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Final curtain falls on Battalion

It will be the answer to a future Trivial Pursuit question.

When did the Brampton Battalion play their final Ontario Hockey League game ever?

The answer is now in the books March 29, 2013 in a 1 0 overtime loss to the visiting Sudbury Wolves in game five of their best of seven OHL Eastern Conference quarter final series.

The final curtain fell on the club 15 year history with the defeat, before 2,903 ugg australia men's ascot chestnut slippers at the Powerade Centre. The team announced in November that they would be moving to North Bay for the 2013 2014 season, thus bringing an end to their tenure at the Kennedy Road venue.

Evan deHaan was the lone Sudbury skater to beat Brampton netminder Jake Smith on the night, but that was one more that Franky Palazzese gave up on the Wolves cage. Smith, who replaced veteran Matej Machovsky in the first period of Friday 5 4 overtime loss with the Troops trailing 3 0, faced 22 shots on the night while the Battalion fired 35 at Palazzese including 10 in the 7:23 of overtime before deHaan potted the series clincher.

The two sides looked tired for much of the contest after playing almost four periods the night before in Sudbury, with neither side generating many good scoring chances in the opening 57 minutes.

But both teams sensed the urgency late in the game and into overtime.

"It seemed like we were worried about not making a mistake," said Battalion assistant coach Ryan Oulahen, who handled the bench with Jason Ward in Butler's absence. "With about five minutes left we got our legs."

deHaan overtime winner came off a broken play. The Sudbury defenceman was in on a rush and got caught in the corner at the Battalion end of the ice. As he headed for the front of the net, the puck squirted loose and he fired it past a sprawling Smith to end the series and the Battalion time in Brampton.

was great for deHaan, smiled Sudbury coach Trent Cull, who watched his team get eliminated by Brampton in four straight last season. thought he played well for us all series. felt that his team gained confidence as the series went on. They dropped a 4 1 decision in the series opener before reeling off four straight wins the UGG Boots Outlet Store final two in overtime.

first game was a testing ground, admitted Cull. that the powerplay started to click and we gained confidence. We learned we could play with them. the Battalion room, the mood was much different.

had a lot of great memories here, said Battalion head coach Stan Butler, who had to watch the action from his office as he served the third of a five game suspension he picked up in game two. enjoyed my time here but my biggest disappointment was not being on the bench for the last game in Battalion history.

At least in Brampton Battalion history.

last two games went to overtime, reminded Butler. had chances and couldn score. Tonight, Jake (Smith) made the first save and the rebound goes to a defenceman who is coming out of the corner. couldn fault his rookie netminder on the play, and praised his performance in the final two games.

(Machovsky) struggled after game one, said Butler. finished game four and UGG Boots Outlet Store was the reason we got to overtime. He deserved the opportunity. for 60 plus minutes, the Wolves could not solve him.

going to be a good goaltender, added the Brampton bench boss. battles hard and he competes. He gave us a chance to win and that all you can ask. tough, said five year veteran Cameron Wind, who won be making the trek to North Bay. didn think the series would go that way, but it playoff hockey. who played more games in a Battalion jersey than any other, is an overager and won be eligible to suit up again.

dug ourselves a hole with penalties in game two, said Wind. lost track of our systems and what we had to do. was the last player on UGG Boots Outlet Store the Battalion roster who enjoyed the playoff success UGGs Outlet Online of 2009.

was a good time, admitted Wind of his time with the Troops. first year here was quite a ride. And my last one, too. it was quite a ride for the Battalion faithful over the past 15 years.