The AJHL League Final will see the Whitecourt Wolverines take on the Calgary Canucks

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Two games into the league finals of the 2023-24 AJHL Hockey Playoffs, the Calgary Canucks have won two against the Whitecourt Wolverines.

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The Wolverines host the Canucks on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at JDA Place.

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The third stage of the playoffs got off to a good start on Friday, with the Canucks winning 5-1.

Ethan Short of the Calgary Canucks scored a goal in the first five minutes of the game, assisted by Julien Gervais.

The Wolves stormed back in the first period with Brayden Keeble scoring, assisted by Spencer Roam and Travis Verbeek.

There was no score in the second period.

However, the Canucks broke the deadlock and scored a decisive victory in the third period. Calgary players Ty Hipkin, Gervais, Short and Matthew Paskiewicz scored.

The fans at JDA Place cheered hard for the Wolverines; According to the AJHL, 684 people attended the game.

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The two teams faced off again on Saturday night.

In the first period, both teams could not get on the scoreboard.

The deadlock was broken late in the second period with Gavin Schmidt, Cody Pisarcik and Schmidt again score points For the Calgary Canucks.

On the Wolverines game, the final score was 5-2 to the Canucks.

After appearing as pThe Wolves, who were crowned regular season champions for the first time in their history, faced the Camrose Kodiaks in the first round of the playoffs and won.

In seven games, the Wolverines defeated the Canmore Eagles in the second round on April 9.

The Wolves next play the Canucks at Ken Bracco Arena in Calgary on April 16 and 17 at 7 p.m.

Ken Bracko Arena is approximately 431 kilometers southeast of JDA Place.

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