The Fort Wayne Spacemen became the third USPHL Premier team to close out their series on Saturday night, winning in two games against the Chicago Crush to advance to USPHL Nationals for a third straight year. They won Game 2 by a 3-2 score.
Tucker Tone scored twice, and Ivan Barnashov scored the game-winning goal. Christopher Gingras made 16 saves on 18 shots. Next stop for the Spacemen is Wayne, New Jersey, site of the 2025 USPHL Nationals.
The Spacemen defeated the Chicago Cougars in the first two games of the playoffs. From there, they defeated the Crush in Game 1, 8-1, setting up the Game 2 final.
