Nanaimo’s major midget hockey team knows it’s in a battle for the playoffs.
The North Island Silvertips went into this past weekend three points clear in the playoff race, but after losing road games to the Vancouver Northwest Giants by scores of 3-2 and 5-1, the ’Tips are now one point back of the last playoff spot in the B.C. Major Midget League.
The sixth-place Fraser Valley Bruins visit the Nanaimo Ice Centre to play the seventh-place Silvertips on Saturday (Feb. 25) at 5:15 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.