Shoot your shot.
After five years of early-round playoff frustration as members of the ECHL, the Colorado Eagles’ first trip to the Kelly Cup finals was a sweeping success.
The are the 2017 Kelly Cup Champions!!
— ECHL (@ECHL)
“From being here from Day One, this was a special group. We did a lot of great things this year, and had some adversity,” said Matt Register, who was named series MVP. “A 17-game win streak, that was a huge accomplishment for this team. It was a special group. We were never out of hockey games. We battled right to the end.
“We just wanted it more.”
And the Eagles got it in the form of a 2-1 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays on Monday, completing a sweep in the championship series.
Goals from Casey Pierro-Zabotel and Luke Salazar put the team in front, and strong play in net from Lukas Hafner made the lead stick the final 42:15 of the game to produce a fourth one-goal victory.
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