Bandits go for Western Canada Cup title Saturday

PENTICTON, B.C – The Brooks Bandits (4-0) will look to capture their first Western Canada Cup in team history on Saturday night, as they square off against the Chilliwack Chiefs (2-2) in Penticton, B.C.

Brooks dominated the round robin portion of the schedule, winning all four of their games and outscoring their opponents 18-6.

A big part of that has been the play of goaltender Mitch Benson, who was named tournament MVP at the WCC Awards Banquet on Friday evening. Starting in all four games, Benson is 4-0 with 1.51 goals against average and a .938 save percentage.

Benson also won the tournament’s top goaltender award, while teammates Parker Foo (top scorer) and Cale Makar (top defenceman) also took home hardware.