The Bismarck Bobcats popped off four straight goals and clinched their fourth consecutive Central Division championship as they defeated the Austin Bruins 4-1 Saturday at Riverside Arena, winning the best-of-five game Central Division Finals 3-1.
The series victory punches the Bobcats’ ticket to their third Robertson Cup Tournament in four seasons.
The Bobcats now advance to the 2012 Robertson Cup Tournament, where they will be the #2 seed, joining fellow division champions Amarillo (South), St. Louis (Midwest), Fairbanks (West) and Port Huron (North) along with host team Texas.
Robertson Cup play opens Thursday for the Cats as they take on the Port Huron Fighting Falcons at 3:30 PM at Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Tex.
Thursday’s tournament opener, along with all Bobcats games at the Robertson Cup, will be broadcast locally on the radio home of Bobcat Hockey, Super Talk 1270, KLXX-AM, and worldwide on the official internet television partner of the NAHL, FASTHockey, at http://nahl.fasthockey.com. Pregame coverage gets under way at 3:00 Thursday. Fans can watch Thursday’s game—and all away contests—live at Reza’s Pitch at Third and Front in Bismarck, the official away game home of Bobcat Hockey
All Times Local | |||||||
# | AWAY | HOME | DATE | TIME | SCORE | BOXSCORE | GS |
2 | Port Huron | Bismarck | Thu, May 03 | 3:30 pm | DPA-Arena | ||
4 | St. Louis | Bismarck | Fri, May 04 | 12:30 pm | DPA-Arena | ||
7 | Bismarck | Amarillo | Sat, May 05 | 12:30 pm | DPA-Arena |
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