Chalk one up for the Comeback Kids.
After trailing at one point 3-1 in games in their best-of-seven Eastern Ontario Senior A Hockey League series, the Sunrise Toyota Simcoe County Tundras completed their comeback Sunday against the Frankford Huskies.
The Tundras began this season as the Cook's Bay Canucks, then became the Simcoe County Canucks.
Kevin Tompkins scored at the 12-second mark of the second period of overtime to lift the Tundras to a 6-5 win over the Huskies in front of 125 fans at the Coldwater and District Community Centre.
Third-period goals by Dave Csumrik and Roy Mundy set the stage by for the overtime thriller by Tompkins.
The Sunrise Toyota Tundras will now face the Whitby Dunlops in the Robertson Cup final.
Game one in the series will be played Thursday in Whitby, with game two scheduled for Saturday evening in Coldwater. A game time has not yet been finalized for Saturday’s contest.
Two goals by Csumrik and a single by Colin Anders helped the Tundras move out in front 3-0 in the first period. But the Huskies clawed their way back with five unanswered goals to pull ahead 5-3 with just under eight minutes remaining in the third period. Csumrik’s third goal, and the marker by Mundy helped set the stage for the winner by Tompkins.
Kevin Shoebridge picked up five assists in the game.
Dave Digironimo posted the goaltending win for the Tundras, as the home side was outshot by a 68-59 margin.
Whitby advanced to the league final with a 4-1 victory in games over the Norwood Vipers in their playoff series.



