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RDC Kings hockey force Game 3 with MacEwan University Griffins

The RDC Kings will play a do-or-die game Saturday.
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The RDC Kings will play a do-or-die game Saturday.

They forced a deciding contest in their best-of-three Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference semifinal series against MacEwan University Griffins with a 1-0 overtime victory Friday night.

After 60 minutes of scoreless hockey, Dylan Thudium broke the deadlock for the home side 6:07 into the extra frame at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

Troy Trombley turned aside 33 shots in the Kings net while Marc-Oliver Daigle stopped 33 for the Griffins.

Game 3 goes Saturday night in Edmonton.

The Kings fell behind in the best-of-three ACAC semi-final after a tough 4-3 double-overtime loss Thursday in Edmonton.

RDC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first with goals from Chase Thudium, Tanner Butler and Dylan Thudium, before the Griffins came storming back. Garan Magnes scored with 4:50 left in the first then Brett Njaa buried with just 42 seconds remaining in the frame.

Njaa notched a power-play tally late in the second to tie the game at three.

In the second overtime, Tyler Morrison found the game-winner.



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About the Author: Byron Hackett

Byron has been the sports reporter at the advocate since December of 2016. He likes to spend his time in cold hockey arenas accompanied by luke warm, watered down coffee.
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