After dropping the first two games in the best-of-5 Clark Cup Championship series on home ice, the Green Bay Gamblers traveled to Fargo, ND last weekend and returned the favor, winning both road games.
Game 3 came down to the final :49 seconds in regulation when USHL Rookie of the Year, Anders Lee, jammed in the game-tying goal. The Gamblers eventually won the game in triple overtime. Green Bay used that momentum to win game 4 and now the two teams meet back in Green Bay tonight to play the 5th and deciding game for the coveted Clark Cup.
It’s been quite a turn-around for the Gamblers. They won just 13 games in the 2007-08 season. Since then, the Gamblers have captured the Anderson Cup regular season title the last two seasons. And despite losing both games in the series at home, the Gamblers are 51-12-7 at the Resch Center over the last two seasons.
Green Bay went to Fargo and hopes appeared pretty dim, but coach Jon Cooper (pictured) said they didn’t quit.
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Tonight’s game at the Resch Center is expected to be a near sellout. Gamblers ownership put tickets on sale on Monday at $5 apiece. Fans have been purchasing tickets at a steady pace ever since.
