Game 7, one of the game's greatest teachers - Seattle Bears

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SEATTLE - The Seattle Bears finally won a grueling 7 game series against the Chicago Phoenix. It was a tough series with both teams going all out in order to get the edge over the other. It proved to be close up to the very end, with one goal being the decider. Sigard Petrenko scored the third goal in a hot Seattle Bears start. While Chicago rallied back and scored two, the team was able to come together to win it anyways. The shot on goal count showed how close it was with Seattle taking the SOG lead, 35-33. This close game also highlights Dusty Wilson, a rookie goaltender who has established himself as Seattle’s number one guy. If his performance in his first ever VHL playoff appearance hasn’t convinced you, nothing will. A 0.939 save percentage in this game and a 0.925 total save percentage in the playoffs as a rookie is excellent. Sigard had a lot of praise for Dusty; as well as the rest of the team. He also hopes that this game 7 will prepare them for what is coming up next.

 

“Dusty’s been great. Everyone’s been great. We pulled it off together and we didn’t let up. Neither did Chicago. We just happened to get a quick lead and held down the fort. This series taught us a lot about our team and what we need to do going forward. Game 7s are nerve-wracking but you learn a lot from them and it can help your mentality going forward. I mean, it helped us when we won the Championship a while back. Now that we’re one step away from the Final, it’ll definitely help us now.”