For this PT I wish to go back to my Kelowna Knights' days and discuss who our rivalries. The first team that comes to mind that Kelowna had a rivalry with during my team on the team was the Anchorage Armada. S51 the Kelowna Knights and Anchorage Armada met in the SMJHL Finals and the round went to 7 games. The Anchorage managed to win the first 2 games, while Kelowna climbed back winning the next 3. The Armada edged out Kelowna in the 7th game by a score of 4-3. I remember my player Kavanagh was on the bench that game as a backup, backing up future hall of fame goaltender, Luca Del Vecchio. This was my first taste of the cup in my first season as a Knight. We felt like we were the better team that year and it still stings to think about how close we came to a cup. S53 also comes to mind when we lost in the Finals to Detroit 4 games to 2. I would say Detroit was the most hated team in the SMJHL, especially during that time however, I was most upset up the Anchorage taking the S51 cup from us I did not pay much attention to this. Losing to Detroit in S53 hurt all the same as this would be the last chance I would see the finals as an SMJHL player. Making the Finals twice in 3 seasons and losing both can create some rivalries to last a very, very long time.

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