Had they won when they hosted in 1998, after having lost a hard-fought 7-game final series to the eventual MCup Champ WHawks, I would have honestly felt pretty good. Would it have been back door, sure.....but one goal here or there and Spoke would have hosted as the league champ and Portland would've been there as 'the back door'.
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