1st Round: Kootenay vs. Brandon
3/14/2009 at 10:53 PM
It's official.. the Wheat Kings and Kootenay Ice will play each other in the first round.
Game 1: @ Brandon on Friday, March 20
Game 2: @ Brandon on Saturday, March 21
Game 3: @ Kootenay on Tuesday, March 24
Game 4: @ Kootenay on Wednesday, March 25
I'd wait for official confirmation on the rest, but Kootenay broadcast is saying that it'll be a 2-2-1-1-1 format:
Game 5 back in Brandon
Game 6 in Kootenay
Game 7 if necessary in Winnipeg
Interesting to note that Kootenay goalie Nathan Lieuwen, just back from concussion problems, pulled himself from this game after one period after being run. For the sake of a good series, lets hope he's okay.
Let's try to use this thread throughout the week to share thoughts, predictions, etc on the matchup.
I'll crunch the numbers and do a detailed comparison by Monday.
Edited by Adam, 2009-03-14 22:57:42