The Chilliwack Chiefs are moving into the third round of playoffs, this time facing off against the Victoria Grizzlies for the Coastal Conference finals.
The series will kick off on home ice on Friday, May 2, and continue at home on Saturday night. The team is then off to Victoria for games three and four.
Chilliwack knocked out the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in five games, wrapping that series up in the Coliseum on Saturday night (April 26), with a final score of 7-1.
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Chiefs forward Caleb Elfering was named one of the BCHL's Stars of the Week, picking up seven points (five goals, two assists) in three games last week, helping the Chiefs clinch their spot in this third round of the playoffs.
Last Tuesday, the 20-year-old had two goals in the Chiefs’ 6-2 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in game three, then continued his hot streak the next night adding two more goals as the Chiefs won 6-1. Elfering and the Chiefs closed out the series on Saturday with the second-year forward picking up three points.
The Rochester Institute of Technology commit has the second most goals in the BCHL playoffs, with eight so far.
Signing deals
In other Chiefs news, some former players have inked fresh deals.
- Joey Larson – New York Islanders (Michigan State University)
- Carter Wilkie – AHL's Calgary Wranglers (University of North Dakota)
- Tanner Andrew – ECHL's Norfolk Admirals (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- Mathieu Caron – ECHL's Florida Everblades (Chilliwack Chiefs – Boston University)
