Clippers lose tight playoff battle 1-0 to Grizzlies
COLWOOD – The BCHL playoffs opened with a 1-0 loss for the Clippers.
The Victoria Grizzlies scored the only goal early in the second period off the stick of Shawn O’Malley.
Strong goaltending was a major factor with Matthew Galajda making 24 saves and Nanaimo’s Evan DeBrouwer stopping 27 shots.
There was also a large disparity in power plays with the Grizzlies going to the man advantage six times and the Clippers getting just over a minute of power play time in the game.