In front of a huge and noisy crowd, the Chiefs claimed their first-ever national junior A title
Kaden Pickering scored the winning goal in the 3rd period as Chilliwack won their semi-final 3-2.
The Dukes are off to the championship game after downing the Wild 2-1 Saturday at Prospera Centre.
The host Chiefs eliminated the Manitoba champs with a convincing win and move on to the semi-final.
The Dukes now need help from the Chilliwack Chiefs to advance to semi-final Saturday.
Nick Lalonde had the winner in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Steinbach Pistons at Prospera Centre.
Chilliwack goalie Daniel Chenard stopped 26 pucks for the clean sheet in a penalty filled game.
The Wild outshot the Senators 38-26 but needed the shootout to get past their feisty foes.
The Chilliwack Chiefs got into the win column with a 4-3 overtime triumph Sunday at Prospera Centre.
Down 2-0 six minutes into their second RBC Cup match, the BCHL champs roared back for a 4-3 win.
The Chiefs played well against the BCHL champion Wild, but fell 2-1 in their RBC Cup opener.
The Senators needed overtime to do it, getting the winner off the stick of Ben Evans.
Chilliwack Chiefs bench boss Jason Tatarnic was involved in a bus accident with Woodstock in 2007.
BCHL This Week takes a look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
BCHL Today is a (near) daily look at what’s going on around the league and the junior A world.
