LANGLEY, B.C. – With the Alberta Division regular season coming to a close last weekend, the BC Hockey League (BCHL) has announced dates for the Alberta side of the Rogers BCHL Playoffs.
The Okotoks Oilers and Spruce Grove Saints finished fourth and fifth respectively and will faceoff in the best-of-five wildcard series, starting this Wednesday, April 10.
Saints fans can purchase their tickets here –> tickets.sprucegrovesaints.ca
Wildcard Schedule:
Game 1: April 10 – Spruce Grove at Okotoks – 7 p.m. MT
Game 2: April 11 – Okotoks at Spruce Grove – 7 p.m. MT
Game 3: April 13 – Spruce Grove at Okotoks – 7 p.m. MT
Game 4: April 15 – Okotoks at Spruce Grove – 7 p.m. MT*
Game 5: April 16 – Spruce Grove at Okotoks – 7 p.m. MT*
*If necessary
One semifinal series is already set between the second place Sherwood Park Crusaders and the third place Blackfalds Bulldogs. That best-of-seven series is will commence on Friday, April 19.
Semifinal Schedule:
Game 1: April 19 – Blackfalds at Sherwood Park – 7 p.m. MT
Game 2: April 20 – Blackfalds at Sherwood Park – 7 p.m. MT
Game 3: April 23 – Sherwood Park at Blackfalds – 7 p.m. MT
Game 4: April 24 – Sherwood Park at Blackfalds – 7 p.m. MT
Game 5: April 26 – Blackfalds at Sherwood Park – 7 p.m. MT*
Game 6: April 28 – Sherwood Park at Blackfalds – 2 p.m. MT*
Game 7: April 30 – Blackfalds at Sherwood Park – 7 p.m. MT*
*If necessary
The first-place Brooks Bandits will take on the winner of the wildcard series in the second semifinal. Those dates will be announced when their opponent is confirmed.
Click here to view the full Alberta Cup Playoff schedule.
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About the BCHL:
Sending more players on to Division I college hockey every season than any other hockey league in Canada, the BCHL has established itself as a national leader in the development of young student athletes. Considering approximately a third of today’s NHL is made up of NCAA alumni, the BCHL has become a breeding ground for some the sport’s most elite and successful players. In 2022-23 alone, there were a league-record 190 players in the league with NCAA Division I scholarships. The BCHL is also a leader in player safety, with a full-time Department of Player Safety, the toughest rules on fighting in North American junior hockey, as well as a league-wide independent Safe Sport Officer and an individual Athlete Advocate assigned to all 22 teams.
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Media Contact:
Jesse Adamson
Director, Communications & Events
BC Hockey League
604-354-0035
jadamson@bchl.ca
