It was a game for the ages.
The Parkland U18 Rangers have won three straight games to start the season after downing the Eastman Selects in an overtime thriller on Saturday night, 7-6. It was a game that saw Parkland lead 4-1 early in the third period.
In the end, Trace Langan was the hero as he scored his third goal of the game with less than two minutes left in overtime as Parkland treated their fans during Home Opener night to a wild win. Langan, of Swan River, scored the game's first two goals as Parkland took a 2-0 lead less than six minutes into the second before Noah Smigelsky's third of the season a short time later gave Parkland a field goal lead.
Noah Stott would score the first of his three goals on the night to trim the deficit to 3-1 after 40 minutes. Eight goals were then scored in the third period, started by Forrest Karlson who scored his second. The Selects would then score four straight goals in a matter of 14 minutes as they took a 5-4 lead. Then Quinten Fisk tied it at five before the Selects took the lead right back.
With 1:45 left, Fisk went into beast mode as he pounced on a puck that was sitting in the blue paint to tie it and force overtime. In overtime, Langan won a stick battle at the bottom of the circle deep in Selects territory and drove to the net to secure the second point for Parkland.
With the win, Parkland is tied with Brandon for first place overall in the league. Parkland (3-0) will host Eastman (2-1-1) on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at Credit Union Place.