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Brodyn Nielsen and Bret Higham of the North Vancouver Wolf Pack are four wins away from winning a Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) title.
The Wolf Pack, who used to play out of Squamish, advanced to the PJHL final with a 6-2 over the Grandview Steelers on Friday, March 13. The Pack now take on the Mission City Outlaws in a best-of-seven series for the crown. The championship series kicked off on Monday (March 16) and a winner will be decided by March 28 at the latest.
Nielsen is fifth in playoff scoring with 16 points in nine games. A series win over Mission City means the Wolf Pack advances to the Keystone Cup, which is the battle for the top Junior B club in the province.
Squamish鈥檚 Jarid Lukosevicius is also in the hunt for a championship with the Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The Kings eliminated the Victoria Grizzlies in six games in round one and are battling the Nanaimo Clippers in round two. Lukosevicius is fifth in playoff scoring with 11 points in eight games.
It was a short playoff run for Squamish鈥檚 Malik Kaila and the Merritt Centennials. The Vernon Vipers swept the Cents in four games in round one.
Over in the Western Hockey League (WHL) it鈥檚 do or die time for Josh Thrower and the Vancouver Giants. The Giants must win the final two games of the season and hope that the Tri-City Americans and Kamloops Blazers fail to get any points. Thrower has 14 points and 85 penalty minutes in 68 games split between the Giants and the Americans this season.
The season is also winding up for Josh鈥檚 brother Dalton Thrower. Dalton is manning the blue line for the Brampton Beast of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the club is outside of the playoff picture.
The Montreal Canadiens draft pick has six points and 71 penalty minutes in 28 games in his first year as a professional.
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