Dynamite Explodes in the Founder's Cup Final Game 7

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The time had finally come. The Saskatoon Wild were to face the Houston Bulls not just for another game, but for THE game. After 6 well-fought battles on the ice, it all came down to this final one. Feeling low, being behind by 3-1, and tying it up to 3-3, the Wild were seeking to claim victory. And no one else was feeling the pressure and lowness like Napoleon Dynamite.

 

While Dynamite came to the team late in the season and only played a fraction of the games that the rest of the locker room had, he was feeling low about his own personal performance. He was ecstatic going into game 7 against the Bulls, but he knew that this was it. He had to make his presence known on the ice. Before the game even began, and before anyone else arrived, Dynamite found himself in the locker room, alone, eating tater tots. As he crunched down he told himself, "Gosh, freakin' idiot! You gotta do better!" And, it worked.

 

In the first period, within 4 minutes of game time, Dynamite scored not one, not two, but three goals. This was his first career hat trick, and a natural one at that. Those were the only 3 shots he took the entire game. For the rest of the game he worked on puck movement, and because of his overall performance in game 7 of the Founder's Cup Final, Dynamite not only left the arena as a Founder's Cup champion but as the 1st star in the most important game of his career.