Vincent Massey Trojans get comeback win to open high school hockey city championship

The Vincent Massey Trojans saved their best for last.

The Trojans scored three third-period goals to come back and win Game 1 of the Winnipeg High School Hockey League’s division one championship series 3-2 over the Oak Park Raiders on Monday at the Sevens Oaks Sportsplex.

The Trojans take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.

The regular season champion Raiders had a two-goal lead in the final frame, but the Trojans struck for three goals in a span of less than nine minutes to win the series opener.

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Carter Kaczmarz, Garnett Vande Graaf, and Adam Blair scored the goals for the Trojans, while Nixon Donkersley and Tyler Thouas replied for Oak Park in the loss.

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HIGHLIGHTS: Vincent Massey defeats Oak Park in Game 1 of WHSHL final

The Trojans outshot them 40-30 as goalie Nathan Dyck made 28 stops for Vincent Massey in the win.

Oak Park won the regular season crown by just a single point over second place Vincent Massey.

The defending champion Trojans can pull off the repeat with another win in Game 2 on Wednesday.

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