Red Deer Rangers' U18 AAA playoff run ends at BAEL provincials
A late-season surge carried the CarStar Rangers into the postseason, but their run stopped short of a provincial title.
The U18 AAA Red Deer CarStar Rangers saw their season come to an end at the BAEL provincial tournament after a playoff push that few expected them to complete.
With six games remaining in the regular season, the Rangers' hopes of making the postseason were hanging by a thread, needing to win at least five of those final contests to qualify.
The team managed to secure a playoff spot and carried that momentum into the provincial tournament, but the cinderella run ultimately ended in heartbreak as the Rangers fell short of advancing further.
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