Seven out of the eight post\u002Dseason spots in the WHL\u0027s Western Conference have been decided, with two teams battling for the final position.
Vancouver’s 4-2 win over the Victoria Royals Saturday at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria assured the Giants a post-season spot out of the WHL’s Western Conference with nine games left in the regular season spread over the next three weeks.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.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Next weekend is a three-in-three for Vancouver. They’re in Kamloops on Saturday and then home to the fourth-place Prince George Cougars on Sunday afternoon. Vancouver got 34 saves from Brett Mirwald and goals from Ty Thorpe, Skyler Bruce, Ty Halaburda and Carson Haynes on Saturday.Thorpe is up to 32 goals on the season. That’s the most by a Giant since Ty Ronning scored a team-record 61 in 2017-18.
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