Playoff Box Scores (Winter 2025)

Sunday, April 6th 2025

Semifinal #1: Midnight Riders 4, Salsa 0
The Riders shut the door early with two goals in the first, then added one each in the second and third to blank Salsa 4–0. Perry Holcombe scored twice, with additional goals from Brian Saling and Alex Guevara. Seven players recorded points in a complete team effort. Daniel Deisz earned the shutout, anchoring the Riders in a complete defensive effort. Brandon Thurmond made 20 saves for Salsa but couldn’t stop the Riders’ momentum.

915AM

4-5-0-1

	1	2	3	T
SAL	0	0	0	0
MDR	2	1	1	4

3-5-0-2

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Semifinal #2: The Ex Presidents 3, Dawg Pac 1
In the biggest upset of the day, The Ex Presidents knocked off top-seeded Dawg Pac 3–1. Ivan Vukov, Brett Sawulski, and Danny Simons each found the back of the net, while Eric Phelps was rock solid in goal with 21 saves and a .955 save percentage. Dawg Pac’s lone goal came from Greg Spivia, but they couldn’t break through again despite generating plenty of chances.

1015AM

8-2-0-1

	1	2	3	T
PAC	1	0	0	1
EXP	0	2	1	3

3-6-0-1

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Championship: The Ex Presidents 5, Midnight Riders 2
The Ex Presidents came out flying, building a 3–0 lead in the first period and never relinquishing control en route to a 5–2 championship win. Ivan Vukov (2G, 1A) and Danny Simons (1G, 2A) paced the offense once again, with additional goals from Elias Murcia and Captain Imran Farooqi, who buried an empty netter—his first goal of the season—to seal the title. Eric Phelps capped off a stellar playoff performance with 21 saves (.913 SV%), backstopping a composed and efficient team effort. The Riders got goals from Brian Saling and Will Biberdorf, but couldn’t recover after a tough first period.

1130AM

3-5-0-2

	1	2	3	T
MDR	0	2	0	2
EXP	3	0	2	5

3-6-0-1

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