“Words can’t describe it; to do it at home for our fans, the support they’ve given us, the five years I’ve been here, in the city at the games, what a community,” captain Nathan Paetsch said. “I’m just so proud of these guys; tears came to my eyes and I just wanted these guys to experience this so much. They worked so hard and were so close, the guys just deserve it.”
After Martin Frk scored the game winning goal with just over seven minutes remaining in the third period, the Crunch were throwing everything they had at the Griffins, but it wasn’t enough.