Edam finally wraps up marathon season
The shots on goal at the time were 94-93 when Edam forward Owen LaClare carried the puck up the ice on a 2-on-2 rush in the 131st minute of the game.
The Edam Three Stars and Kyle Elks were simply at a standstill in the quarter-finals of the senior hockey ‘D’ provincials.
That was until LaClare picked up the puck and let a shot go on that rush in the fourth overtime period with teammate Martin Smith going hard to the net.
“[LaClare] took a shot and it may have tipped off the defenceman’s stick and dropped a little and went through his legs,” Smith recalled. He coaches the team but decided to also join them on the ice at provincials. “So I probably had the best view of any of the players because I was heading to the net and when I saw it hit the back of the net, it was relief as much as jubilation to know that the game was finally over and we had won and were moving on.