Rampage to face off against Steelheads in Challenge Cup Final

Night number one of the CIHL Challenge Cup proved to be a good one for the home side, as the Prince Rupert Rampage secured a spot in the Saturday night final with a 5 to 1 victory over the Terrace River Kings.

In Game Number Two of the opening night action, the outcome was a little closer as the Smithers Steelheads defeated the Kitimat Ice Demons 6 to 4.

With the Friday night results in the books, Saturday's action will feature the Ice Demons and River Kings facing off in the early game with a 5 PM start at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

The wrap up to the Challenge Cup weekend comes at 8 PM when the hometown Rampage will seek to secure bragging rights to the start of the CIHL season as they take on the always challenging Steelheads.

The Challenge Cup serves as pretty helpful tune up for the CIHL regular season, which gets underway on October 5th, when Quesnel comes through the Northwest with a Saturday night stop at the Jim Ciccone.

You can review all of the latest developments with the Rampage from our archive page.

Challenge Cup results

Smithers Steelheads win the Challenge Cup

Smithers Steelheads
Prince Rupert Rampage
Kitimat Ice Demons
Terrace River Kings

Saturday-- 5 PM -- Terrace River Kings 1 vs Kitimat Ice Demons 5
Saturday-- 8 PM-- Smithers Steelheads 7 vs Prince Rupert Rampage 2

Friday-- Terrace River Kings 1 vs Prince Rupert Rampage 5
Friday-- Smithers Steelheads 6 vs Kitimat Ice Demons 4

CFTK-- Rampage Challenge (video)
CFTK-- Steelheads win Challenge  Cup
Northern View-- Prince Rupert Rampage fall short in Challenge Cup Final

Challenge Cup puck drop set for Friday night

Hockey fans in Prince Rupert can get their early season hockey fix this weekend as the 2013 Challenge Cup gets ready to drop the puck on the CIHL season.

The Northwest pre-season tournament features the Kitimat Ice Demons, Terrace River Kings and Smithers Steelheads travelling to Prince Rupert to take on the Rampage.

The tournament play gets underway on Friday night with two games at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre, the host Rampage take on the River Kings at 6:30, while the Steelheads and Ice Demons face off at 9:30.

Saturday's games take place at 5 and 8 PM, the teams to be determined after Friday nights play.

Tickets are 10 dollars a game for adults and 5 per game for youth.

The Challenge Cup offers up an opportunity for the four northwest teams to break from their training camps with two days of hard pushing hockey. A weekend that will provide the coaching staff to work on line combinations and the players to gain some valuable real game experience, all in preparation for the CIHL regular season ahead.

The CIHL season gets underway on October 5th when the Rampage play host to the Quesnel Kangaroos.

You can follow along with more information on the Challenge Cup from the facebook page created for the tournament. More info on the Rampage can be found on their twitter feed.

You can access more information on the CIHL and the Rampage from our archives.

Updates:

Saturday, September 21-- Terrace vs Kitimat (5 PM)
Saturday, September 21-- Smithers vs Prince Rupert (8 PM)

Friday, September 20-- Terrace River Kings 1 vs Prince Rupert Rampage 5
Friday, September 20-- Smithers Steelheads 6 vs Kitimat Ice Demons 4