SPURS WIN CCHL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

-Denver Coliseum- Denver, CO

The Spurs won the coveted CCHL Cup tonight at the Coliseum in Denver! They took Game 6 by a score of 7-4 in winning the Championship Finals in 6 games over the Wisborg Donuts. It was a hard fought series for both clubs with injuries, unfortunately, playing a factor. Donuts' starting netminder Mason went down early in the 1st with a recurrence of the injury he sustained earlier in the playoffs. Of course, Ryan Smyth whacking away at a loose puck just might have had something to do with it....eh. In the game Marian Hossa, Keith Tkachuk and Mark Parrish all scored 2 goals for the Spurs with Smyth chipping in with one. The final series was offensive with the Spurs scoring 28 goals in the 6 games and the Donuts 22. Awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy (MVP of the Playoffs) is going to be tough as several players are worthy. In the Playoffs, Hossa (15g-19a-34pts) led the Spurs in scoring, with Keith Tkachuk (16g-17a-33pts), Joe Sakic (8g-25s-33pts), Teemu Selanne (11g-20a-31pts) and Vinny Lecavalier (8g-22a-30pts) close behind. Ryan Smyth finished the playoffs with 15g-9a-24pts along with 4 game winners.
So, all are certainly worthy of consideration. Being the modest guys they are, they will all say it was a team effort. Of course, this is so true as it always is when any team wins a championship. Not to be overlooked is the defense corps led by Bryan McCabe (4g-10a-14pts +12) while averaging 27 minutes per game, John-Michael Liles (2g-13a-15pts +13), Marc-Andre Bergeron (4g-13a-17pts +14) and Steve Staios (2g-7a-9pts +15).
Netminder Marty Brodeur played in 22 of the 23 playoff games posting a 3.23 gaa, .909 SvPct with a 15-6 won-loss record.
Dasher Notes
You can be sure the CCHL Cup celebration will be going on for days in Denver. The Mile High City has never seen the type of celebrating these Spurs fans have begun. It's a sight to see! The fans are certainly a mile high in their happiness in the Mile High City! Congrats to the Wisborg Donuts on a great series and season! Congrats to all the CCHL clubs on a fine season and thanks to Bill Corfield, Paul Canosa, Dave Kehler, Jason Mote, Johan Kallum and Johan Eriksson for all they do in bringing us the CCHL each season. Of course, especially Bill & Paul!

Spurs Sweep Jazz Conference Finals!

(AP) Denver, CO

Last night the Spurs swept the Hawaii Sandblasters at the Denver Coliseum. Game 4 was won in OT 6-5 on Ryan Smyth's 9th of the playoffs. It also completed a hat trick for Smyth in the game! The Spurs had also took Game 1 in Hawaii in OT. In the Jazz Conference Finals the Spurs scored 21 goals in the four games while the Sandblasters netted 12. Only Game 2 in Hawaii was won by a wide margin, that being 8-2. The other three games were all one goal affairs with the aforementioned two going to OT. These three games could easily have gone either way. It appears the Spurs may have just caught 'blasters netminder Henrik Lundqvist on some 'off' days.
Leading the Spurs in the scoring department so far in the Playoffs are Tkachuk (11g-15a-26pts), Selanne (11g-14a-25pts) and Captain Joe Sakic (6g-19a-25pts). Marian Hossa is second in the goal scoring department with 10 to date. Selanne leads the team with 3 game winners while Tkachuk and Lecavalier have two.
Dasher Notes
The Blues Conference Finals are currently tied at 2-2 between the Wisborg Donuts and the Karlstad Killers.
The Spurs will get some much needed rest while waiting for the outcome of the hotly contested Blues Conference title. It's a hot time in Denver while the fans
and the Spurs wait for the CCHL Finals for the first time in the history of the Yellowknife/Denver franchise!

Spurs Advance To Conference Finals

- Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO

Sunday night the Spurs defeated the defending CCHL Champion Dayton Musicmen 5-3 and in doing so advanced to the Jazz (USA) Conference Finals. This will be the Spurs second consecutive appearance in the Conference Finals. Last year the Spurs advanced to the World Conference finals being in the other conference prior to league realignment. It was a nail biter of a back and forth 7 game series with two games being decided in OT. Dayton won Gm2(road), Gm3(home) and Gm6(home in OT). Denver took Games 1, 4(OT), 5 and 7. Both OT games were in Dayton.
Scoring for the Spurs in the contest were Hossa (4), Stastny (2), Selanne (8,9) and Staios (1). On the Musicmen's side was Gaborik (right pic) with his phenominal 14th of the playoffs in only 11 games, Gonchar (3) and Michalek (3).
Gaborik scored 33% of the goals the Musicmen had in their 11 games in the playoffs. He had 9 in this series alone!
Dasher Notes
The Spurs face the Jazz (USA) regular season Conference Champs Hawaii Sandblasters in the Conference Finals.
Home ice advantage go to the 'blasters of course and it will be an uphill battle for the Spurs. The Spurs hope to knock the Master Blaster Niclas Selberg off his perch on top of the Jazz Conference mountain!