Phantom ends Cats season by sweeping Kootenay out of the playoffs
By The Nelson Daily Sports
The playoff run of the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday as Fraser Valley Phantom completed a two-game sweep in B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA Hockey semi final series.
The Phantom, regular season champs, finished off the Cats with a 4-3 win at the Langley Sportsplex.
Fraser Valley won the opener of the best-of-three series 2-0.
Two third-period goals by Madison Sands and Simran Sidhu late in the game allowed the Phantom to escape with the narrow win.
Sarah Doll of Cranbrook was in goal for Kootenay.
Kootenay, finishing fourth in regular season standings, qualified for the semis with a 2-1 series win over Prince George Cougars.
The Wildcats had affiliate and West Kootenay Bantam player Merissa Dawson in the lineup for the weekend.
Fraser Valley now advances to the Female Final against the Okanagan Rockets.
The Rockets ousted Vancouver Fusion in straight games in the other league semi final series.
This is the first time in four years Kootenay Wildcats have not played in the championship final.
The Female Midget AAA League was established in the 2007-2008 season to provide an opportunity for elite female hockey players to play against elite Female players in the province.
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