Benson Scores OT Winner in Semi Final
December 1, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL) - Winnipeg Ice News Release
Winnipeg ICE forward Zach Benson scored 11 seconds into three-on-three overtime to lift Team Canada Black to a 4-3 win over the National Women's Team, securing a spot in the final at the Capital City Challenge. The National Women's Team scored three goals in less than four minutes in the second period to erase a three-goal deficit, but it could not complete the comeback.
"It was three-on-three hockey and there was a lot of open ice. It was a big faceoff win by [Calum] Ritchie, and then Tanner [Molendyk] made a great pass to Ritchie. Obviously, he made a great saucer pass to me, and I was able to find the back of the net on a great play all around" said Benson.
Team Canada Black plays Team Canada Red in the Gold Medal game Wednesday night at 6:00 Central time.
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