We Got It

There were no shortage of contenders in the TUFHL this season.  President's Trophy Winners Carolina Hurricanes with 122 points.  Four teams in the east with 110 or more points.  Three in the West.  Nine teams in the league with 50 plus wins. 

Margins so tight you could barely see the difference.  And although they may not have shown all their cards in the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche had a powerhouse line up that could have easily been picked as the favourite in the finals.

"I am not sure what to say." said Alexander Barkov.  "We have a special group here that is designed to win and that is what  we accomplished.  It is so rewarding to be with these guys."

"I don't know how to explain it.  All the time and effort we put in.  It's incredible." said Ryan Hartman who scored the game winning goal.

"This has been a great journey" said coach Bruce Cassidy.  "Three seven game series.  Ottawa was tough.  We almost didn't make it out of the first round.  We got our bearings against Tampa, then two hard seven gamers against Carolina and Colorado.  It was a murderer's row of competition and we survived.  Guys with lots of injuries, efforts from up and down the lineup.  Very proud of this group."

There isn't a lot of time for the B's management to focus.  Tough decisions on the roster will have to be made with John Tavares rumoured to have been on the trade block for months.  "We will take a day or two to enjoy this and get back to work." said GM Bachul with a smile.