2014 Western Regionals Men's B Champs - Saskatoon Teabaggers

Six of Western Canada's best Men's B Teams were there to represent their provinces proudly and enjoy a little of what this great prairie city has to offer.

With six teams vying for the championship we had some great round robin and playoff games. The home province team Saskatoon Teabaggers went undefeated in the round robin in Division 2 with the Edmonton Dirty Birds finishing second. Division 1 saw the newcomeers to the B Division in 2014 BHE The Edge finished first in Division 1 with a 2-1 record with the Winnipeg Gunnerz finishing second.

The first semi final saw an all Alberta battle with BHE The Edge facing Edmonton Dirty Birds. The Dirty Birds came out flying and at the end of the first period had a 3-0 lead. The mood in the crowd was that it was all over. However The Edge had a little surprise for all in attendance when with 7:16 left in the second period The Edge started a spree of 3 unanswered goals with the tying goalbeing scored with 0:17 left. Overtime solved nothing as we headed to the shootout which was solved with a winning goal by Shaun Pettigrew of the Edmonton Dirty Birds as they outscored BHE The Edge 2-1 in the shootout for a 4-3 win and a birth in the afternoons championship game.

In the second semi final the undefeated Saskatoon Teabaggers squared off vs the Winnpieg Gunnerz. The Gunnerz got themselves in some penalty trouble which the Teabaggers capitalized on with 4 powerplay goals on their way to a 5-1 victory and advancing to the championship game.

The Gold Medal game was a back and forth disciplined affair. After the first period the Teabaggers held a 2-1 lead and quickly jumped to a two goal lead early in the second period. Edmonton Dirty Birds scored shortly after to make it a one goal game, however the Teabaggers struck agin under two minutes later to take a 4-2 lead. The Dirty Birds managed to get one more to make it a 4-3 final with the Saskatoon Teabaggers claiming the 2014 Men's B Title.

Gold Medal - Saskatoon Teabaggers
Silver Medal - Edmonton Diry Birds
Bronze Medal - BHE The Edge
Bronze Medal - Winnipeg Gunnerz

Top Scorer: Scott Neumann - Winnipeg Gunnerz
Most Valuable Goalie: Curtis Comeau - Edmonton Dirty Birds
Most Valuable Defensman: James Pasternak - Saskatoon Teabaggers
Most Valuable Forward: Christian Magnus - Saskatoon Teabaggers
Most Valuable Player: James Pasternak - Saskatoon Teabaggers