Julien Lopez battles for the puck behind the Killarney/Wawanesa net in game one of their best-of-three quarterfinal series, Feb. 27 in Dauphin.

Lopez scored twice and added an assist to lead the Clippers to a 4-2 victory, with Josh Yakielashek and Ronin Mouck adding singles.

Owen Chubka made 37 saves in picking up the win in goal. Tyron Sweetman scored four times to lead Dauphin to a 5-2 win in game two, Feb. 29, in Killarney.

Liam Chartrand had the other goal for the Clippers, which scored in the first minute of each period. Chubka made 31 saves in the win.

The Clippers will now face the regular-season champion Neepawa Tigers in the semifinals, with game one, Mar. 6, in Neepawa at 7:30 p.m.

Game two will be back in Dauphin, Mar. 13, at 7 p.m.