The second games in the two-game-series for first and third place of the Vancouver Floorball League were played Friday night at the Olympic Oval.
First, Bears and Whalers would face off for 3rd place with the Bears having a slight advantage with a 1 goal lead from game one (5-4). The Whalers could do little to prevent the Bears from reclaiming last year’s third place, however, much due to the 5 goals scored by Bears forward Angus Burke. The Bears pulled away and would eventually win it 12-2 and thus grab third place with a 17-6 aggregate win.
In the championship final, reigning champions Capilano Coho would match up with regular season winners Vancouver Orcas. The Orcas had a 7 goal advantage from their strong 12-5 win in game 1 and the Coho would have to bring their very best game to defend their title. That would prove difficult, however, with the Orcas grabbing a quick 2-0 lead. The Coho would get back in it and build a 2 goal lead but the Orcas quickly answered. The teams kept exchanging leads in a close fought game, finally ending in an 8-7 score favor the Coho – which wasn’t enough as the Orcas controlled to a 19-13 aggregate win. The Vancouver Orcas are the new VFL champions!
See complete stats and results here.
VFL Champions: Vancouver Orcas
Back left: Philipp Salm, Tadeas Venzara, Ola Mogstad, Benny Nordberg, Simon Kuehne, Simon Huntley, Antoine Moret
Front left: Andrew Wilczewski (of the Bears), Melaine Ravenel, Bryce Adams, Carola Nordberg, Dawn Williams
Missing players: Johan Hoglund, Dan Condon, Cyrus Huang
2nd place: Capilano Coho
Back left: Lauri Hannelius, Jonas Flueckiger, Mike Staub, Blair Zimmerman, Grant Zimmerman
Front left: Jennifer Price, Rasmus Thisner, Margrit Scheidegger, Robbie Wilkinson, Greg Beaudin
3rd place: Bears
Back left: Arek Piszczek, Ron Spencer, Andrejs Buzinauskis, Mario Kradofler, Aaron Benda, Vincent Hozza
Front left: Andrew Wilczewski, Mattias Ludi, Angus Burke
4th place: Whalers
Back left: Alex, Chris Porta, Mattias Christianson, Johan Backstrom, Karl Marits, Adam, Luke Richard, Trevor Hunt, Samuel Andres
Front left: Anita Dawson, Kristoffer Fransson, Luka Kojima
