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Calgary, Alta. – For the fourth time in five seasons, the Everett Silvertips are WHL U.S. Division Champions.
The presentation of the WHL U.S. Division Championship Trophy represents an unprecedented campaign in the U.S. Division, which included rigorous protocols to ensure the health and safety of all players, staff and officials involved. Ongoing testing for COVID-19 was conducted with a total of 4,103 tests for COVID-19 revealing only two positive cases in the WHL’s U.S. Division from March 9 through May 7.
“The 2020-21 WHL Season will enter the history books unlike any season prior,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. “The WHL commends all players, staff, and officials, who sacrificed so much in complying full with our protocols to participate in the WHL U.S. Division Regular Season and play with the same fierce competitiveness that is renowned with the Western Hockey League.
WHL Roundup: Blazers beat Giants for fifth straight victory
April 27, 2021
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Dylan Garand kicked out 38-of-39 shots as the Kamloops Blazers slipped past the Vancouver Giants 2-1 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action.
Josh Pillar struck twice for the Blazers (12-2-0), who extended their win streak to five games. Connor Zary had two assists.
Pillar tied the game in the second period before putting Kamloops ahead at 7:38 of the third with a power-play goal.
Tanner Brown found the back of the net for the Giants (9-6-0), who are on a three-game slide.
Trent Miner made 22 saves for Vancouver.
Wolf stops 37, Silvertips beat Winterhawks 3-2
Updated 10:07 PM;
Wolf stops 37, Silvertips beat Winterhawks 3-2: Dustin Wolf stopped 37 of 39 shots, and Gage Goncalves’s shorthanded goal 39 seconds into the 3rd period gave the Everett Silvertips a lead they never relinquished, as they beat the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 at Memorial Coliseum Tuesday night. It’s Everett’s ninth straight win over Portland going back to last season, and their fifth this season.
Why Everett won: An unspectacular but steady game from Wolf, the WHL’s best goalie. He has now stopped 169 of 179 shots in five games against Portland this season, all wins.
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