The remarkable story jumped to life on Saturday night, as the River Kings battled from at 4-3 third period deficit to firs tie up the contest and send it off to Overtime. The two teams then battled hard, playing through three period of the extra time before claiming their first victory of the series by a 5-4 final.
The two weary teams were right back at it on the ice Sunday afternoon and Terrace picked up where they left off, scoring the opening goal of the game in the first period, holding off a frantic third period push from the Stampeders in the third which had the game tied until the twelve minute mark when the River Kings found the range on the winning marker taking a 2-1 victory on the day and claiming the CIHL Playoff Finale.
Terrace had gone into the weekend with their backs to the wall having dropped the opening game of the series to Williams Lake by a score of 4-2 last week at the Terrace Ice Arena.
To get to to the final the River Kings had previously eliminated the Prince Rupert Rampage.
With their CIHL title now in hand, the River Kings will take to an even longer Road Trip ahead, as the new CIHL champs will be off to Whitehorse and the AA Senior Men's Championship.
Scoring summaries and Media notes on the championship series from all three games can be found below.
Game One
Game Two
Game Three
March 13 -- River Kings win CIHL Championship - Rahtjen named MVP
March 12 -- River Kings best Stamps in CIHL playoff final
March 12 -- River Kings at top of Central Interior Hockey League
You can follow the River Kings on the road to Whitehorse from the Coy Cup Championship website which can be found here.
The Coy Cup takes place from March 28th to April 1st.
A look back at the CIHL playoff season is available here.
While a more expanded look at the 2016-17 Season, including our notes on the Prince Rupert Rampage can be found on our archive page.
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