Danbury Takes Commissioner's Cup in FPHL


Danbury's Michael Marchesan gathered a rebound and fired a shot 11:58 into overtime to give the Hat Tricks their first Commissioner's Cup in the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL). The winning goal gave Danbury a 3-2 win over the Carolina Thunderbirds and clinched the series three games to two.Marchesan was awarded the FPHL's Playoff MVP Award. He had two goals in the championship deciding game and eight for the playoffs to pair with five assists for a total of 13 points in nine playoff games.

Carolina hammered the net with 11 shots in the third period, and on the seventh Thunderbirds power play of the night Carolina finally paid the chance off thanks to Jiri Pestuka with 5:55 left in regulation.

Danbury won the title in their third season of play in the FPHL. They lost to Columbus in the semifinals last year.

The Hat Tricks finished the regular season winning 44 of 56 games and finished with the best record in the FPHL. They swept Elmira 2-0 in the quarterfinals then defeated Binghamton 2-1 in the semifinals.

FPHL 2022-2023 Final Review:
  1. Danbury Hat Tricks (129 pts)
  2. Carolina Thunderbirds (117 pts)
  3. Columbus River Dragons (116 pts)
  4. Binghamton Black Bears (110 pts)
  5. Motor City Rockers (97 pts)
  6. Port Huron Prowlers (86 pts)
  7. Watertown Wolves (57 pts)
  8. Mississippi Sea Wolves (51 pts)
  9. Elmira Mammoth (48 pts)
  10. Delaware Thunder (29 pts)
Quarterfinals
Danbury defeated Elmira 2-0
Binghamton defeated Watertown 2-0
Carolina defeated Port Huron 2-0
Columbus defeated Motor City 2-0

Semifinals
Danbury defeated Binghamton 2-1
Carolina defeated Columbus 2-1

Final
Danbury defeated Carolina 3-2





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