Yes, the clock did strike midnight Mar. 30. What an incredible ride!

While the Pod has a heartbeat, Langley still leads the series three games to one.

The Whalers had the “momentum to get the job done, but we just couldn’t finish it,” said Zac Sherwin, who contributed two assists. He leads the league in postseason points with 22.

After a 4-2 loss in Game 2 of the PJHL Ray Stonehouse Cup final, White Rock is now down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series to the Langley Trappers.

Trapper Austin Moar’s slapshot from 40 feet out beat Whaler goalie Keegan Maddocks to tie the game at 2-2. And 4 minutes into overtime.

In a split second, Fortems turned and wristed the puck from the slot past Ice Hawk goalie Merick Erickson to send the Whalers to their first Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) championship final.

In double overtime, sniper Dalton MacGillivray beat Whaler goalie Keegan Maddocks from the slot to stave off elimination. White Rock still leads the series three games to two.

Winger Jayson Beauregard scores in sudden-death on Mar. 12 to take a 3-1 series lead, while volunteers from the Maple Hope Foundation and the Ukrainian Catholic church in Surrey helped the Whalers raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts.

Delta Ice Hawk Carson Bigras snapped a rebound past Whaler goalie Keegan Maddocks two minutes into the fifth period. The Whalers now lead the best-of-seven series 2-1.

Delta captain Alec Scouras (14) reacts in the foreground as Whaler Zac Sherwin (16) celebrates his empty-netter Mar. 7. | Photo courtesy of Alistair Burns, White Rock Whalers. Whalers lead series 2-0 LADNER LEISURE CENTRE – A few months ago, talented winger Zac Sherwin left the Whalers for the Jr. ‘A’ Langley Rivermen. A crucial question […]