A youth hockey playoff game between a pair of Twin Cities metro teams turned into a marathon event, lasting three days and 12 overtimes.
The Cottage Grove and St. Paul U-12 girls teams started playing Monday night at South St. Paul’s Doug Woog Arena, but the game was tied 1-1 after three regulation periods and six overtimes.
Play was suspended at 10:45 p.m. and resumed Tuesday with the seventh overtime. Despite playing through the 10th overtime, the game remained tied, leading to another suspension.
The teams convened again Wednesday night for the 11th and 12th overtimes but remained tied, leading to a shootout, with Cottage Grove eventually securing the win.
With the victory, Cottage Grove advances in the District 8 playoffs.
In total, the teams played 15 periods of hockey, plus a shootout — equivalent to over five typical games and nearly six-and-a-half hours of action.
KSTP Sports notes that the two goalies combined for around 150 saves.
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