The Whitecourt Wolverines are heading to the AJHL finals to take on the Canmore Eagles.
Last night, 1,268 fans packed JDA Place to see the team beat the Grande Prairie Storm 2-1 in overtime.
Both teams played a tight game, with only one powerplay opportunity going to the Wolverines after a minor penalty in period one.
Grande Prairie opened the scoring at 15:09, and Whitecourt’s Tristan Slywka tied it 1-1 at 13:21 in the second frame- his second of the playoffs. The helpers went to Ty Rayan and Jackson DeGraves.
Wolverine Brendan Ruskowski broke that tie nearly 11 minutes into overtime, with assistance from Xander Schulte and Tyler Pretty.
Whitecourt also hammered Grande Prairie with 47 shots on goal to their 29.
The team finished the semifinals 4-3 against the Storm.
The Wolverines are back on the ice at JDA Place at 7 p.m. this Friday night to take on the Canmore Eagles in game one of the finals.
