ut it was not enough to overcome the huge goal deficit suffered in El Paso’s first game against the New Hampshire Monarchs in the Rhinos quest for the wild card berth in the semifinals.
Ironically, instead, the team that finished second to El Paso in the Western States Hockey League, the Phoenix Polar Bears, earned the wild card by virtue of a narrow defeat in their first game and two solid, multi-goal wins.
FINAL
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New England Sports Center 2 Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 3:30 pm EST
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GAME DETAILS
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SCORING
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SHOTS
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1
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2
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3
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TOTAL
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El Paso Rhinos
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1
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1
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1
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3
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Dubuque Thunderbirds
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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2
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3
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TOTAL
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El Paso Rhinos
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1
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21
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13
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35
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Dubuque Thunderbirds
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0
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20
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12
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32
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POWERPLAYS
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El Paso Rhinos 1 for 7 : Dubuque Thunderbirds 1 for 9
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PENALTIES
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Period 1
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El Paso Rhinos – Nick Gorup – (Hooking), 2 min, 2:04
El Paso Rhinos – Bill Krueger – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 8:15
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Alex Gerke – (Elbowing), 2 min, 8:41
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Nathan Allen – (Hooking), 2 min, 10:41
El Paso Rhinos – Anthony Paulsen – (Checking from Behind), 2 min, 15:29
El Paso Rhinos – Bill Krueger – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 18:09
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Ian Coppersmith – (Board Checking), 2 min, 19:01
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Period 2
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Dubuque Thunderbirds – Anthony Brown – (Elbowing), 2 min, 6:04
El Paso Rhinos – Nick Gorup – (Tripping), 2 min, 11:42
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Kevin Sunde – (Charging), 2 min, 14:29
El Paso Rhinos – Eric LaBounty – (Hooking), 2 min, 16:58
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Period 3
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El Paso Rhinos – Parker Harrison – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:20
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Anthony Brown – (Roughing), 2 min, 5:06
El Paso Rhinos – Anthony Paulsen – (Holding), 2 min, 8:39
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Alex Gerke – (Body Checking), 2 min, 8:54
El Paso Rhinos – Nick Gorup – (Interference), 2 min, 12:57
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Bho Olson – (Slashing), 2 min, 16:37
El Paso Rhinos – Alec Sherman – (Roughing), 2 min, 16:37
Dubuque Thunderbirds – Kevin Sunde – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct Misconduct), 10 min, 16:37
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