User blog:Cbcarter34/Shannon's two goals enough to get Sea Dogs into the playoffs

Last night at the sold-out KeyArena, fans witnessed a wonderful performance from Jodeci Shannon as his two goals were enough to ruin the Omaha Kings' dream of clinching the Midwest Division, and enable the Seattle Sea Dogs to clinch a playoff berth for the third straight season.

"We didn't do our job tonight. That's the best way I can put it. There's no need to come up with an excuse. We took them for granted, and for that reason, we allowed Jodeci Shannon to score two goals on us. We had the chance to clinch our division tonight, and we failed. We're going back to the drawing board before the Las Vegas Thunder come to town because we know we're better than this," Kings head coach Michael Stringer said during his press conference.

"Jodeci did a great job tonight, but it was a total team effort. We created opportunities for Jodeci and he took advantage of every single one. You have no idea what it's like to have a player of his skills and styles on our roster. Now that we're in the playoffs, we hope to give our fans more home games before they close down KeyArena for renovations," Sea Dogs head coach Tarius Metcalf said.

Last night's victory was the last home game for the Sea Dogs at KeyArena. KeyArena is scheduled to be closed for two years while the arena is being renovated. During those two years, the Sea Dogs will play at the ShowWare Center in nearby Kent, where they will share the facilities for two years with the CHL's Seattle Thunderbirds.

Other Scores from last night (Home team in bold):

IceCaps 3, Devils 2 (Shootout)

Vipers 5, Flames 4 (Shootout)

Rivermen 2, Racers 0