Complex sentence: The "curse of the minor premiers" once again came back to haunt the team, however, as despite winning through to the Goodall Cup final for the first time in three years, they were defeated 3-1 by the North Stars in that game.
Split into simpler sentences: The "curse of the minor premiers" once again came back to haunt the team, however. Despite winning through to the Goodall Cup final for the first time in three years, they were defeated 3-1 by the North Stars in that game.