March 30/26
Grand Forks Border Bruins (3) at Beaver Valley Nitehawks (4) OT
Nitehawks win series 4-3
Vance Amyotte scored twice (4) including the overtime winner at 7:52 as the Nitehawks advance to the Kootenay Conference Final. Tied 2-2 after two periods, the Border Bruins forced overtime when Hayden Evans scored at 12:08. Evans also had an assist. Eric Kahl was very good in goal for Grand Forks making 41 saves, including 10 of 11 in overtime. Landan Uzeloc made 31 saves, including three in overtime. Jonas Bourchier led the Nitehawks with two points.
March 28/26
Beaver Valley Nitehawks (1) at Grand Forks Border Bruins (4)
Series tied 3-3
Devon Boyle scored a pair of goals (7), including the winner late in the second period, while Logan McCabe secured the win with his second of the playoffs. Eric Kahl stopped 31 shots, allowing a goal by Nathan Planger with three minutes left in the second period. Karsten Hugenholtz made 25 saves for the Nitehawks.
Revelstoke Grizzlies (0) at Princeton Posse (9)
Posse win series 4-2
The Posse advance to the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Final thanks to Jace Shuttleworth’s deciding goal at 11:46 of the first period. The Posse led 4-0 after the first period. Gibson Horne earned a 36-save shutout for his first of the playoffs, while Carson Hebert and Caleb Leischner each scored twice for Princeton, and Bryton Morrow had five points and Justice Loewen had four. Austin Seibel allowed four goals on 22 shots in the first period and was replaced by William Stewart, who gave up five goals on 31 shots in the final two periods. The Posse will now face the Williams Lake Mustangs in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Final.
March 27/26
Fernie Ghostriders (1) at Kimberley Dynamiters (2)
Dynamiters win series 4-1
Jackson Murphy scored the series clinching goal thanks to a Brayden Schwartz set up as he assisted on both Dynamiter goals. Adam Kisilevich made 22 saves, allowing a goal to Liam Breakenridge on the power-play in the second period. Kael Svenson had a strong performance in the Fernie goal finishing with 43 saves. The Dynamiters advance to the Kootenay Conference Final to play the winner between the Grand Forks Border Bruins and Beaver Valley Nitehawks.
Grand Forks Border Bruins (2) at Beaver Valley Nitehawks (0)
Nitehawks lead series 3-2
Eric Kahl was key in helping the Border Bruins avoid elimination with a 31-save shutout performance as Jace Koole’s first of the playoffs won the game. He scored the opening goal midway through the first period. Hayden Evans secured the win with an empty net goal (4) late in the third period. Landan Uzeloc made 31 saves for the Nitehawks.
Princeton Posse (3) at Revelstoke Grizzlies (4) OT
Posse lead series 3-2
Jake Neufeld scored at 10:47 of overtime to keep the Grizzlies season alive. They forced overtime with Jaylen Forsyth’s power-play goal late in the third period, while Austin Seibel made 25 saves. The Posse had erased a 2-0 first period deficit with a three-goal second period and Jackson Gush gave them the lead with his first of the playoffs. Gibson Horne stopped 43 of 47 shots.
March 25/26
Beaver Valley Nitehawks (7) at Grand Forks Border Bruins (4)
Nitehawks lead series 3-1
Brady Magarrell’s game winner has the Nitehawks a win away from advancing to the Kootenay Conference Final. The KIJHL championship’s leading goal scorer scored twice (14), while Michiel Leenders had two goals and three points and Brady Walker set up three goals for the Nitehawks. Karsten Hugenholtz made 22 saves. Austin Tellefson set up three goals for the Border Bruins and Levi Astill scored his eighth of the playoffs, while Eric Kahl made 29 saves.
Revelstoke Grizzlies (2) at Princeton Posse (1) OT
Posse lead series 3-1
Jett Patola led the Grizzlies with two points, and set up Jake Neufeld’s goal (5) 1:46 into overtime to avoid elimination. Austin Seibel made 32 saves and helped set up their equalizing goal on the power-play in the second period. Justice Loewen opened the scoring for the Posse midway through the first period with his ninth goal and Gibson Horne was excellent making 40 saves.
March 24/26
Kimberley Dynamiters (1) at Fernie Ghostriders (2) OT
Dynamiters lead series 3-1
Coden Fournier set up Nate Turton’s buzzer-beating goal to force overtime, then cued up Carter Singleton (5) to be the Ghostriders’ overtime hero and avoid elimination. Kael Svenson made 33 saves for Fernie, while Connor Baumbach had 38 for Kimberley. The Dynamiters opened the scoring on Nate Tillmanns goal (5) midway through the first period and it’s the first time in the playoffs that the Dynamiters lost while leading after two periods.
Beaver Valley Nitehawks (1) at Grand Forks Border Bruins (9)
Nitehawks lead series 2-1
The Border Bruins led 2-0 in the first six minutes on goals by Hayden Evans and Levi Astill. The pair played a big part in a massive win as Evans led with two goals and five points, while Astill’s first of three stood as the winner and had four points. Logan McCabe and Austin Tellefson also had four points and Eric Kahl made 26 saves for the Border Bruins, allowing a goal to Brady Walker four minutes into the third period on the power-play. Grand Forks chased Landan Uzeloc from the Nitehawks net as he allowed three goals on nine shots in 11:34. Karsten Hugenholtz then surrendered six goals on 29 shots.
Revelstoke Grizzlies (4) at Princeton Posse (5) OT
Posse lead series 3-0
Carson Hebert’s overtime heroics have the Posse a win away from advancing to the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Final. Bryton Morrow started the play that led to Hebert’s winner 53 seconds into overtime. The Posse led 2-0 after the first period and it was tied 3-3 after two. Brock Heidecker led the Posse with three points and Gibson Horne made 34 saves. Jett Patola scored his fourth goal of the playoffs for the Grizzlies and Austin Seibel made 41 saves. The Grizzlies scored three of their goals on the power-play.
Kamloops Storm (0) at Williams Lake Mustangs (4)
Mustangs win series 4-0
Jaxson Dikur made 26 saves for his first playoff shutout, while Linden Pinette’s first goal clinched the series for the Mustangs as they advance to the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Final. Matthew Hufty gave the Mustangs a 2-0 lead on a nice breakaway goal and the win was secured with Kaelen Swanson’s power-play goal on a 5-on-3 at 10:33 for a 3-0 lead. Storm goalie Brenner Fyfe was named star of the game after finishing with 45 saves.
March 23/26
Kimberley Dynamiters (2) at Fernie Ghostriders (1) OT
Dynamiters lead series 3-0
Jackson Murphy’s overtime heroics have the Dynamiters one win away from advancing to the Kootenay Conference Final. Johnny Lozeman set up Murphy for his second goal of the playoffs at 7:59 as Adam Kisilevich stopped all five shots he faced in overtime and 27 total. The Dynamiters opened the scoring in the second period on a goal by Nate Tillmanns (4). Kael Svenson made 19 saves for the Ghostriders, while Carter Singleton tied the game at 9:24 of the second period.
Kamloops Storm (2) at Williams Lake Mustangs (4)
Mustangs lead series 3-0
Logan Hauk and Blake Collison led the Mustangs with three points, and teamed up on Alberto Kellgren’s winning goal on the power-play with 6:33 left in the game. The Mustangs are a victory away from advancing to the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference Final for the first time since being in Williams Lake.
The Mustangs power-play was dangerous going 3-for-4. Jaxson Dikur had another strong performance with 37 saves. Brenner Fyfe stopped 40 of 44 for Kamloops, who opened the scoring on Ryan Pedersen’s second goal of the playoffs and tied the game 2-2 on Nolan MacPherson’s goal midway into the third.
March 21/26
Fernie Ghostriders (1) at Kimberley Dynamiters (7)
Dynamiters lead series 2-0
Jaden Rusznak led the Dynamiters with a goal (8) and four points, as he assisted on Luke Davies’ winning goal. Adam Kisilevich stopped 25 of 26 shots, allowing a goal to Stephen Jones 3:31 into the second period. The Dynamiters enjoyed a balanced attack with seven scorers. Leo den Besten allowed three goals on 15 shots in 30:58 of action, then Kael Svenson stopped 15 of 19 shots.
Grand Forks Border Bruins (1) at Beaver Valley Nitehawks (7)
Nitehawks lead series 2-0
Ayden Probe netted the winner with his first of the playoffs, but the Nitehawks put the game away with a five-goal second period. Brady Magarrell netted a hat-trick (12) in that period and Michiel Leenders collected three assists. The Nitehawks went 3-for-5 on the power play. Karsten Hugenholtz stopped 20 of 21 shots, as he was beaten by Levi Astill (4). Thomas Samborski stopped 14 of 18 shots in 21:53 of action, then Eric Kahl allowed three goals on 29 shots.
Princeton Posse (3) at Revelstoke Grizzlies (2)
Posse lead series 2-0
After giving up a power-play goal on a 6-on-3 (goalie pulled) late in the third period, the Posse withstood pressure from the Grizzlies and Carson Hebert’s power-play goal stood as the winner. Justice Loewen led the Posse with two goals (8) and Gibson Horne was excellent making 44 saves. Maguire Nicholson and Faris Meddeb scored for Revelstoke, while Austin Seibel made 37 saves.
Williams Lake Mustangs (4) at Kamloops Storm (3)
Mustangs lead series 2-0
After giving up a 3-0 lead, Chaz Lucas scored his second goal (6) of the game six minutes into the third period to clinch the game for the Mustangs. Jaxson Dikur made 26 saves for Williams Lake, who return home in a good position. Brenner Fyfe made 22 saves for Kamloops and Ryan Pedersen tied the game late in the second period with his first of the playoffs in his return to the lineup.
March 20/26
Fernie Ghostriders (2) at Kimberley Dynamiters (5)
Dynamiters lead series 1-0
Jaden Rusznak led the Dynamiters with two goals (7) and set up Jake Murdoch’s winner 6:39 into the third period. Goalie Adam Kisilevich stopped 15 of the 17 shots to earn the win, allowing the opening goal to Ben Skarsen midway through the second period and he set up another. Kael Svenson made 30 saves for the Ghostriders. Luke Davies and Carter Coutu each had two assists for Kimberley.
Grand Forks Border Bruins (1) at Beaver Valley Nitehawks (4)
Nitehawks lead series 1-0
Maddox Gandha does it again for the Nitehawks. The local product scored his fourth game-winner of the playoffs, and fifth of the post-season, 8:37 into the opening period to give the Nitehawks a 2-0 lead. Brock Robertson set up the winner and assisted on the insurance goal, while Landan Uzeloc was very good making 34 saves. He allowed a goal to Austin Tellefson (5) at 16:39 of the second period to cut the Nitehawks lead to 3-1. Thomas Samborski stopped 32 shots for Grand Forks.
Princeton Posse (4) at Revelstoke Grizzlies (2)
Posse lead series 1-0
Ben Dods collected three assists, setting up Bryton Morrow’s winner and Jalen McRae’s insurance goal. Gibson Horne was solid in the Posse net making 37 saves, allowing goals to Jaylen Forsyth and Jett Patola (3). Austin Seibel made 27 saves for the Grizzlies. In the third period, the Grizzlies fired 17 shots at Horne, who stopped 16.
Williams Lake Mustangs (2) at Kamloops Storm (1)
Mustangs lead series 1-0
Jaxson Dikur had another strong performance in goal for the Mustangs making 29 saves, while JP Desabrais had two points, including burying the winner past Brenner Fyfe midway through the third period. The Storm goalie made 23 saves and Kuy Schmirler (3) scored for Kamloops.
