Victoria finished the 2008 Under 13 Ginsberg championship with a well earned Gold medal, downing to NSW in the final.
In the round robin games Victoria's results were:
Game 1 , Vic 9 - SA 0
Game 2 , Vic 11 - WA 0
Game 3 ,Vic 7 - NSW 6 , Tie at end of regulation , Victory after penalty shoot out
Semi Vic 7 - WA 1
In the Grand Final Lukas Kemppainen scored early in the game. After three goal posts hits New South Wales replied with 2:13 left in the first period to tie the score 1 - 1.
With 2:55 remaining in a closely contested second period, Caleb Butler gave Victoria the lead 2 – 1. New South Wales failed to counter through out the second.
At 11:51 of the third NSW to tie the game 2 – 2. Three minutes later they scored again to give New South Wales a 3 – 2 lead and momentum for what was believed to be enough for a Gold Medal win. However, the usual Victorian persistence paid off when Corey Stringer found the net unassisted with 6:05 remaining to even the score. Two minutes later, Caleb Butler struck again giving Victoria a 4 – 3 lead. Immediately after the face off, New South Wales massed a pressing attack on Ohlson causing Victoria to ice the puck with less than a minute remaining. New South Wales, taking advantage of the face off in Victoria’s end, pulled their goalie for the extra attacker. With New South Wales pressing, Kemppainen found the puck over Victoria’s blue line and wasted no time firing it into an empty net, giving Victoria a 5 – 3 win.
In the Bronze Medal game South Australia defeated Western Australia 4 – 0
Congratulations to the team & support staff , we are very proud of your achievements.
"Go Vics Go"
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