NAHL 2020-2021 Thread

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Period 3 puck dropped ...

 

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Scrambling play in the Wings' end, and Joe Mack knocks one off the post & in to give the Bugs a 3-1 lead. The 2nd minor is still in effect.

 

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Aberdeen kills the 2nd penalty, but now needs to get focused. And as I type that, Liam Fraser hops on a puck out front of Cole Hudson & it trickles into the Bugs net to make the score 3-2 with about 17 minutes left in regulation.

 

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Wings get another PP @ 15:11. Aberdeen with new energy, but Shreveport kills the 2 minutes.

 

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Now the Wings' turn in the box, high sticking called with about 10-1/2 left in the 3rd. Sibell makes some key saves & keeps his team in the game through the kill.

 

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7:18 left, 3-2 Bugs. And now 5:23, same score.

 

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Wings trying to beat the Bugs' D on long outlet passes, but keep getting icing calls instead. And now the Mudbugs are returning the favor.

 

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Wings timeout @2:04 for a strategy session.

 

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Jake Sibell pulled w/ 1:22 left for an extra attacker. Faceoff now in Bugs' end with 1:19 for ABD to catch up.

 

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Mudbugs call their timeout with 38 seconds left in regulation. Faceoff will be outside the Bugs' blueline.

 

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5 seconds left, and Shreveport appears to score an ENG but it doesn't count for some reason. No matter ... Final Score = Mudbugs 3 - Wings 2. The Shreveport Mudbugs are national champions again, toppling the Mighty Aberdeen Wings.

 

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Lindenwood U commit & Mudbugs captain David Breazeale gets the first hoist of the Robertson Cup ...

 

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And the traditional celly image ...

 

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And now it's official ... Mudbugs crowned 2021 Robertson Cup National Champions

 

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Looking back, while looking forward ...

From: USAHockey.com

NAHL Thrives in Completing 2020-21 Season

By Tom Robinson, 08/05/21, 7:45AM MDT

League boasts record NCAA commitments, successfully navigated COVID-19 to complete season


Working hard with a little creativity from beginning to end, the North American Hockey League successfully navigated the uncertain 2020-21 season.

A year after not being able to host a championship, it was with a sense of pride that the NAHL arrived at the end of its Robertson Cup Playoffs, with an added twist.

Along with crowning the Shreveport Mudbugs as champions in Blaine, Minnesota, June 22, the NAHL also conducted a variation of its Prospects Tournament that is usually a midseason recruiting highlight.
After being unable to complete the 2019-20 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAHL embarked upon the 2020-21 season Oct. 8, about a month later than normal. The majority of the 23 active teams — down three from the season before and six short of the number getting ready to enter the 2021-22 season — played 56 games but the Midwest Division played 48 and there were a few other variations. ...

Plans were made, scrapped and revised when necessary as the league dealt with changing times and unforeseen challenges. ...

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