KAMLOOPS, British Columbia – We’ve had this matchup circled on the calendar for some time. Day 6 of the 103rd Memorial Cup pits the two Western Hockey League clubs against each other in a rematch of the 2022 and 2023 WHL Western Conference Finals. The Seattle Thunderbirds won both of those matchups and looked to continue their winning ways against their rival.

The stakes were very high.

The Peterborough Petes' win on Tuesday night set the stage for a tie-breaker between them and the loser of tonight's game on Thursday, the first of its kind since 2015. That team will be staring down the barrel of three games in three nights' schedule, and four games in five nights if they want to win the whole thing.

Blazers head coach Shaun Clouston knew what his team needed to do to succeed. “It’s a huge ri