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| Commissioner's Cup | ||
| Finals Game 3 | ||
| May 9, 2025 | ||
| Away | Home | |
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| 2 | 5 | |
| Carolina | Binghamton | |
| Thunderbirds | Black Bears | |
| Visions Veterans Memorial Arena | ||
| Attendance: 5,013 | ||
| #RanItBack - Black Bears Win Back to Back Championships | ||
| MINI RECAP |
| The Binghamton Black Bears (3-0) defeated the Carolina Thunderbirds (0-3) in front of 5,013 fans by the score of 5-2 to win the city of Binghamton's third championship in 52 years. Gus Ford scored the games first goal at the 10:37 mark of the 1st period after getting his shot past Connor McAnanama's blocker side and the post giving the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead. Early into the 2nd period the Black Bears responded quickly with a CJ Stubbs goal to tie up the game at 1 goal a piece just 30 seconds into the middle period. With Petr Panacek in the the box for high-sticking the Black Bears take a 2-1 lead with an Austin Thompson power play goal at the 4:32 mark of the period. With Nick Swain then in the penalty box serving a Gavin Yates match penalty for kneeing, the Thunderbirds tie the game back up at 2-2 with a power play goal from Roman Kraemer. The Black Bears then again took the lead with a goal from Zac Sirota at the 15:13 mark of the period. The Black Bears scored their 4th goal of the game off of Black Tosto's stick and a Cameron Clark rebound to make this a 4-2 game with 11:05 left to go. Giving the Black Bears a 3 goal cushion at the end of the game in the 3rd, Tyson Kirkby scored his 5th goal in the playoffs. The Black Bears win the game 5-2, they win the series 3-0 and go back to back winning their 2nd Commissioner's Cup Championship. |
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| 3 STARS | |||
| 1 | BIN | Tyson Kirkby | 1G, 2A |
| 2 | BIN | Zac Sirota | 1G |
| 3 | BIN | Connor McAnanama | 35 SVS |
| SCORING | ||
| Period 1 | ||
| CAR | Gus Ford | 10:37 |
| Roman Kraemer, James Farmer-Valente | ||
| Period 2 | ||
| BIN | CJ Stubbs | 0:38 |
| Tyson Kirkby | ||
| BIN | Austin Thompson (PP) | 4:32 |
| Tyson Kirkby, Connor McAnanama | ||
| CAR | Roman Kremer (PP) | 7:33 |
| Zach White | ||
| BIN | Zac Sirota | 15:13 |
| Scott Ramaekers, Blake Tosto | ||
| Period 3 | ||
| BIN | Blake Tosto | 8:55 |
| Cameron Clark, Scott Ramaekers | ||
| BIN | Tyson Kirkby | 16:09 |
| Unassisted | ||
| PENALTIES | POWER PLAYS | ||||||
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| PENALTIES |
| Period 1 |
| No Penalties |
| Period 2 |
| CAR - Petr Panacek
(High-Sticking) 2 MIN, 3:58 BIN - Gavin Yates (Kneeing) 5 MAJ, 6:40 (Servered by Nick Swain) BIN - Gavin Yates (Kneeing) 5 MATCH, 6:40 CAR - Jordan Gagnon (Cross-Checking) 2 MIN, 11:39 |
| Period 3 |
| No Penalties |
| Goaltending Stats | |||||
| Goalie | MIN | SA | SV | W\L | |
| CAR | Mario Cavaliere | 56:59 | 31 | 26 | L |
| BIN | Connor McAnanama | 60:00 | 37 | 35 | W |
| Officials | |
| Referees | |
| Ron Johnson | Brian Pincus |
| Linesmen | |
| Drew Wilkalis | Bryan Thurnauer |
| Coaches | |
| BIN | CAR |
| Brant Sherwood | Steve Harrison |
| Tyson Kirkby (P\A) | Damien Poole (A) |
| Jared Levine (GC) | Jon Buttitta (P\A) |
| Mason Eswoirthy (VC) | |
| Game Info | |||
| Game # | Time | Date | Atty |
| G3 | 2:26 | 5/9/2025 | 5,013 |
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