The 100 Mile House Wranglers and Chase Heat met for the first time in games that matter this season following their Round 1 playoff match-up back in March.
While the Wranglers eliminated Chase in five games, the Heat were too hot to handle this time around, and handed the Wranglers two losses last weekend – 3-2 in 100 Mile on Oct. 19 and 3-2 in Quesnel on Oct. 18.
On Oct. 17, the Wranglers ripped the Nelson Leafs in 100 Mile House 7-3.
Defenceman Nick Headrick, back from a short stint with the Prince George Spruce Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), and took home star of the game honours for 100 Mile on Oct. 19.
Chase (5-6-1-2) outshot 100 Mile 37-26 in that game and won it in overtime.
In Quesnel, the game was tied 2-2 midway through the final frame before Chase notched a winner with about eight minutes left for the victory. Brett Harris took star of the game for the Wranglers.
Despite dropping its last two games against a division team, the Wranglers started the weekend right, notching seven goals in front of a big home crowd at the South Cariboo Rec. Centre on Oct. 17.
And while the Wranglers were outshot 35-19, goalie Kristian Stead also returned from the BCHL in fine form, stopping 32 pucks on route to home star of the game honours in the 7-3 win over Nelson (9-3-2-1).
The Wranglers travel to Sicamous (8-7) and meet up with the Eagles on Oct. 24, before hosting the Spokane Braves (6-5-0-3) on Oct. 25 and meeting the Storm in Kamloops (10-4-0-1) on Oct. 26.
