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Cougars rally for overtime victory over Sioux Falls

Brady Huff, of the Aberdeen Cougars, second from the left, takes the draw with Cory Perdaems, of Sioux Falls Flyers 1 (29) as Micah Kranzler, of the Aberdeen Cougars (23), goes after the puck while Maxwell Mohr, of Sioux Falls Flyers 1, far right, defends during Saturday’s game at the Odde Ice Center. In the background for the Cougars is Aiden Posthumus. Kranzler had a last-second game-tying goal and then the game-winning goal in overtime in a win over Sioux Falls Flyers 2 on Sunday at the Odde Ice Center. Photo by John Davis taken 12/3/2022
The Aberdeen Cougars were down to their last breath before pulling out a dramatic overtime win over the Sioux Falls Flyers 2 Sunday afternoon at the Odde Ice Center. Micah Kranzler scored the game-tying goal with one second left in regulation and then netted the game-winner in OT to give the Cougars a 4-3 boys' hockey victory. Aberdeen was trailing by one late in regulation when Cougars coach Jeremey Backous decided to pull his team's goalie, Samuel Casper, in an attempt to try to level the score. "We pulled Sammy with about a minute left in the third for a sixth attacker," Backous said. "Thankfully it worked out." Kranzler said with the clock winding down, there wasn't any time to waste. "I was just shooting it on net, hoping it would go in," Kranzler said. "I wasn’t really aiming for a specific for spot. I was just on net, hoping it would go in." Once it did, it provided a spark for Kranzler and his Cougars teammates. "I was pumped," Kranzler said. "I was like

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