Storm Lakers Game Six
Craig Smith
The Deseronto Storm are the South Division Champions!
The Storm had won every game they scored first in and Saturday night the got goal number one. Max Qwarnstrom capitalized on the first power-play of the game and Deseronto had the 1-0 lead. On the verge of elimination though the Lakers knew they needed the win. Innisfil scored almost ten minutes later to tie it at one. Dustin Timm got the goal from Max Douglas and Brian Davidson. It took the Storm just a minute and a half to regain the lead. Greg Martyn scored with help from Qwarnstrom and Deseronto lead 2-1 after the first.
The second was a quiet one until Innisfil woke up with two and half to go. After Jens Kansell got a delay of game penalty for projecting the puck out of the playing surface, the Lakers scored. Max Douglas got it this time, from Caleb Lister and Jonathan Dew and the Lakers tied it at two before the break.
Innisfil continued to roll into the third. They scored just five minutes in and took their first lead of the game. Connor Hendry scored it from Aliaksei Kulikouskiy and Max Douglas. They lead 3-2. The penalty box stayed empty the entire third period and it wasn’t until late in the final frame where things started to get interesting. Just under the two minute mark the Storm pulled their goalie to get the extra attacker out and it worked. Max Qwarnstrom was able to get his second of the night to tie the game. Neither team could score before the time ran out so this one was heading to overtime.
And it didn’t take long. Just 49 seconds in to the extra time Jeff Morris scored to clinch the South Division title.
STORM STARS
#1. Jeff Morris GWG
#2. Max Qwarnstrom 2G 1A
#3. Greg Martyn 1G 1A
GMHL Playoffs
South Division Finals
Game 1 - Deseronto Storm 1-9 Innisfil Lakers
Game 2 - Innisfil Lakers 2-4 Deseronto Storm
Game 3 - Deseronto Storm 5-4 Innisfil Lakers
Game 4 - Innisfil Lakers 4-2 Deseronto Storm
Game 5 - Deseronto Storm 0-1 Innisfil Lakers
Game 6 - Innisfil Lakers 3-4 Deseronto Storm OT
North Division Finals
Game 1 - Elliot Lake 3-6 South Muskoka
Game 2 - South Muskoka 4-1 Elliot Lake
Game 3 - South Muskoka 7-6 Elliot Lake
Game 4 - Elliot Lake 3-1 South Muskoka
Game 5 – Elliot Lake 2-6 South Muskoka
The GMHL Russell Cup Finals Schedule has yet to be released. Continue checking deserontostorm.com for more.