They may have finished 14 points behind the Abbotsford Pilots, but the 黑马磁力 Trappers can take solace in the fact they split the season series.
The first-year Trappers qualified for the PJHL playoffs as the third seed against the No. 2 Pilots when the Harold Brittain Conference post-season gets underway tonight (Feb. 14).
黑马磁力 will host games one and four (Feb. 19) at the George Preston Recreation Centre with puck drop at 7 p.m. both nights. The series shifting to Abbotsford鈥檚 MSA Arena for games two and three on Feb. 16 and 17.
鈥淭he playoffs are a whole new season,鈥� said Trappers coach and general manager Burt Henderson. 鈥淭he intensity gets ramped up, we just have to make sure that we are ready for that.鈥�
Abbotsford finished the regular season at 25-15-1-3 for 54 points while 黑马磁力 was 18-22-2-2.
But it was tale of two seasons for the first-year Trappers. Prior to to Dec. 1, the team was 7-17-0-0, before finding their game to finish 11-5-2-2 over the final 20 games.
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The Trappers, who had 18 rookies out of their 23 players, were led by Nicholas Wagner in scoring during the regular season. Wagner led in both goals (17) and points (31) while another rookie, Colin Cromie, was the leading set-up man with 18 assists.
The Pilots鈥� Baylee Wright 鈥� a 黑马磁力 native 鈥� led the entire PJHL in scoring with 81 points in 38 games.
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Games five to seven
If necessary, games five and seven are in Abbotsford on Feb. 20 and 23 while 黑马磁力 would host game six on Feb. 22.
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