The winner of the final goes on to represent the WHL at the Memorial Cup in Saint John, N.B., from June 20-29. They defeated the Kelowna Rockets in five games in the opening round, then upset the Portland Winterhawks in seven before taking out the Blazers.Īs was the case against Kamloops, Seattle defeated Portland on the road in Game 7 to win the series. The Thunderbirds finished fourth in the Western Conference standings this season with a 44-18-4 record. “It’s just a matter of doing the work and going to get it and we’ve done a lot of work to make sure we understand the team we’re playing and we’re looking forward to it.”
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