Giants Set to Renew Rivalry with Kamloops
March 27, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants centre Ethan Semeniuk (right) against the Kamloops Blazers
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Rob Wilton)
Langley, BC- The Giants are set to face the Kamloops Blazers in the Postseason for the second year in a row. This year it will be in Round 1, with Kamloops as the #2 seed in the Western Conference and Vancouver as the #7 seed. Last year the pair met up in Round 2, which was won by the Blazers in six games.
Vancouver won two of eight meetings with Kamloops this season, but has a 2-1 advantage all-time in playoff series' between the two organizations.
The series is set to kick off on Friday in Kamloops, Game #2 will be the following night, then the teams come to Langley for a pair of games next week. If necessary in the best-of-seven series, games #5 and #7 would be in Kamloops, and Game #6 would be in Langley on April 10.
Schedule:
Game Date Away Home Time
1 March 31, 2023 Vancouver Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT
2 April 1, 2023 Vancouver Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT
3 April 4, 2023 Kamloops Vancouver 7:00 p.m. PT
4 April 6, 2023 Kamloops Vancouver 7:30 p.m. PT
5 April 8, 2023 Vancouver Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT *
6 April 10, 2023 Kamloops Vancouver 7:00 p.m. PT *
7 April 12, 2023 Vancouver Kamloops 7:00 p.m. PT *
* - if necessary
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