A round-up of junior hockey results from the Okanagan and surrounding areas.
WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Friday’s results
- Winnipeg 6, Moose Jaw 3
- Winnipeg wins series 4-2
- Winnipeg will play Edmonton in Eastern Conference final
- Vancouver 5, Kamloops 2
- Kamloops leads series 3-2
- Portland 5, Seattle 1
- Portland leads series 3-1
Saturday’s game
- Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s game
- Kamloops at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
B.C. HOCKEY LEAGUE
The Penticton Vees won the opening game of the Fred Page Cup, and in convincing fashion, as they steamrolled the Nanaimo Clippers 4-1 on Friday night.
At the South Okanagan Events Centre, Casey McDonald, Ryan Hopkins, Luc Wilson and Bradley Nadeau scored for the Vees, who held period leads of 2-0 and 3-1 en route to outshooting the Clippers 40-20.
Wilson finished the evening with three points, including two assists.
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Kai Daniells, just eight seconds into the second period, replied for Nanaimo in the best-of-seven BCHL championship series.
Kaeden Lane made 19 saves for the Vees, with Cooper Black turning aside 36 shots for the Clippers.
Penticton was 1-for-4 on the power play while Nanaimo was 0-for-2.
The series resumes with Game 2 in Penticton on Saturday night, at 7 p.m.
Games 3 and 4 are slated to take place in Nanaimo on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Both teams proved to be the class of their respective conferences.
In the Interior Division, Penticton cruised through, losing just one playoff game in three rounds (12-1). Meanwhile, in the Coastal Division, Nanaimo went one better, going a perfect 12-0.
However, during the regular season, the Vees had the league’s best record (43-8-3), amassing 89 points. The Clippers (33-17-4) were well back with 70 points.
And in 14 postseason games so far this spring, Penticton’s No. 1-ranked offence has tallied a league-leading 62 playoff goals. Nanaimo is third with 49.
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