Smithers Steelheads against the Quesnel Kangaroos (Logan Flint/My Bulkley Lakes Now Staff)
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Steelheads, Wolverines CIHL playoff runs end in sweeps

Logan Flint
By Logan Flint

The Smithers Steelheads and Hazelton Wolverines weren’t able to punch their tickets into the Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) playoff finals on Saturday.

The Steelheads lost to the Quesnel Kangaroos 9-3 for game two of the best of three series, while the Wolverines took a 4-1 loss to the Terrace River Kings.

The Kangaroos and River Kings advanced after winning the series 2-0, with their first game set for this Saturday in Quesnel.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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