The Terriers and Steelers shake hands after a four game sweep by Portage.

The Portage Terriers punched their ticket to the Addison Division finals last night, scoring an emphatic game four victory in Selkirk.

With a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven series, the Dogs brought the brooms to Steeltown for game four and jumped on top of Selkirk early. Outshooting the Steelers 27-7 in the opening frame, the Terriers kept up consistent pressure and were rewarded with three first period goals. Brent Wold, Tyler Larson and Brendan Harms all lit the lamp in the opening 20 minutes, giving Portage the early 3-0 advantage.


Riley Hay made his return to the Terrier line-up last night. The rookie forward had been out since January 15th with an upper-body injury.

They stretched the lead to 4-0 at the 8:42 mark of the second period when Tanner Waldvogel was credited with a goal after Tyler Anton's point shot was tipped on the way to the net. Just 15 seconds later, the Dogs added another when Wold pounced on a rebound for his second of the night. That was the end of the night for Selkirk's Adam Harris. The netminder surrendered five goals on 37 shots. With veteran Joey Rewucki taking control between the pipes, the Steelers gained a bit of momentum. Former Terrier Dustin Bruyere got the home town team on the board with a powerplay goal late in the second, making it 5-1 going into the third.


The Terriers bench looks on during last night's action.

Any momentum the Steelers had was quickly doused by the Terriers in the third. The Dogs held their opponents to just seven shots in the frame and added an insurance marker on a 5-on-3 powerplay when Yvan Pattyn's one-timer beat Rewucki, making it a 6-1 final.

Brendan Harms was the big star offensively for Portage, finishing with a goal and four assists. The 17-year-old from Steinbach talks about his big night.

"I was feeling pretty good," says Harms. "I've had chances all series and everything seemed to just go in tonight. I felt great and even better with the win."


Brendan Harms (#18) had his breakout game of the playoffs. The second-year forward notched a goal and four assists to pace the offense.

Adam Iwan picked up the win in net, stopping 25 of 26 shots to improve his playoff record to 4-0. The Winnipeg native has been solid for the team, coming in after an injury to starter Shea Cooper prior to the playoffs. Iwan talks about his reaction when he found out he'd be starting in round one.

"I was just confident with my play as of late," says the 18-year-old backstop. "Last couple of games I had in the season I felt I played really strong. I just said to myself 'just gotta keep consistent and keep going with that kind of play'".


Adam Iwan continues to impress between the pipes. The young tender stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn his fourth straight postseason victory.

Next up for the Terriers is a date with the Winnipeg Blues in the Addison Division final. In eight regular season meetings, the Dogs were 4-3-1 against the Blues who finished eight points back of Portage in second place in the division.