HL Anyang Ice Hockey V9 achieved, won 21 over the Final Red Eagles...Retirement Matt Dalton Wins MVP Award
Apr 05, 2025
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HL Anyang, led by head coach Baek Ji-sun, won 2-1 thanks to Matt Dalton's good defense and Kang Min-wan's winning goal in the fourth game of the 2024-2025 Asian League Ice Hockey Playoff Final against the Red Eagles Hokkaido (Japan) at HL Anyang Ice Rink on the 5th.
HL Anyang, which won the regular league with 62 points in 32 games per team, played a close game against the second-place Red Eagles in the final and the fourth game, but showed unwavering concentration and achieved an integrated championship (regular league-playoff win) for three consecutive seasons.
HL Anyang allowed Kobayashi Toy to score the first goal at 8:43 of the second period, but Lee Hyun-seung's equalizer brought the game to square one. At 13:30 of the second period, Kim Gun-woo, who connected the puck to Yusei Otsu, returned to the back of the opponent's net and fired a surprise backhand shot, and Lee Hyun-seung rushed the puck that was rebounded by Red Eagles Goli Narisawa Utah, shooting again and splitting the net.
The game, which was delayed for about 20 minutes due to an unexpected situation in which the neutral zone's glass was broken early in the third period, led to an extended period without breaking the 1-1 balance, and ended with Kang Min-wan's winning goal with good luck at 10:29 p.m.
In the center of the attack area, Ahn Jin-hwi hit a long-range list shot and was sucked into the Red Eagles goal net after being hit by Kang Min-wan's leg, which was rushing to the goal.
HL Anyang became the ninth Asian league ice hockey champion (2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025). Matt Dalton, who last announced his retirement this season, was named the Final MVP.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
