The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League regular season wrapped up for the Soo Thunderbirds on Wednesday night.
The Thunderbirds dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the Soo (Mich.) Eagles at the John Rhodes Community Centre.
Nick Techel scored just under two minutes into overtime on a feed from Christian Bardarson to give the Eagles a win in the regular season finale.
Thunderbirds goaltender Eric Schuch made 52 saves in the loss, including 23 in the opening period and 41 through 40 minutes.
Robert Calisti and Spencer Van Tiem hade a goal and an assist each for the Thunderbirds. Brendan Miller also scored for the Thunderbirds.
William Casey, Jake Saxton, and Matt Capisciolto had the other goals for the Eagles. Goaltender Carter McPhail made 16 saves.
The game is a playoff preview as the two clubs will; meet in one of two West Division semifinal series. The Thunderbirds finished second in the division with a 36-16-3-1 record and 76 points. The Eagles finished five points behind the Thunderbirds with a 35-20-0-1 record.