Saturday’s 2008 WHL Championship Series Recap

CHIEFS TAKE 2-0 SERIES LEAD OVER HURRICANES WITH GAME TWO WIN — David Rutherford scored once and chipped in two assists to lead the Spokane Chiefs to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes in Game 2 of the 2008 WHL Championship series on Saturday, May 3rd.
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rWith the victory, the Chiefs claim a 2-0 lead over the Hurricanes in the best-of-seven series.
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rJudd Blackwater – with his 10th post-season tally – Mitch Wahl, Drayson Bowman and Ondrej Roman also scored for the Chiefs, who outshot the visitors 31-24 in the contest. Dustin Tokarski made 22 saves to record his 14th victory of the 2008 playoffs.
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rZach Boychuk scored both goals for the Hurricanes, who were held scoreless on two power play chances in the contest to leave them 0-for-5 for the series on the man advantage. Juha Metsola made 26 saves in a losing cause.
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rThe Hurricanes will host the Chiefs for Games 3, 4 and 5, if necessary, of the 2008 WHL championship series on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in Lethbridge, AB.
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rBest-of-seven Series: Spokane Chiefs lead Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-0
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