Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Union-RPI 2009 Thanksgiving Classic

I tried my best to find a video of a Turkey playing hockey while wearing an ECAC Hockey's team jersey, but couldn't find one. So, here's the best I could've done:

These videos are from one of the craziest games I've ever seen. It took place in the 2009 RPI Holiday Tournament.

The Dutchmen earned a bid to the championship game vs. RPI after beating Lake Superior State in a shootout (game finished 0-0) the night before. Union took an early 3-0 lead in the contest with three first period goals. But, the host team fought back to cut Union's lead to 4-3 with about three minutes left in regulation. A Dutchmen player then took a penalty with 30 seconds to play, putting RPI on the power-play. Coach Appert then proceeded to pull the goaltender for a 6-on-4 advantage.

Then, a miracle happened:


But, then all of a sudden, it became a disaster for the Engineers:



Now wasn't that exciting! [Full Box Score]


Hope everyone out there has a great Thanksgiving with family and friends!

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