Improbably, the Portland Winterhawks are a win away from the Western Hockey League Western Conference ... Zakreski is quicker with his hands than Tarin Smith, knocking it into the net.

The Cinderella season continues. The Portland Winterhawks upset the Everett Silvertips, the regular season champions who finished 28 points ahead, by a 4-2 score, to win the series 4 games to 3.

Portland Winterhawks right wing Alex Weiermair (88) bodies Everett Silvertips defenseman Tarin Smith, right ... The Western Hockey League Western Conference champion trophy is headed east.

VICTORIA — Andrew Cristall's goal with two seconds left in the first overtime period lifted the visiting Spokane Chiefs to a 5-4 Western Hockey League ... 8-4. Tarin Smith, Julius Miettinen ...

“I don’t know (what went wrong),” Silvertips defenseman Tarin Smith said ... and it happens. It’s hockey, it’s fast-paced as things go on that are outside of your control, and ...

VICTORIA - Andrew Cristall's goal with two seconds left in the first overtime period lifted the visiting Spokane Chiefs to a 5-4 Western Hockey League playoff victory ... the Portland Winterhawks 8-4.