We have crowned another Champion as Silver Sword Griffins took home the title in the Core division after a thrilling seven-game series against KOST Wolves. After a dominant regular season, which saw SSG heading into the playoffs as the number one seed, they continued to show their excellence throughout the playoffs. Huge congratulations to the Latvian side for the Championship and congratulations as well to KOST Wolves and Rusty X for their second and third-place finishes!
The Silver Sword Griffins have been around since the very first ECL tournament and are known to be the Latvian powerhouse. With some of their current players having played in some of those very first tournaments they truly are one of the longest standing teams in the ECL.
After a great regular season, the team headed into the playoffs as the number 1 seed. In the postseason they went through round by round without much trouble but in the finals, they found themselves in a difficult spot. After winning the first game they lost three games in a row and were their back against the wall heading into the third period of game 5 being down by two goals. That period ended up being the turning point of the series as they managed to tie the game in the last minute and took the win home in OT. A dominant 6-2 victory in game 6 saw them heading into the deciding game seven with all the momentum and they used it. @LATMinx has been with the team from day one and was their MVP of the season, scoring 20 points in the finals series, and finishing the playoffs with an impressive 38+38=72 point total.
We got a chance to interview SSG's left defenceman Linards @Lxnards Logins after clinching the title, you can watch it below.
Road to Championship:
Regular season: 17-1-1-1, 54 points, 1st in Group 3 and Seed 1
Round 1: 4-2 vs EV Duisburg
Round 2: 4-1 vs Salaseura
Quarterfinals: 4-1 vs HC Last Resort
Semifinals: 4-1 vs Rusty X
Finals: 4-3 vs KOST Wolves
Championship Roster
Mārtiņš @martinssilins Siliņš (C)
Kristaps @kriteris Grinfelds (A)
Robert @LATMinx Zariņš (A)
Edgars @Shmiha99 Naida
Linards @Lxnards Logins
Gatis @gacorigavecit17 Klekers
Henrihs @Rocket_Science72 Lazdāns
Kristaps @CapinsH-LV Zūdiņš
Thank you for the great season and once again Congratulations to the Silver Sword Griffins!
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