The shot opened up to display, for perhaps the first time in recap history, the pair of Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole looking quite prepared and pleasing to the eye. Jay jostled a few papers in his hands, and then nodded at the camera.

Jay: Let’s get right down to business tonight, Dan. We’ve had a talking to from SMJHL officials, and they’d prefer us to spend more time on the actual hockey content, and not our usual ‘hokey’ way of doing business.

Dan: Nothing hokey here tonight – only HOCKEY. Jay and Dan - we add the C in hockey.

Jay: Jesus Christ Dan…

Dan: Well we’re Canadian. C? Get it, that’s the C in hockey?

Once again the fancy SMJHL logo flashed on the screen, with smaller versions of the Whalers and Raiders logos crashing into each other to symbolize the war that was about to come.

<div align="center">Game 88: Vancouver Whalers vs Halifax Raiders

3 - 2 (SO) </div>
Jay: Seems like we only call Raiders highlight packages now. Oh well – I love pirates so that’s fine by me!

Dan: I always wanted to be a pirate growing up. Just living on the sea, going from port to port, pillaging wherever you could. These Raiders certainly have been doing that a lot this season, they’re tops in their conference right now!

Jay: And I have it on good authority that they’ve been pillaging that sweet sweet booty whenever they’re on the road!

Dan: Pirate booty?

Jay: ALL the booty.

<b><div align="center">First Period</div></b>
Dan: Lets pick this one up about seven minutes into the first frame, and Brynjar Tusk collects a missed shot from behind the Raiders net, and quickly wraps it around into the far corner to put the Whalers up by 1 early!

Jay: G-G Pel caught looking the wrong way there, damn. Looks like she was distracted by Stamkos Jr’s booty that time.

<b><div align="center">1. Vancouver Whalers, Brynjar Tusk 1 (Frankie Latta, Ludwig Koch Schroder) at 7:15

Vancouver 1 – Halifax 0</div></b>
Dan: Not much else happening that frame aside from a constant assault from the Whalers that saw them outshoot the Raiders ten to three.

<b><div align="center">Second Period</div></b>
Jay: The domination continues into the second, with Pel reverting to usual stellar form, until my boy Alex Reed coughs up the puck to Brooksey on the half wall, who fires a perfect pass to … uh … this guy with like 4 L’s in his name – who rifles it top shelf to put the Whalers up by two!

Dan: Reed can definitely pick up the pair of goat horns on his way back to the bench. And he better check for his wallet too because Brooks just fleeced him.

<b><div align="center">2. Vancouver Whalers, Ieuan Llewellyn 1 (John Brooks) at 12:48

Vancouver 2 – Halifax 0 </div></b>
Jay: This Whalers team is playing like a team possessed, and honestly if not for Pel this one could be out of reach. Shots after two are 19 to 7, yikes!

<b><div align="center">Third Period</div></b>
Dan: But there’s a funny thing about this Raiders team, no matter how much they got down, as evidenced by last season’s championship run, they never give up. They always show that Pirate spirit!

Jay: In fact they were down early to Prince George in the 4-star dragonball cup finals, two to nothing, and raged back to win the game 3-2!

Dan: And right on cue, eighteen seconds in, Kosonen notches his seventh of the season after a beautiful save by Wehner off De Bruin, just tapping it home!

<b><div align="center">3. Halifax Raiders, Toivo Kosonen 7 (Leif De Bruin) at 0:18

Vancouver 2 – Halifax 1</div></b>
Jay: Paging Mr. Goat. Paaaaging Mr. Goat – ah, there you are. Oh yeah, you remember that Brooksey guy who just picked your pocket and set up a big goal in the second? Oh, he’s seemed to have blocked a shot and the puck is sitting right there, yes, right there in his feet. And go ahead and steal that back, well done. Reed picks up the puck and snaps it home short side. Tie game!

Dan: And throw those goat horns away. What a big goal with under four minutes to go in the third – the Raiders have done it again!

<b><div align="center">4. Halifax Raiders, Alex Reed 3 (Sepp Reiter, Colin Banning) at 16:34

Vancouver 2 – Halifax 2</div></b>
Jay: Raiders close the period strong, but can’t bang in the game winner. We’re off to some bonus hockey!

<b><div align="center">Overtime</div></b>
Dan: Five minutes just wasn’t enough, some excellent end to end rushes and chances, but no goals!

Jay: Can someone explain why they are playing four on four when the REAL WORLD is playing three on three?? LEAGUE OWNERS – WTF??

<b><div align="center">Shootout</div></b>
Dan: Wow … holy shit Jay. This is … this is …

Jay: Kill me. Seriously, can anyone hit the net on a penalty shot?? DOES ANYONE HAVE OVER A 40 IN PENALTY SHOOTING??

Dan: Ok – Ross just fluttered it on in from the blue line - that counts as a shot on goal. And Bustkova – she actually lost control and the goalie had to stop it. Two in a row were on net!

Jay: Uh … now we’re in … round 15? Holy shit this is bad. Here comes Mbb. Uh – is that a typo? Mbb? Alex Mbb??? That can’t be a real name, what the heck guys. OH WAIT HE SCOREZORS!

Dan: Call him whatever he wants to be called, thank God someone has put one in! And Johnson was stopped with a poke-check, this one is over! Whalers win! What an … epic(?) shootout!

<div align="center">Penalty Shot by Conklin Owen for Vancouver Whalers - Shot Misses the Net
Penalty Shot by Sepp Reiter for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by Steven Stamkos Jr. for Vancouver Whalers - Shot Misses the Net
Penalty Shot by Isaac Kaiser for Halifax Raiders - Shot Misses the Net
Penalty Shot by Jon Ross for Vancouver Whalers - Stopped by Georgette Pel
Penalty Shot by Pietra Volkova for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by Yason Vassilios for Vancouver Whalers - Shot Misses the Net
Penalty Shot by Niklas Flower for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by Dusty Cox for Vancouver Whalers - Shot Misses the Net
Penalty Shot by Reed Laing for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by Ieuan Llewellyn for Vancouver Whalers - Stopped by Georgette Pel
Penalty Shot by Leif De Bruin for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by John Brooks for Vancouver Whalers - Stopped by Georgette Pel
Penalty Shot by Cleo Green for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner
Penalty Shot by Alex Mbb for Vancouver Whalers - Goal!
Penalty Shot by Hunter Johnson for Halifax Raiders - Stopped by Maximilian Wehner

Final Score (Shootout)

Vancouver 3 – Halifax 2

Three Stars: 1. Brynjar Tusk (1G) 2. Alex Reed (1G) 3. Toivo Kosonen (1G)</div>
Jay: Christ, they should have given the Mbb’er all three stars for that. But I guess Tusk, Reed and Kosonen didn’t fuck up a shot in the shootout, so they’re decent choices. Sixteen shooters?? Five of the first nine missed the net?? That’s especially bad considering the first shooters ARE PROBABLY YOUR BETTER SHOOTERS.

Dan: I’m just happy that we called a very professional highlight package for once.

Jay: You actually think we did?

Dan: One hundred percent ‘hoke’ free. BUT NOT HOCKEY FREE! WE CANADAINS PUT THE ‘C’ IN HOCKEY!

Jay: Sigh. I’m always amazed we’ve lasted this long on the air, Dan.