The Timber Wolves joined the Quesnel Millionaires last week as a Northern Club looking for a new head coach as their preliminary head coach quit before even getting behind the bench for a single game.
Shawn Mullin over at the Orange and Black clad Smokies Blog has the inside scoop with an interview with the T-Wolves President.
With the economy struggling and no returning players to build on in Williams Lake, the T-Wolves have an tough battle to make lap 2 more successful that the BCHL’s maiden voyage in the Caribou City, though the Prez is quite positive about the future.
With 12 days until the end of the end of the regular season, the races for 1st, 3rd and 5th place are still up in the air in the Interior Conference.
Here’s a handicapping of the three races for playoff seeding. Curiously none of the teams battling for position will play their counterparts in the race for rankings.
FIRST SEED
VERNON vs. SALMON ARM
Vernon: @ TRL, vs. PG, vs. PEN, @ WS, @ PEN, vs. TRL
Games Remaining - 6, Home - 3, Away - 3
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .574
Games vs. 500 or worse clubs - 3
Salmon Arm: vs. WS, vs. PEN, vs. PEN, @ PEN, @ WS
Games Remaining - 5, Home - 3, Away - 2
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .648
Games vs. 500 or worse clubs - 0
A GAMBLING MAN… calls a friend in Salmon Arm to bet on the Vipers and win money. The Vipers have a Game-in-Hand, are leading the Silverbacks by a point, and have the easier of the two schedules. Smart money has Vernon owning home ice.
THIRD SEED
WESTSIDE vs. PENTICTON
Westside: @ SA, vs. PG, @ TRL, vs. TRL, vs. VRN, vs. SA
Games Remaining - 6, Home - 4, Away - 2
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .613
Games vs. SA & VRN - 3
Penticton: vs. PG, @ SA, @ SA, @ VRN, @ MRT, vs. SA, vs. VRN
Games Remaining - 7, Home - 3, Away - 4
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .621
Games vs. SA & VRN - 5
A GAMBLING MAN… likes the Warriors position. The Vees play seven games in the next 11 days, and have Salmon Arm and Vernon 5 times over 9 days to close the season (egad). The Warriors are the hottest team in the BCHL and are at home for 4 of 6.
FIFTH SEED
PRINCE GEORGE vs. TRAIL
Prince George: @ PEN, @ WS, @ VRN, @ QUE, vs. QUE
Games Remaining - 5, Home - 1, Away - 4
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .530
Games vs. +.500 teams - 3
Trail: vs. VRN, vs. WS, @ WS, vs. MRT, @ MRT, @ VRN
Games Remaining - 6, Home - 3, Away - 3
Opponents Avg Winning Percentage - .536
Games vs. +.500 teams - 4
A GAMBLING MAN… stays away from betting on this race. Both teams have 2 games against a team that will miss the playoffs, but the rest of the schedule for each team is tough. The team that can earn the most points off better teams down the stretch wins the race for 5th.
