by Michael Rhode of The Nanaimo Daily News
The Nanaimo Clippers didn't lose your ordinary hockey game on Sunday afternoon at Frank Crane Arena, because apparently it wasn't an ordinary team they were playing.
The Salmon Arm SilverBacks, tops in the B.C. Hockey League, but playing their fourth game in four days, somehow found enough reserve in the gas tank to overcome a 3-1 third-period deficit and edge the Clippers 4-3 in overtime before a stunned crowd of 1,895 fans at FCA.
"I'm not sure what our team was thinking heading into the third period with a two-goal lead," said Clippers' head coach/GM Bill Bestwick. "Clearly, we were very loose and sloppy in our own end. We didn't have any 'shut down' mindset. I guess we're going to have to start thinking about a different style of play when we have the lead because right now, we're not doing a very good job with the lead."
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