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Rebels bow to Beaver Valley in game seven

The Castlegar Rebels lost to Beaver Valley in the deciding seventh game.
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Beaver Valley and Castlegar shake hands after a hard fought seven game division final series.


Castlegar lost to Beaver Valley 5-3 in the seventh and deciding game of their Neil Murdoch division final. The game was played in Fruitvale in front of a large and boisterous crowd. The Rebels forced game seven after winning three straight after being down 3-1 in the best of seven series.

The Rebs got off to a strong start with Erik Alden and Tyler Robinson scoring in the first period to put the visitors up 2-0 after one period.

BV scored three unanswered in the second period to take the lead in quick fashion. Robinson scored his second of the game with 34 seconds left in the second to set up an exciting third period.

The Hawks dominated play early in the third but were unable to get the puck past Rebel netminder Jordan Gluck. Castlegar then had their chances but were stymied as well by Hawk goalie Mike Vlanich.

Finally, Justin Niminikin put BV up with 3:04 left in the third. Despite some solid chances, the Rebels couldn't get the equalizer. Ryan Edwards put the game away with an empty netter with 13 seconds left in the game.

Beaver Valley will now move on to play the winner of the Kimberley/Fernie series.