Playoff Primer: Games 1 & 2 (3/29 & 3/30)

Category: ArticleMarch 28, 2024

The Western Conference Quarterfinal begins this weekend, as the #3 seed Everett Silvertips battle the #6 seed Vancouver Giants! Here’s what you need to know.

Game 1 (Ticket A) – Friday, 3/29

Puck drop: 7:05 p.m. (Doors open 5:45 p.m. for Season Ticket Holders, 6 p.m. for general public)

Tickets: HERE

Promo: Hockey Happy Hour, presented by Bud Light. Get a special ticket-and-drink combo, redeemable for alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks of choice!

Broadcast: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM, Elastic Online Stream (Free) | Click to listen | CHL TV (subscription required)

Game 2 (Ticket B) – Saturday, 3/30

Puck drop: 6:05 p.m. (Doors open 4:45 p.m. for Season Ticket Holders, 5 p.m. for general public)

Tickets: HERE

Promo: Fan 4-Pack, presented by High Point Gutter. The more tickets you buy, the more you save!

Broadcast: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM, Elastic Online Stream (Free) | Click to listen | CHL TV (subscription required)

Game notes

The Silvertips match up with the Vancouver Giants in a playoff series for the fourth time in franchise history. Everett took three of four games from the Giants this campaign through a wacky regular season series. Their first meeting on Nov. 11 saw Everett set a franchise record with three shorthanded goals scored in a single game, two of them by Austin Roest, in a 6-2 win at Angel of the Winds Arena. The second, Everett’s Teddy Bear Toss Night on Dec. 8, was a 4-1 Silvertip win despite an hour-long delay in the action due to ice conditions. Then on Dec. 10, Vancouver’s Teddy Bear Toss game, Everett pulled out an 8-7 victory in which both teams scored five powerplay goals. It marked the ninth time in franchise history the team ever scored five PPGs in a single contest, and the first time the team had ever allowed five PPGs in a game and won. The fourth was a 4-3 Vancouver win at Langley Events Centre, a game in which the Silvertips battled back from down 4-1 in the third period to nearly tie the game.

The Giants are led by rookie Camerin Schmidt who paced the team with 31 goals this season. Goaltender Brett Mirwald appeared in a league-leading 55 games played and recorded league-high 1,723 saves, accumulating a 29-22-3 record with a 3.10 goals-against average and .913 save percentage.

Everett, meanwhile, finished the regular season with four 30-goal scorers with Austin Roest leading the way at 38. Goaltender Tyler Palmer became just the fifth Everett Silvertip to earn 30 wins in a single season, with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.

On the horizon…

Save with a combo pack for both Games One and Two by clicking HERE. Game 5 (Ticket C) if necessary will be on Sunday, Apr. 7 at 4 p.m. with Game 7 (Ticket D) if necessary on Wednesday, Apr. 10 at 7 p.m.

General Info

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The 2024 WHL Playoffs are presented by Nutrien. The Everett Silvertips’ quest for the Ed Chenowyth Cup is presented by Mountain Pacific Bank.