals in the final minutes of both playoff games. Meanwhile, Greg Bonderud's 23-save performance in the semifinal was a tournament high.
The real winners, however, were Kirkland's store-brand flavoured sport beverages, enhancing performance like Nicklas Backstrom's box of forbidden Claritin at the Olympics. "I can't believe it's not Gatorade," said more than one thirst-quenched individual throughout the night. You win, Costco. You win.
Check back soon for video of both shootouts.
ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS
PLAYOFFS
TOP 5 SCORERS
*For full table of stats for all players, click here.
TOP 2 GOALIES
*For full table of stats for all goalies, click here.
PHOTOS
