Joe Pohoryles

Covering local sports @HeraldNetSports & the Seattle Kraken @EmeraldSpectrum | @COMatBU alum | Pronounced “Poho-rillis”

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As the Silvertips look to advance to the Memorial Cup Championship in tonight’s semifinal, here’s an in-depth look at some of the moves that took them over the top:

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Everett Silvertips: The Making of a Champion.
Tips GM Mike Fraser’s 1-on-1 conversation with Herald Writer @Joe_Poho about key transactions that led to WHL title, Memorial Cup berth.
https://t.co/qLqW6qPCFv

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Final: Rangers win 6-2

KIT scores twice on the PP (5-on-3, then 5-on-4) to extend the lead to 5-1 early, and that was pretty much it.

Kitchener is the 2026 Memorial Cup Champion, while the best Silvertips season in franchise history ends in defeat.

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Rangers lead 3-1 after 2

EVT created more in OZ to start, but momentum slowly shifted to KIT, and they extend the lead at 15:26 right after a long OZ shift.

KIT will have 1:06 of 5-on-3 to start the 3rd after late penalties from Ruedig and Shantz.

SOG: 24-23, EVT

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Rangers lead 2-1 after 1

KIT draws first blood with a redirect from Ellinas at 5:47, but DuPont and Vanhanen bring it level just 28 seconds later off the rush.

KIT jumps back ahead 2-1 on just its 4th SOG of the game at 13:15. EVT struggling to defend KIT in transition.

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Silvertips Warmup Lines

Vanhanen-Miettinen-Bear
Busch-Shantz-Heslop
Gould-Kaplan-Vaughan
Rudolph-Dufour-Jamieson

Liske-DuPont
Chastko-Vlooswyk
Pisani-Ruedig

Miller
LeGall

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📍Kelowna, BC

Back at Prospera Place for the 2026 Memorial Cup Championship

It’s a rematch between the Everett Silvertips and Kitchener Rangers, who defeated Everett 6-2 in the round-robin last week.

It all comes down to this.

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Silvertips prepare for familiar foe in Memorial Cup, @Joe_Poho writes.
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Humbled in Game 2, Everett Silvertips anticipate bounce-back in Memorial Cup, @Joe_Poho writes.
https://t.co/k1hLwNkA02

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Kitchener blitzes Silvertips in Memorial Cup Game 2, @Joe_Poho writes.
https://t.co/evo4m7urQz

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Final: Kitchener wins 6-2

Silvertips outshoot the Rangers 42-28, but allow 4 unanswered goals after tying it in the 2nd. Kitchener (2-0) kept its foot on the gas in the 3rd.

Everett drops to 1-1 and faces a crucial round-robin finale against Kelowna on Wed.

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📍Kelowna, BC

At Prospera Place for the 2026 Memorial Cup

The Everett Silvertips face the Kitchener Rangers square off in each team’s second round-robin matchup.

The winner will take sole possession of 1st in the standings.

Coverage for @HeraldNetSports

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Kitchener leads 5-2 after 2

Gould ties it up 2-2 at 8:21, but Rangers grab the lead back just 1:25 later before pouncing on a couple more while hounding Everett in their zone.

Cameron Reid up to 4 points (1g, 3a) for Kitchener. Silvertips in a deep hole entering the final 20

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@npthree @HeraldNetSports Yeah brutal break there for them. Gould's tying goal capped a near-seven minute stretch where Everett outshot Kitchener 10-3.

Rangers jump back ahead moments later and surge from there.

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Snohomish baseball loses heartbreaker in 3A State quarterfinals, @Joe_Poho writes.
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WHL Champion Everett Silvertips capture first Memorial Cup round-robin win, @Joe_Poho writes.
https://t.co/s50cfzLzcU

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Stanwood softball run ends in 3A State semifinals, @Joe_Poho writes.
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Stanwood softball slugs past Kennewick into 3A State semis, @Joe_Poho writes, with photos by @ogvanniphoto.
https://t.co/4D2aijy0oR

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Everett softball walked off by Garfield at state, @Joe_Poho writes with photos by @ogvanniphoto.
https://t.co/QiYLT2Siwg