TERRIERS INTO RBC PLAYOFFS

VERNON, B.C. – Derek Falloon scored 2:40 into overtime, giving the Yorkton Terriers a 2-1 win over the Dauphin Kings on Thursday afternoon and sending the Terriers to Saturday’s semifinals at the 2014 RBC Cup.

Yorkton won its second do-or-die game in 24 hours to ensure it’ll play on the weekend for the fifth time in as many appearances at Canada’s National Junior A Championship.

Falloon jammed a loose puck through Dauphin goaltender Michael Stiliadis after a centering feed from Brett Boehm for his first goal of the tournament in just his second game – he missed Yorkton’s first two with an injury suffered at the Western Canada Cup.

Tyler Giebel had the other goal for Yorkton (2-2), which trailed 1-0 entering the third period and was outshot 36-33 by the Kings, but found a way to win.

Brent Wold was the lone goal-scorer for Dauphin (3-1), which lost for the first time.

The defeat doesn’t hurt the Kings, who clinched first place on Tuesday night.

Both teams will wait for Thursday’s preliminary round finale between Toronto Lakeshore and Vernon to find out who they face Saturday. A Patriots win in that game would set up a Dauphin-Yorkton rematch in the semifinals.

(Hockey Canada)