WHL Playoff Race

[dstone51]

The WHL forum needs a little help here. We've got Tri-City and Portland battling for the #1 spot in the Western Conference as well as the entire league, Spokane fighting Vancouver for home ice advantage in their series and then Everett, Victoria and Seattle all fighting with Prince George for the final two playoff spots.

Current Western Conference Standings:
1. TRI-CITY - 70 GP, 102 PTS
2. Kamloops - 69 GP, 97 PTS
3. PORTLAND - 69 GP, 100 PTS
4. VANCOUVER - 70 GP, 83 PTS
5. SPOKANE - 69 GP, 81 PTS
6. Kelowna - 69 GP, 67 PTS
7. EVERETT - 69 GP, 52 PTS
8. VICTORIA - 70 GP, 51 PTS
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9. SEATTLE - 69 GP, 50 PTS
10. Prince George - 70 GP, 48 PTS

[dstone51]

Kelowna beats Everett tonight 4-2, Spokane knocks off Kamloops 6-4 and Victoria gets an extremely important and huge 4-3 upset win over Portland

1. TRI-CITY - 70 GP, 102 PTS GR: vs. Everett, vs. Spokane [hold head-to-head tie-breaker over Portland so only need 1 win to clinch conference]
2. Kamloops - 70 GP, 97 PTS
3. PORTLAND - 70 GP, 100 PTS GR: @ Victoria, vs. Seattle
4. VANCOUVER - 70 GP, 83 PTS GR: vs. Kelowna, @ Kelowna
5. SPOKANE - 70 GP, 83 PTS GR: vs. Seattle, @ Tri-City [if they finished tied with Vancouver, Vancouver will win the tie-breaker based on more wins]
6. Kelowna - 70 GP, 69 PTS
7. VICTORIA - 71 GP, 53 PTS GR: vs. Portland
8. EVERETT - 70 GP, 52 PTS GR: @ Tri-City, @ Seattle
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9. SEATTLE - 69 GP, 50 PTS GR: @ Spokane, vs. Everett, @ Portland
10. Prince George - 70 GP, 48 PTS GR: @ Kamloops, vs. Kamloops

And in case you don't know, if there's a tie for the final playoff spot there is a one game playoff.

[dstone51]

Tonight's Western Conference Games:
Prince George at Kamloops - Kamloops wins 10-4
Seattle at Spokane - Seattle wins 4-3
Everett at Tri-City - Tri-City wins 4-1 and clinches 1st in the Western Conference
Portland at Victoria - Victoria wins 3-1 and clinches the 7th seed
Kelowna at Vancouver - Vancouver wins 5-4 in OT and clinches the 4th seed

Standings:
1. TRI-CITY
2. Kamloops
3. PORTLAND
4. VANCOUVER
5. SPOKANE
6. Kelowna
7. VICTORIA
8. SEATTLE - 70 GP, 52 PTS GR: vs. Everett (Sat), @ Portland (Sun)
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9. EVERETT - 71 GP, 52 PTS GR: @ Seattle (Sat)

Prince George has been eliminated due to Seattle and Everett playing each other tomorrow.