EDMONTON – Opening the scoring 10 minutes in and never looking back, the U SPORTS No. 2 ranked Alberta Golden Bears clinched their spot in both the 2022 Canada West Final and University Cup Championships with a 6-1 win over the Calgary Dinos on Saturday night.
The win gives the Bears a sweep over the Dinos in their semifinal series, following their 6-2 win in Game 1 on Friday.
Noah Philp was sensational again, adding three more points, including a pair of goals, finishing the semifinal series with eight points in two games.
Matt Fonteyne, Josh Paterson, Josh Prokop, and Luc Smith, also scored for Alberta, who secured a spot in the conference final for the 8th time in the past nine seasons.
Taz Burman turned aside 26 of the 27 shots he faced, earning his first career CW post season win.
Carl Stankowski, who came in relief in Game 1, stopped 24 of the 30 shots he faced as the Dinos starter in Game 2.
Tim Vanstone scored the lone Dinos goal midway through the third.
With the season coming to an end, the Dinos now graduate seniors
Ryan Gagnon,
Ryan Graham,
Tyler Gutenberg,
Josh Rieger,
James Shearer and
Tim Vanstone.