Robertson Cup Schedule Finalized
Published on April 27, 2010 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
WENATCHEE, Wash. - The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has finalized the schedule for the five-team Robertson Cup Championship Tournament, which will be held May 4-9 at the Town Toyota Center.
The winners of league's four divisions (Wenatchee - West; Bismarck - Central; Traverse City - North; St. Louis - South), as well as Fairbanks, which qualified for the tournament by defeating Alaska in the divisional semifinals, will compete in a round-robin style tournament from May 4-8.
At the conclusion of the round robin, the two teams with the most points will face off in the Robertson Cup title game at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, May 9.
Each of the five competing teams will receive one off day during the tournament. As the team with the highest points total in the regular-season, the Wild was the first team to select its off day, which will be Thursday, May 6.
The Wild will open up tournament play at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4 against the Traverse City North Stars. The Wild and North Stars split a two-game series this season on Sept. 28-29. The Wild won the first game of the series, 3-2, behind a pair of Duncan McKellar (Phoenix, Ariz.) power-play goals and Nathan Sliwinski's (Castle Rock, Col.) game-winner later in the third period. The North Stars won the second game of the series, 4-1.
Wenatchee will face the Fairbanks Ice Dogs at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5 in a one-game rematch of the West Division finals. Wenatchee swept Fairbanks in the divisional finals and went 8-1 against the Ice Dogs in the regular season.
The Wild's third game of the tournament will take place at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, May 7 against the Bismarck Bobcats. The Wild and Bobcats did not meet in the regular season.
Wenatchee's last game of the round robin will face off at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 against three-time Robertson Cup defending champion St. Louis. The Bandits qualified for the tournament by defeating the Topeka RoadRunners, 5-0, in Game 5 of the South Division finals.
The Bandits defeated the Wild in overtime, 3-2, in last year's Robertson Cup championship tilt. The two teams played a three-game series at the Town Toyota Center in December with the Wild walking away with a 1-1-1 record. Christian Hilbrich (Clarendon Hills, Ill.) notched the game-winner late in the third period for Wenatchee in its 1-0 win over St. Louis in the first game of the series. St. Louis won the second game, 2-1. The third game went to a shootout where St. Louis prevailed, 2-1.
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