RED DEER -- The Briercrest College Clippers have seen their Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference men’s hockey season come to an end.
The Red Deer Kings took a 3-1 victory in Game 4 of the best-of-five championship series on Friday night, winning the series three-games-to-one.
As a result, Red Deer wins their third-straight league championship after taking a 3-2 double overtime win on Mar. 14 in Caronport, falling 5-0 to the Clippers in Game 2 on Mar. 15 and taking a 2-1 win in Game 3 on Mar. 16.
Things looked promising for Briercrest through two periods, as Lucas Lapalm had scored on the power play with nine seconds remaining in the second frame, giving the Clippers a 1-0 lead through two.
Red Deer tied the game on a goal by Ryland McNinch 1:34 into the third and Deegan Mofford would give the Kings the lead for good with 5:25 to play in regulation.
Briercrest pulled goaltender Dominik Tmej for the extra attacker with just over two minutes remaining, but McNinch would score his second of the game with 16 seconds to play to secure the win and the ACAC championship.
Tmej finished with 36 saves for the Clippers, while Kristian Lyon had 39 saves for Red Deer.
