Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the Satellitedome here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We are live for the main event of the evening and game one of the Championship Cup Final here in the Swedish Hockey League. Fighting in the Red corner, sitting at two hundred and fifty pounds, The Calgary Dragons! And fighting in the blue corner, sitting at 2 hundred and sixty pounds, The Minnesota Chiefs! I am your host Sami "The Bust" Owens from the Hamilton Steelhawks. Also known as the biggest bust in SHL History. Tonight's match for the Championship Cup looks to be a barn burner. I think the Calgary Dragons are the favorites of this fight but the Minnesota Chiefs do have a shot here. The Chiefs just need to use their ground and pound effectively and not stay up on their feet with the Dragons. The Dragons need to strike fast and early to get the Chiefs off their game. It should be an interesting match tonight.

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My unsung hero these playoffs thus far for me is Minnesota Chiefs second line winger Halfdan Thorstein. Halfdan Thorstein is currently sitting at 10 points in 13 games. He is my unsung hero because he is not necessarily the star player on the Chiefs but is playing extremely well. His shooting percentage is sitting at a low 5.41% compared to a lot of the other Chiefs who have 10% plus shooting percentage.His 8 assists from the second line is also impressive .To me this shows Halfdan Thorstein is playing extremely well in his role. He is also plays both special team roles which is important although their penalty kill has been struggling. He is relied upon by the Chiefs coaching staff heavily as he is one of the top minute averages per game with 23.26 average minutes per games. Halfdan Thorstein has been a pretty good player thus far in the playoffs and having depth like the Chiefs have is always nice to have and could help them win the Cup.

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So far in the playoffs both goaltenders for the Calgary Dragons and Minnesota Chiefs have put up great preformances and are major reasons why their teams are in the finals. Calgary goaltender Richard Hocolate has been the better goaltender thus far in my opinion with a .928 save percentage and 2.40 goals against average. Olli O'Koivu has a .914 save percentage and 2.45 goals against average. I think one major difference that could play a major role in this series for goaltending would be special teams. The Calgary Dragon penalty kill is ticking at 85.37% and the Minnesota Chiefs are currently ticking at 75.68%. Richard is obviously a major part of that successful penalty kill the Dragons have going on this playoffs thus far. In terms of powerplay percentage the Chiefs sit at 19.57% and the Dragons currently at 17.07% which isn't much of a difference. SO i believe that the penalty kill for the Dragons could play a significant role in how both these goalies preform. I believe Richard will end up with the cup.

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