FILADELPHIA is our IS Cup 3: 6vs6 eSM champion! (Picture courtesy of Jussi Jääskeläinen)
What a weekend, gamers!
GameXpo is now in the books and we can surely say it was a success. Saturday was the end of IS Cup 3 6vs6 and we set all kinds of records! It was most definitely a great stepping stone for the whole 6vs6 community. On behalf of NHLGamer, I’d like to thank everyone who showed up either to the event or joined via stream. Also a massive shoutout to everyone who helped out with the production of the event. Although we faced some adversity, our persistence prevailed and we were able to bring you what we are now proud to call the biggest event in NHL 6vs6 ever so far.
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While the stakes were high, the players were enjoying themselves. (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
Late on Saturday night, FILADELPHIA was crowned the champions of IS Cup 3: 6vs6 eSM. They are the first ever 6vs6 Finnish champions.
FILADELPHIA’s road to the cup:
10 wins, 1 loss and 1 overtime loss earned FILA a 2nd place behind Symphony in their group. Their one loss came in a 1-0 game against Symphony, who they later swept in dominant fashion in the semi-finals. @PleeMaker led the team in scoring through the group stage with 20+10 combining for a total of 30 points.
FILA was coming in very confident into the finals event at Messukeskus, as captain @Patzlaf stated in an interview for Ilta-Sanomat that nobody is going to stop them from winning the tournament. FILADELPHIA played their semi-final against Symphony, who managed to steal points from them in the group stage. This time, FILA came out strong right from the get-go and were determined to send their competition home quick. The first game ended up being tightly contested and ended in a 2-1 win for FILA, with an impressive amount of people watching the game both at the event and on stream. The boys in orange also managed to win the second game, now with a larger score margin, 4-1. FILA was now in for a short break as the bronze game was taking place before the finals.
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The final series were extremely even and long, the players had to focus for an extended amount of time. (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
The finals were a different kind of spectacle for sure. I think it's safe to say we've never seen two teams matching up that well agains each other. All games went into OT and a total of only five goals were scored over the around 15 periods of hockey played. FILA won the first game as right wing @Eki opened the scoring of the IS Cup 3 6vs6 finals early in the first overtime period. The second game of the finals was one for the ages. Both teams went at it full-force and Written In The Stars had came back to play with their backs against the wall. FILA drew first blood and they looked like certain champions but SKY had different thoughts as they tied the game two minutes before the buzzer. Regular time ended 1-1 and we headed into overtime again. The teams played through five scoreless periods despite several scoring chances and bouncing pucks around the crease, only to see SKY right wing @Dominointi bury the series-tying goal in 6th overtime. What a thriller! There was still one decisive game left, both teams very exhausted but ready to go head-to-head for the trophy and a whole lot of cash that comes with it. We saw no surprise as it was yet agains a very tightly contested battle and both teams showed excellent defensive play and outstanding patience with the puck. It took 2nd overtime in game 3 to decide our IS Cup 3 6vs6 champion as @vatalisti, the right defenseman of FILA blasted a rocket from the blueline. The puck chipped the left post and crossed the line at 8:45 into double overtime of game 3 and we had a champion!
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Vatalisti scored the decisive goal of the IS Cup 3 6vs6 finals. (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
1. 
FILADELPHIA 🥇
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Championship roster:
Forwards
Patzlaf (C) @Patzlaf 🥇
I_Eki_I (A) @Eki 🥇
PleeMaker @PleeMaker 🥇
mikaasi @mikaasi 🥇
FIN_Potilas @FIN_Potilas 🥇
Defensemen
vatalisti @vatalisti 🥇
Janzuh @Janzuh 🥇
oGBioLan @oGBioLan 🥇
Goaltenders
FinKonna (A) @FinKonna 🥇
Zande95 @sibeelius 🥇
2. 
Written In The Stars 🥈
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Written In The Stars had to settle for second place this time - despite their great effort. (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
Forwards
Dominointi (A) @Dominointi 🥈
FlyerKungen (C) @FlyerKungen 🥈
Bugimir @Bugimir 🥈
topikeranen @topikeranen 🥈
Defensemen
jtorro1234 (A) @jtorro1233 🥈
willekunq @willekunq 🥈
JOHTAJAVIRTANEN @JOHTAJAVIRTANEN 🥈
VesKuLiNe @VesKuLiNe 🥈
Goaltenders
JANURI98 @JanneK. 🥈
Hansulinho @Hansulinho 🥈
3. 
Symphony 🥉
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Symphony managed to win the bronze game and secure the bronze medal. (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
Forwards
ADETIKKI @ADETIKKI 🥉
indi969 (C) @indi969 🥉
Puantso (A) @Buantso 🥉
Defensemen
vSilenttio (A) @vSilenttio 🥉
Ilmari_30 @Ilmari_30 🥉
Entii112 @entii112 🥉
Goaltenders
Laurilion @Lauri 🥉
Results of IS Cup 3: 6vs6 eSM
Semi-final: Written In The Stars - Dynasty 2-0 (5-0, 3-2 OT)
Semi-final: FILADELPHIA - Symphony 2-0 (2-1, 4-1)
Bronze game: Symphony - Dynasty 2-0
Final: Written In The Stars - FILADELPHIA 1-2 (0-1 OT, 2-1 OT, 0-1 OT)
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IS Cup 3 ended in a disappointing 4th place for Dynasty (Picture courtesy of Mika Tuononen)
Once again, thanks to all the teams, viewers, staff and everyone who in some way participated in the event. We made history and we will continue on that path onto even greater things to come. Also, congratulations to FILADELPHIA as the recent IS Cup 3 6vs6 champions!
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