The biggest rivals of the Vancouver Whalers are the Maine Timber. After sweeping Vancouver 4-0 in the playoffs last season before moving on to the finals to win the championship leaving a bitter taste in Vancouver fans mouths after their historic run to the top of the league in the regular season. Maine opened Vancouver's season by demolishing them 11-3 since then the season series has been split 2-2 with the closest gaming being a 5-4 shootout loss by Vancouver and most recently a 4-0 Shutout victory for Vancouver. the goal differential between the two teams is a 26-20 lead for the Maine Timber.

The teams are slated to meet once more this season on 2041-2-12 where Vancouver will have the chance to bring the season series to 3-3. With Both Vancouver and Maine looking to be playoff bound again this season there is a possibility of another playoff match up between the two teams