Kings drop Clippers in double overtime

Red Deer, AB - It was a game that featured several swings in momentum between the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings and the Briercrest College Clippers. 

After the Clippers were up 6-2 in the second period, the Kings scored four unanswered goals to even the contest 6-6. Then the Kings captain struck in double overtime, wrapping up a 7-6 victory for the home team. 

The Kings went up 2-0 by 16:23 of the opening frame with goals from Kyle Salaway and Jacob Kendall. 

Clippers' Zachary Anderson sniped his first of three power play goals with 1:15 remaining in the first period, pulling Briercrest within one.

Then Briercrest College scored five consecutive goals in the second period, three of those on the power play. First, Trey Doell evened the contest on the man advantage. 

Zachary Thusuka and Landon Russell struck at even strength for the visitors. Anderson completed the hat trick with a pair of power play markers five minutes apart and the Clippers led 6-2.

Before the end of the frame, Chance Longjohn (on the power play) and Mathieu Lapointe beat Clippers goaltender Billy Cawthorn to bring the Kings within a pair.

Tucker Scantlebury brought the home team within one, only 49 seconds into the third period. The Kings applied pressure and Ryley Smith sent the game to overtime with 1:25 remaining. 

The game eventually went to five minutes of three-on-three and at 1:43 Red Deer Polytechnic's captain Tyler Podgorenko cashed in his own rebound past Cawthorn for the home win. 

Tyler Podgorenko was named the North Star Sports Kings Player of the Game. Zachary Anderson was named Briercrest's top player with five points. 

The Kings outshot the Clippers 54-24. 

Briercrest College went four-for-seven on the power play. Red Deer Polytechnic connected once on 10 attempts.