Six Nations came out firing to start the game as league MVP Lyle Thompson continued where he left off in this series scoring the first two goals of the game. Austin Staats also on a tear this postseason scored the next two for the Chiefs and Six Nations was riding a 4-0 lead halfway through the period. Kiel Matisz finally got Peterborough on the board with his third goal of the playoffs with 8:13 left in the period. No more goals were scored and Six Nations were looking to sweep the Lakers with the 4-1 lead into the second.
The Lakers had an early power play in the period but it went the other way as the other Staats brother Randy got into the mix and scored shorthanded for a 5-1 lead. More special teams troubles plagued the Lakers as Shayne Jackson scored on the power play for Six Nations to put Peterborough’s deficit at five. Six Nations tacked on another two goals including a hat trick from Austin to round out the period and Peterborough was in danger, trailing 8-1.
Peterborough’s offense started to work as they drew first blood in the third period thanks to Matt Gilray’s seventh goal of the playoffs. Eric Fannell countered with his own for Six Nations but Peterborough went on a three-goal run to try and mount the seemingly impossible comeback with 8:54 left to play. Unfortunately, the Lakers could not get anything past Chiefs goaltender and 2019 President’s Cup MVP Warren Hill and Tim Edwards put the dagger into the Lakers with an insurance marker with 3:16 left to play. The Chiefs shrugged off the Lakers and won convincingly 10-5 and captured the MSL Final championship.
Landon Kells gets the loss for the Lakers in net and Hill gets the win for Six Nations with a sweep of Peterborough.
With the win, Six Nations are MSL champions, their first title since 2016. They play the winner of the Western Lacrosse Association final between the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Langley Thunder for the Mann Cup in British Columbia.
Austin Staats was given the Shooter Davis Award for the MSL Final’s Most Valuable Player.
