The Dauphin Clippers will return to Credit Union Place on Tuesday and when they do, it's a must win.
Opening a best-of-three semifinal series against the Swan Valley Tigers in the Westman High School Hockey League, Dauphin dropped a 3-2 decision in overtime on Monday night.
Ethan Carnegie had both of Dauphin's goals, including a marker late in the third period to force extra time. It was the Tigers, however, that got the last laugh in this Parkland battle.
The win gives Swan Valley an opportunity to advance to the championship series on Tuesday, when the Clippers host game two at 8:30 p.m. The Vincent Massey Vikings, meanwhile, who have still not lost a game in the league this season, play the Hamiota Huskies in the other semifinal.
Vincent Massey won all 32 regular season games and have scored 49 goals in four playoff games so far. The Huskies have scored 28 playoff goals and are 4-0. That series opens on Tuesday in Brandon.
