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Posted 21 March 2007 - 08:55 AM

Here are the matchups for the 2007 WHL Playoffs!

US Division
Everett Silvertips (1) vs. Spokane Chiefs(4)
Tri-City Americans (2) vs. Seattle Thunderbirds (3)

BC Divison
Vancouver Giants (1) vs. Chilliwack Bruins (4) -First season in the league, and Chilliwack made the playoffs!
Kamloops Blazers (2) vs. Prince George Cougars (3)

Central Division
Medicine Hat Tigers (1) vs. Red Deer Rebels (4)
Kootenay Ice (2) vs. Calgary Hitmen (3) -With the expansion of Chilliwack, Kootenay is back in the Central Divison, no longer in the BC Divison.

East Division
Brandon Wheat Kings (1) vs. Prince Albert Raiders (4)
Regina Pats (2) vs. Swift Current Broncos (3)

Oddly, the schedules are the same for every team and games start Friday. For more information and detailed analysis of the matchups, follow the link! WHL Playoffs




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Posted 21 March 2007 - 10:02 AM

QUOTE(hockey2k @ Mar 21 2007, 09:55 AM) View Post

BC Divison
Vancouver Giants (1) vs. Chilliwack Bruins (4) -First season in the league, and Chilliwack made the playoffs!


Remember when you say that about Chilliwack... that it was BARELY!!! But then, if Kelowna didn't drop the bag so badly...

It might be of note that H2K and I are travelling to the lovely (??!! eyebrow.gif ) Tri-Cities to be entertained by our boys for game 2 on Saturday... Go T-birds!!!

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Posted 21 March 2007 - 05:19 PM

GO BLADES!!!!!! ana-ban.gif ana-ban.gif ana-ban.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

They had a ridiculous season and were only 1 point away from being tried with Swift Current. dry.gif

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 01:26 PM

QUOTE(Ducksfreak93 @ Mar 21 2007, 06:19 PM) View Post

GO BLADES!!!!!!
They had a ridiculous season and were only 1 point away from being tried with Swift Current. dry.gif
Ouch! pinch.gif Sorry about that!


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Posted 26 March 2007 - 08:25 AM

Here are this weekends' results, everyone has played two games thus far:

Everett Silvertips vs. Spokane Chiefs, 2:0 -Spokane isn't doing anyone any favors by getting rolled over by Everett!

Tri-City Americans vs. Seattle Thunderbirds, 1:1

Vancouver Giants vs. Chilliwack Bruins, 1:1 -Bruins are giving the Giants fits in this series, Vancouver won game one, but had to take it to OT to do it. Chilliwack beat them 3-1 Saturday night. It would be a HUGE upset if the Bruins can pull off this series!

Kamloops Blazers vs. Prince George Cougars 0:2 -so much for home ice advantage!

Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Red Deer Rebels, 1:1

Kootenay Ice vs. Calgary Hitmen, 1:1

Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Prince Albert Raiders, 2:0

Regina Pats vs. Swift Current Broncos, 1:1

Our road trip to Tri-Cities was very enlightening...first of all, it's in the middle of nowhere. Once you get over the Cascades, eastern Washington is pretty much a desert wasteland. Caduck and I saw an honest to God tumbleweed blowing across the road! I kept expecting to round the next hill and find a city somewhere, but the Toyota Center is pretty much in the middle of a scrubby plain. Nice building though. The people were perfectly hospitable until they had two periods worth of beer downed and were leading 2-1. Then some of the fans near us got ugly and we had to move to a section with more TBirds fans in it. I'm not entirely sure I approved of all the behavior over there either, but at least we were amongst friends! All in all, not worth driving 3 hours there and back I'd say. It made me really grateful to have trees on our side of the mountains though!

I still don't have a good feel for this series. Carey Price is a good goalie, and seems to get better as the games go on, but he's not quite the God everyone makes him out to be. Yeomans is just as good, but Price was the hero of the World Junior team, MVP, blah blah blah. The 'Birds just have to get in close and get thier sticks on more rebounds, because he sure leaves a lot of juicy ones. We never seem to be in the right place to take advantage of that though. He's beatable but we have to work harder. It could go either way at this point and I think most games will be low scoring affairs. I'm hoping home ice is good to Seattle on Tues/Weds!! banana.gif



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Posted 27 March 2007 - 04:23 PM

Chilliwack...wow what happened to that team?? It seemed they were a walkover team and all of a sudden they look like world beaters!!! Good for them!!! ana-ban.gif

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Posted 29 March 2007 - 08:06 AM

Everett Silvertips vs. Spokane Chiefs, 2:2

Tri-City Americans vs. Seattle Thunderbirds, 3:1

Vancouver Giants vs. Chilliwack Bruins, 3:1

Kamloops Blazers vs. Prince George Cougars, 0:4

Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Red Deer Rebels, 2:2

Kootenay Ice vs. Calgary Hitmen, 1:2

Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Prince Albert Raiders, 2:1

Regina Pats vs. Swift Current Broncos, 3:1


Derek Yeomans continues to show who is the better goalie by posting his second shutout of the series...and as a matter of fact leads all the playoff goalies in GAA/SV%. Despite all his hype, Price is proving beatable. And that was what I was the most worried about with this Tri team. The teams are so evenly matched that the games have been great ones. I don't think we'll close them out on Friday though...I have a feeling this will go to six.

Swift and Chilliwack are on the ropes...after taking it to the Giants in the first two games, the Bruins have been soundly whupped in the last two by 1-5, 0-5 scores. Ouch! Cougars have dispatched the Blazers in four in an upset win. Three of the games in that series went to OT but Kamloops just couldn't do it. Prince George really came on at the end of the season despite landing in 3rd place. Spokane has managed to tie up Everett, and you know who I'm rooting for there!!

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Posted 02 April 2007 - 07:48 AM

Everett Silvertips vs. Spokane Chiefs, 4:2

Tri-City Americans vs. Seattle Thunderbirds, 4:2

Vancouver Giants vs. Chilliwack Bruins, 4:1

Kamloops Blazers vs. Prince George Cougars, 0:4

Medicine Hat Tigers vs. Red Deer Rebels, 3:3

Kootenay Ice vs. Calgary Hitmen, 2:3

Brandon Wheat Kings vs. Prince Albert Raiders, 4:1

Regina Pats vs. Swift Current Broncos, 4:1

Friday night in Kennewick (the one of the Tri-Cities where the Ams actually play) the Americans had a 4-1 lead going into the third period and it looked like game six was a certainty...until Seattle surged back and tied the game with 6 seconds left. (Caduck went nutz.) Tri went on to win it in overtime, but the momentum stayed on our side into the next game in Seattle. About two minutes into game six, Tri defenceman Tyler Schmidt scored into his own net on a botched clearing attempt, and that set the tone for the rest of the night. The Ams never quite regained their composure. They were behind 6-0 after two periods following an Aaron Gagnon hat trick, and the leagues best goalie in the regular season, Corey Price, was yanked for the third. The final score ended up 7-2,and the TBirds advance to the next round! banana.gif

Sadly, Spokane fell to Everett on Sunday. They put up a good fight, but penalties were their downfall. I was listening to the game on the Spokane station and thier radio guy was shockingly petulant over the perceived bad reffing and the diving...the reffing has been questionable for sure and the 'Tips have been know to dive, but he was going off. Very unprofessional.

So now the 'Birds play Vancouver and Everett plays Prince George. We are just waiting for the east to finish up. I don't know when the second round games are, but Caduck and I are planning to get up to Van if either of the games are on the weekend.


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Posted 02 April 2007 - 09:22 AM

Congrats on your boys making it through the first round! More great hockey for you gals to enjoy! banana.gif

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Posted 02 April 2007 - 03:51 PM

Thanks DTP!

This is gonna be a tough series too...Vancouver has an awesome team. This is their goaltender's first playoffs though, whereas ours has already won the Memorial Cup...I'm hoping experience will trump youth in this instance. Caduck and I will be going to game two up north on Saturday. Mmmmm...Tim Horton's.... dribble.gif

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Posted 06 April 2007 - 10:32 AM

I was so excited about the TBirds making it to round 2 that I forgot the race in the east was still on! To get you up to date, Calgary defeated Kootenay in a dramtic 4-3 best of seven, down to the wire series. I kind of have a soft spot for Kootenay so that's almost too bad! Medicine Hat and Red Deer also went to seven, with the Tigers prevailing in the final match-up. So the new brackets are as follows:

Everett Silvertips (1) vs Prince George Cougars (4)
Vancouver Giants (2) vs Seattle Thunderbirds (3)
Medicine Hat Tigers (1) vs Regina Pats (4)
Calgary Hitmen (2) vs. Brandon Wheat Kings (3)


For more details on the matchups, here's a Link

Caduck and I are road tripping to Vancouver this afternoon to catch games 1 and 2 today and Saturday. I'm very nervous about these games! blink.gif But it's always a good time seeing hockey in Canada, and the Giants fans are awesome, I always feel welcome at their barn.


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Posted 10 April 2007 - 07:53 AM

Caduck and I always like road tripping to Vancouver...it's a great place to see a game because the Giants fans are always so cool. Between periods they don't mind shooting the breeze with an away fan, and you never get attitude unless you're obnoxious first. And we're only obnoxious at home games! wink.gif

Both games were givng me fits because I'm just so nervous playing the Giants. They have a big dangerous team and have been at the top of the standings all year. Their defense is all but impenetrable. We haven't won a game in their building all year. On Friday, we toughed it out with them and got the win in overtime. It was a great game, very exciting! T-birds defeat Vancouver in OT

Saturday night we came out a little flat...Vancouver seemed to have the boys back on their heels. Despite outshooting us 39-23, they didn't crush us totally though...we cut the lead down to one in the third period, but an empty net goal for the Giants sealed the deal 3-1. Giants Down T-Birds In Game 2

Back at home tonight and tomorrow...and here is where everybody else stands:

Everett Silvertips vs Prince George Cougars, 2:0 C'mon PG!!
Vancouver Giants vs Seattle Thunderbirds, 1:1
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Regina Pats, 2:0 The Tigers won last night's game 7-2...ouch!
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Calgary Hitmen, 2:0

Looks like the TBirds are the only team to win on the road so far... hmm.gif




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Posted 11 April 2007 - 07:32 AM

Seattle lost 9-2 last night...I was there and I don't want to talk about it. puke.gif

At least Prince George beat Everett yesterday despite losing their captain to a broken ankle. Small silver lining there.

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 11:28 AM

Well, the Birds lost to the Giants again last night, but at least we showed up...even scored the first goal! We played a lot better than on Tuesday, and got some great chances that we just couldn't bury, but it wasn't enough. I feel like we could still play better, but the fact of it is that we just can't match the talent of Vancouver's team. Their defense just smothers our top guys and we don't have enough scoring depth to overcome that. I'm afraid I have seen my last game in the Key Arena, and my last game with Aaron Gagnon. bye2.gif

Everett Silvertips vs Prince George Cougars, 2:2 PG won the last two games by 5-1 and 4-3 scores.
Vancouver Giants vs Seattle Thunderbirds, 3:1
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Regina Pats, 3:0
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Calgary Hitmen, 2:2 After going down 2 games to none, Calgary surges back with 8-1 and 5-1 wins mid-week.

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 03:15 PM

QUOTE(hockey2k @ Apr 10 2007, 08:53 AM) View Post

... we're only obnoxious at home games! wink.gif

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I'm NOT coming up to Seattle!
Getting beaten to a bloody pulp with frozen fish is not exactly my idea of fun! blink.gif
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Posted 12 April 2007 - 04:00 PM

Ya know Reb...the last couple of Portland/Seattle games there has been no fish-flinging...could the grand traditiion have died? hmm.gif

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 07:09 PM

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Ya know Reb...the last couple of Portland/Seattle games there has been no fish-flinging...could the grand traditiion have died? hmm.gif

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hmm.gif Maybe folks have thought they'd rather eat their salmon instead of slammin' salmon. rolleyes.gif

Congrats for going as far as you have. I know Vancouver is scary good but I hope your lads can give you at least another day to savor the sweet smell of victory. biggrin.gif

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Posted 13 April 2007 - 08:33 PM

It's 4-1 Vancouver halfway through the 3rd period, and we're being outshot 23-12... no.gif

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Posted 13 April 2007 - 09:50 PM

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It's 4-1 Vancouver halfway through the 3rd period, and we're being outshot 23-12... no.gif

Oh crap! Not good. Not good at all. crazy.gif


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Posted 14 April 2007 - 05:30 PM

Vancouver ended up winning by a score of 5-1. The Birds are done. crybaby.gif

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Posted 14 April 2007 - 06:04 PM

Well at least you took one from the Giants...Vancouver is a very tough team...Congrats to the T-Birds making it as far as they did. Alaska has taken over their series with Victoria...up 3-1. I'm curious to see how next season turns out for the Hawks and the T-Birds hmm.gif

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Posted 16 April 2007 - 07:54 AM

Yes, I am very proud of how our boys ended the season and how far they got...it certainly didn't look like they would even make the playoffs after the dismal season start...and all the rookies! Seattle has the second youngest team after Portland, and Vancouver has one of the oldest with three 20 year-olds and seven 19 year-olds. The Giants traded for two #1 NHL draft picks mid-season, and also have a player that's logged time in the AHL. They are built for the Memorial Cup this year, but next year the roster will be decimated. I suspect Vancouver's dominance will end this season.

Next season should be an interesting one...Portland and Seattle have a bunch of talented young 'uns this season that will be a year older and wiser next season, I expect them to be more competitive teams. Everett seems to be positioned well as usual, they always manage to assemble a good mix of both younger and older players so the roster isn't shot to pieces when their core players graduate. Tri will be losing Price since he's signed with Montreal, and he was really the only thing special about the team, I expect them to struggle. Spokane is a bit of a question mark for me.

Oh, yeah, and I guess I kinda committed to updating the standings!

Everett Silvertips vs Prince George Cougars, 2:3 PG is now up a game on Everett, hooray!
Vancouver Giants vs Seattle Thunderbirds, 4:1
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Regina Pats, 4:0 Pats never even got a game in...
Brandon Wheat Kings vs Calgary Hitmen 2:3

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Posted 17 April 2007 - 07:28 AM

The Everett Silvertips are out. They were bounced 8-2 by the Prince George Cougars last night! silly-woohoo.gif

The Conference Finals will be:

West
Vancouver Giants vs Prince George Cougars

East
Medicine Hat Tigers vs Calgary Hitmen

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Posted 17 April 2007 - 10:46 AM

QUOTE(hockey2k @ Apr 17 2007, 08:28 AM) View Post

The Everett Silvertips are out. They were bounced 8-2 by the Prince George Cougars last night! silly-woohoo.gif

You folks must be walking on cloud nine up there! laugh.gif

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Posted 18 April 2007 - 01:15 AM

No more COWBELLERS!!! WOOT WOOT!!! biggrin.gif





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