It will take over a week to determine a CIHL champion, with the road to glory starting this Saturday in Terrace when the Quesnel Kangaroos make the journey into the Skeena Valley for Game One of the Best of three championship series.
Games Two and There if necessary will go one week later at the Quensel Arena.
The two teams made it through the run up period last weekend with the River Kings knocking down the challenge from the Hazelton Wolverines what took game two into Overtime before being eliminated by a score of 7-6
The Kangaroos came out on top of the Easter semi final defeating the Nehcako North Stars in weekend play, the results of those games and game boxscores can be reviewed here.
The River Kings finished second in the West to the Prince Rupert Rampage with a record of 9-4 and 3 Overtime losses, but the Terrace side was building momentum as the regular season came to a close.
The Kangaroos would appear to be the team more inclined to the physical side of the game, with 421 penalty minutes in 2022-23, though the River Kings are not shy either, with 248 minutes served in the penalty box.
Game one has a puck drop of 7 PM at the Terrace Ice Arena on Saturday.
Regardless of how they fare, the Kanagroos will have more hockey to play after March 12th, the Kangaroos are the host of the Coy Cup this year, the AA Senior Men's Hockey event, marking the 100th event in its history, is set for the last week of March in the Cariboo City.
The River Kings also gain a berth thanks to their late season run through the playoffs.
You can keep up with the play ahead from the CIHL scoreboard.
As well as through the social media streams for both teams
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