A five-goal outburst early in the third period, the first three coming in just three minutes, helped the Deer Lake Red Wings earn a sweep.
Facing elimination, the Corner Brook Royals took a 3-1 lead into the third period with a glimmer of hope of sending the West Coast Senior Hockey League best-of-seven final to a fifth game.
It wasn’t meant to be as the Red Wings owned the third period and never gave the Royals any room to get back in it.
Jalen Gillard was flying on this night, clearly the most offensive player on both sides with a two-goal game, including a short-handed marker in the first period for the only scoring play in the first 20 minutes.
Luke Parsons scored on a breakaway with a nifty wrist shot beating Dyke cleanly on the glove side and Stephen Simms scored the game-winning marker with a lazer beam from the point that went through a maze of players and over the glove of Dyke who had no chance on the play.
Brady Morey, inserted into the Deer Lake lineup with first-liners T. J. Smith and Ryan Penney out of action due to suspensions, scored the other goal for Deer Lake.
Ryan Hawco and Nicholas Childs had power-play goals for the Royals.
Jeremy Bishop, on a setup from Hawco, scored the other goal for the Royals.
The Red Wings were presented with the Cliff Gorman Memorial Cup for their championship run.
On Friday night, the Wings took a 3-0 stranglehold in the series with a 12-2 trouncing of the Royals.
Shannon Moores had a four-goal effort in the win, with Jalen Gillard netting a hat trick.
T.J. Smith, Stephen Simms, Zach Letto, Scott Flynn, and Ian Richardson also found the back of the net for the victors.
Wilf Bellows and Jeremy Bishop replied for the Royals, who trailed 4-0 after the first period and 8-0 following the second period.
