RBC Cup & AHL Playoff Update

The Summerside Western Capitals can book a trip to the RBC Cup Championship game with a win over the Surrey Eagles in Saturday’s semi-final.

The host Caps, 2-2 in the tournament, face the Eagles, 3-1, on Saturday night in Summerside. The other semi-final features the Minnesota Wilderness and Brooks Bandits. The winners of those games will face each other for a national championship on Sunday.

The only team to be eliminated from the tournament so far is the Truro Bearcats. The Fred Page Cup Champions featured three former Sea Dogs – Grant West, Dylan McGuigan, and David Mosher.

Meanwhile, the Capitals feature three former Dogs as well in Spencer MacDonald, Jason Seed, and Danny Chiasson. Seed has four assists and MacDonald one. Chiasson has three goals and four assists in four games, good for fourth in the tournament point race.

Elsewhere…

• In the AHL, Tomas Jurco and the Grand Rapids Griffins grabbed a 3-1 series lead over the Toronto Marlies with a 4-1 win on Friday night. Jurco had a goal, and assist, five shots, and a +1 rating in the victory. Game 5 is Saturday night.
• Alex Grant and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins avoided elimination with a 3-1 win over the Providence Bruins on Friday. The Bruins lead the series 3-1. Grant was a -1 with one shot and two penalty minutes. Game 5 is Saturday.
• Stephen MacAulay and the Halifax Mooseheads begin their Memorial Cup schedule Saturday night at 8pm against the Portland Winterhawks. Watch it on Sportsnet.