Well, that's got to suck for the Hurricanes. They came up with their best effort of the series and were actually the better team for much of last night's game three, but they give up the tying goal with two minutes left in the third, and then lost in overtime.
The Canes are now in the 3-0 hole of death from which almost no team ever emerges. After the game they were saying all the right things (they played well enough to win, if they play this way the rest of the series they can win four straight, etc, etc) but their faces gave it away: their dream of winning the league is over and they know it. They might win a game or two but they aren't going to win four straight against the Chiefs. We'll see how the Canes react to this kind of adversity tonight.
In other WHL news, a new development in the Moose Jaw situation. (Seriously....the Warriors should change their name to the Moose Jaw Situation.). The team has now promised $2.5 million of its own money towards construction of a new arena. $500,000 up front and then $200,000 a year for the next ten years after the building is complete. For a team that already does not make much money (if any profit at all), this is a big commitment and shows how important the team views a new arena to be.
The ball remains in Moose Jaw city council's court....they need to approve the project and get started on construction or the city is going to lose their team. And that loss could come a lot sooner than you might think - apparently Warriors V.P. Gerry Onyskevitch has told CBC News that the team will leave Moose Jaw after next season if the city doesn't get moving on a new rink really quick.
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