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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 22:05:25 GMT -4
Congrats to the Caps! Top to bottom a relentless team, skill oozing up and down the lineup. We are getting a strong rep from the league this season whether it is them or the Wolves.
Rams never stopped until the end. We'll save the offseason discussion until everyone's done, but the future is bright, the fans are back, and there's something special about this core group. NO regrets with that performance, nobody had you taking the Caps the distance you took them. Until September.
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Post by nanniel on Apr 12, 2024 22:12:03 GMT -4
Rams had a great season took the caps to six games and overtime anyones game then, so proud of this team they gave their all.
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Post by district5 on Apr 12, 2024 22:25:06 GMT -4
Rams gave it everything they had and unfortunately came up empty handed and on the on short end. Congrats to Phil and the rest of the Ramblers. I hope Matt Hunter, Aiden Default and Joachim Matulu the best of luck in the future……….All are great hockey players!!!!
Can’t wait until what next season brings for the Rams!!
Congrats to Phil and Rams on a great season!
Go Rams Go!!’
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Post by JPA on Apr 12, 2024 22:39:30 GMT -4
Congratulations to the Western Capitals and their supporters. They have a big, fast, skilled, veteran, well coached hockey team. The Timberwolves are going to have their hands full. Rutledge and Eastman were work horses and eventually they made the difference.
I was talking to a long time Ramblers' fan today, and the discussion quickly turned to the game tonight, and that's when it sunk in what the playoff run did for me.
I don't want to sound like the fickle fan - but over the past few seasons, I fell away from following the team. It had gotten to the point where I just didn't watch any more - and I didn't really care if they won. I fault myself for that because I let it get me down - but the point being. . .
Slowly all season - and especially when they had a strong finish and made the playoffs - I started taking notice. Then when they beat the Crushers - it became a question of possibly winning a game against the Caps - and then they won two - and I started rooting for the team again. It was like somebody flicked a switch.
Anyway - talking to my friend this morning - it kind of hit us both that this is what it did for not only us - but for the entire region and for all the Ramblers' supporters.
So - congratulations to the Ramblers organization and especially to Phil Fife, Tim Ripley (Rip) and the players out on the ice. There's a lot of Ramblers' fans out there tonight who just rediscovered why they became Ramblers' fans back when hockey first began. Well Done!
You could go on and on about the number of 20's and number of imports - and the Major Junior experience - but all that does is reinforce how good the Caps are from top to bottom. They're built to win.
Hopefully, the league final will prove to be as good and as competitive as this series was.
Special thanks to Matthew Hunter, Jo Matulu and Aiden Duffault. All three had a great playoff.
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Post by JPA on Apr 12, 2024 23:53:05 GMT -4
FINAL
Scoring 1st 8:31 SWC Trentyn Crane (4) ASST: Jacob Squires (4) 12:21 AMH Jonah Jelley (6) ASST: Jaden Reyers (5), Coen Strang (9) (PP) 2nd No Scoring
3rd 6:01 SWC Robbie Rutledge (8) ASST: Blake Eastman (7) 14:03 AMH Jonah Jelley (7) ASST: Owen Aura (4), Cole Gosse (3)
1st OT No Scoring
2nd OT 0:42 SWC Blake Eastman (7) ASST: Simon Mullen (6), William Irvine (11) Penalties 1st 10:13 SWC Robbie Rutledge, Roughing After The Whistle - Minor, 2 min 10:13 AMH Joachim Matulu, Roughing After The Whistle - Minor, 2 min 11:50 SWC Blake Eastman, Hooking - Minor, 2 min PP 2nd 06:06 SWC William Irvine, Goaltender Interference - Minor, 2 min 06:06 SWC Reid Vos, 10 Minute Misconduct, 10 min 06:06 AMH Matthew Hunter, Roughing - Minor, 2 min 06:06 AMH Jaden Reyers, 10 Minute Misconduct, 10 min 07:35 SWC Blake Eastman, Tripping - Minor, 2 min 07:35 AMH Joachim Matulu, Slashing - Minor, 2 min 09:28 SWC Paul Hughes, Roughing After The Whistle - Minor, 2 min 09:28 SWC Jonah MacDonald, Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Minor, 2 min 09:28 SWC Jonah MacDonald, 10 Minute Misconduct, 10 min 09:28 AMH Brandon Cormier, Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Minor, 2 min 09:28 AMH Brandon Cormier, 10 Minute Misconduct, 10 min 09:28 AMH Cole Gosse, Roughing After The Whistle - Minor, 2 min 14:06 AMH Matthew Hunter, Interference - Minor, 2 min PP 3rd 18:47 SWC Jonah MacDonald, Goaltender Interference - Minor, 2 min 19:50 AMH Mark Corbett, Hooking - Minor, 2 min 1st OT No Penalties 2nd OT No Penalties
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