Huntsville finished up the 2010 Cottage Cup by winning the championship game 6-3 over the Hamilton Red Wings.
Mark Scheifele and Daniel Clairmont had a pair of goals to lead the Otters, who finished the tournament undefeated.
Trailing 3-2 late in the second, Scheifele scored his second of the game on a nice outlet pass from defenceman Andrew Cooke. Scheifele split the Red Wing defence and tucked the puck in behind netminder Dan Fieldings to tie the game at 3. But the backbreaker for Hamilton came on a buzzer beater goal from Bronson Kovacs. With six seconds remaining in the period, the Otters rushed up the ice, gained the Red Wing zone and fired a shot which was saved by Fieldings. But he gave up a long rebound, which Kovacs pounced on and one timed from the high slot and into the back of the net for a 4-3 lead.
Thomas Shelley played the entire game in goal and got the win. The win comes after losing the cup to the Couchching Terriers last August.
The Otters punched their ticket to the final game after winning round robin contests against Georgetown (2-0), Stoufville (5-3) and Hamilton (7-2).
A reminder the Otters kick off the regular season at the Canada Summit Centre hosting the Stoufville Spirit Friday September 10 beginning at 7:30.
Huntsville will also host the Dudley-Hewitt Cup at the Canada Summit Centre from April 18-22.
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