Nucks vs Predators Game 6 TONIGHT on The Peak, Pembroke tops Vernon for RBC Cup

Catch Game 6 tonight on 93.3 The Peak FM as the 'Nucks try to once again eliminate the Preds. The Canucks are 1 and 4 so far in these playoffs when they have a chance to finish a team off. Not a nice stat! Catch the pregame show tonight from Nashville at 4:30 with the puck drop and play-by-play to follow just after 5:00pm.

From the Canucks website, here's the PREVIEW and LINE UP

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Congrats to the Pembroke Lumber Kings, 2011 RBC Cup Champions after a 2-0 win yesterday over the Vernon Vipers in Camrose, AB. The Lumber Kings win prevented history, (or hissssstory) as the Vipers were looking to become the first ever RBC three-peaters. I only saw the third period (come on, it was MOTHERS DAY!) but it looked like a pretty good game that either team could have won.

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The Vipers had the advantage in shots and chances and territorial play, and from what I saw they were clearly the better team. However, in a game of this magnitude (one game winner take all) all it takes is a single moment to remain a memory etched in your mind forever. I feel for former Bulldog Ryan Renz as the moment in this game came on a Vernon faceoff win in the attacking zone that came back to Renz. He attempted a quick shot on net that was blocked by Jonathan Milley who raced up ice on a breakaway and wasn't caught before he slid one through Kirby Halcrow. Milley would later pick up a faceoff that was won forward at the Pembroke line, and then find the empty net for his second goal of the game to ice it. I have been with a team that went all the way to the RBC, and all the way to the late minutes of the Title game, only to fall a goal short, so I feel the Vipers pain. I still remember "that" play exactly to this day, and it was almost 10 years ago now.

In the end, a great season no matter the outcome in the final game. It may only seem like a failure because the Vipers have set the bar so incredibly high.

Hammer