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Nelson scores at 5:57 of the fourth overtime, giving the Vernon Vipers a 3-2 overtime win over the Penticton Vees in Game 4 of the 2nd round of the BCHL playoffs. Jon Olthuis made 62 saves in the win, while Corey Milan made 60 saves in the loss in front of 1,933 fans at the Penticton Memorial Arena. With the win, Vernon would win the best of seven playoff series 4 games to 0 to advance to the Interior Division Finals vs Prince George.
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Vernon Vipers @ Penticton Vees Wednesday, March 23, 2005 | BCHL League Site
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Wow has it been nineteen years? Oh man do I remember this game! What a game! This has to be one of my favourite playoff games. I was at this game and one of the more memorable playoff games I have witnessed live. Being a Vipers fan sitting in a sold out Memorial Arena felt almost intimidating. This game seemed to go on and on for ever and the first ever four overtime game I had been a part of. I remember both goaltenders stealing the show in all four overtimes with several big saves, including several breakaways. I remember the group of young men sitting below us piling up their empty beer cups along the glass in a pyramid as the game went on. As every overtime came and went, the crowd got smaller and smaller. By the time the game ended, the arena went from a complete sellout to less then half full. It seemed like this game would never end, until Mark Nelson from behind the net beat Corey Milan on the wrap around, ending the marathon and the series.
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