The Clippers are one win away from the second round of the BCHL playoffs after a 5-2 road win in Port Alberni on April 7. (Image Credit: Damon James/Island Images Photography)
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On the Brink
Apr 8, 2026 | 12:20 AM
PORT ALBERNI — The Clippers have a stranglehold on their playoff series against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.
Nanaimo is up 3-0 in the best of seven after a 5-2 win in Game 3.
For the third straight game the Bulldogs scored first, this time thanks to a fortunate bounce converted by former Clipper Kye Benoche,
That goal came late in the first period but Nanaimo would tally twice before the intermission break.
