Game 2 of Vancouver’s best\u002Dof\u002Dseven WHL Western Conference opening round playoff series goes tonight against the host Kamloops Blazers
Game 2 of Vancouver’s best-of-seven WHL Western Conference opening round playoff series goes tonight agaist the host Kamloop Blazers at the Sandman Centre , with the Blazers holding a 1-0 lead after thumping the Giants 8-0 to kick off proceedings Friday night at Sandman before an announced crowd of 4,851.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
The Giants haven’t won at Sandman since May 13 last season, when they took Game 5 of the clubs’ second-round playoff series 5-2 to extend the set. The Blazers clinched with a 6-0 win at the Langley Events Centre in Game 6, and they went to lose to the Seattle Thunderbirds in seven games in the next round.
The most notable rebound in Vancouver playoff history likely came In 2019 league final, when they fell 8-2 in Game 3 to the Prince Albert Raiders, which put the Raiders up 2-1 in the set. Vancouver pushed that series to seven games, falling 3-2 in overtime in Prince Albert in the deciding match-up. “We’re all pretty determined in that room that we don’t want to be the team that loses out in the first round, with hosting the Memorial Cup,”
Blazers star Logan Stankoven, who finished with three goals and five points, told Kamloops This Week after game“We kind of wanted to make a statement here tonight and we’ve got to do the same thing tomorrow night.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Wiebe brings championship experience to Prince George CougarsAnaheim Ducks prospect won WHL championship last year with Edmonton Oil Kings
Read more »
Battling but luckless Hitmen drop WHL playoff opener to RebelsThe Rebels got the bounces in a Game 1 victory Friday night at the Peavey Mart Centrium in Red Deer.
Read more »
Kamloops councillor wants to ban drug use in city parksKatie Neustaeter’s notice of motion is in response to a provincial pilot project decriminalizing the possession of 2.5 grams of hard drugs.
Read more »
Welcome back to B.C.: Zellers opening in Kamloops on April 4The store\u002Dwithin\u002Da\u002Dstore will be inside Hudson’s Bay in Aberdeen Mall\u003B Zellers Diner on Wheels is also on the way to the city.
Read more »
Smirking TikToker explains why he felt nothing while filming Vancouver stabbingAround the same time Paul Stanley Schmidt was stabbed to death outside a Vancouver Starbucks, a TikToker filmed the entire incident.
Read more »