Grande Prairie Athletics. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

By Shane Clausing

NPHL Final

Athletics drop game one of NPHL final in Dawson Creek

Mar 4, 2020 | 11:10 AM

The Grande Prairie Athletics dropped game one of the NPHL final 6-3 against the Dawson Creek Canucks Tuesday night.

Owen LeClare opened the scoring for the Canucks at 16:32 to give them a 1-0 lead.

Braden Crone responded 1:30 later for the Athletics to tie the game up at 1-1.

The Athletics would take the lead with 4:31 remaining on the power play thanks to a goal by Adam Boytinck, but the Athletics lead wouldn’t last long.

Before the end of the period, LeClare would add his second of the night on the powerplay to tie the game up at 2-2 at the first intermission.

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In the second period, the Canucks came out buzzing. LeClare would add his hat trick goal just 25 seconds into the period, while 24 seconds later Brett Norman would score for the Canucks to double their lead to 4-2.

With 13:23 gone in the second, Ryan Frisen scored to make it 5-2 Canucks. It would stay that way until the third.

In the third, the Canucks would close the game out and earn a 6-3 victory, taking game one of the best-of-seven series.

Dawson Creek outshot the Athletics 51-33 in the game.

Game two of the NPHL final is scheduled for Thursday night, 8:30 at the Coca-Cola Centre.