The Moose Jaw Warriors are taking on the Portland Winterhawks in Game 1 of the Western Hockey League Championship Series on Friday for the right to lift the Ed Chyoweth Cup.
Portland finished second in the Western Conference with a 48-15-5 record in the regular season while Moose Jaw ended as the Eastern Conference's No. 3 seed with a 44-21-3 record.
The Winterhawks swept the Victoria Royals and Everett Silvertips in the first two rounds before defeating the Prince George Cougars in six games during the Western Conference Championship Series. Winger Lynden Lakovic was the Game 7 hero when he scored 36 seconds into overtime to cement Moose Jaw's ticket into the WHL Championship Series. The 6-foot-4 forward recorded 18 goals and 39 points in the regular season and added five goals and eight points in the playoffs.
Joining Firkus at the top of the playoff scoring leaderboard is Warriors captain Denton Mateychuk with eight goals and 27 points. The 5-foot-11 left-shot defenceman was drafted 12th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2022 and was third among WHL defencemen in scoring during the regular season with 17 goals and 75 points.
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