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The Nanaimo Clippers and Powell River Kings will renew acquaintances, for the second straight year, to determine the sa国际传媒 Hockey League鈥檚 Island Division playoff champion.

There鈥檚 no rest for the wicked, or for the newly crowned Brier champ, for that matter.

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Victoria Royals coach Dave Lowry isn鈥檛 one for hockey superstitions, like the one that unofficially states you should not touch the regular-season championship trophy. 鈥淲hat? If you touch it you lose [in the playoffs]?鈥� he scoffed.

The battle of the sexes is nothing new in sports. Bobby Riggs鈥� not so graceful tennis match against Billie Jean King was a memorable one.

Elaine Dagg-Jackson, the Canadian national coach and team leader for the women鈥檚 national curling rink since 2003, knows full well what Team Rachel Homan is capable of on the pebbled ice.

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With apologies to The Lovin鈥� Spoonful, do you believe in magic? As in numbers. For the Victoria Royals, it is down to one.

Lacking offence at critical times throughout the season had hurt the St. Michaels University School Blue Jags. It reared its ugly head at the most inopportune time on Saturday.

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