Kelowna, B.C.- Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ is a perennial pregame anthem blasted in hockey rinks around the world- including Prospera Place in Kelowna.
While netminders Anders Miller and Lucas Beckman have one opportunity, they’ll surely face more than one shot in the 2026 Memorial Cup Semifinal on Friday night.
It’s all about the goaltenders with a berth in the title match against the Kitchener Rangers on the line.
Miller is 2-1-0 at the tournament and coming off a 28-save shutout against the Kelowna Rockets in round-robin action.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound puckstopper from Anchorage, Alaska, has posted a 3.00 goals-against average and .889 save percentage at the tournament.
“He’s been one of our key players on the team,” Silvertips alternate captain Carter Bear said. “He’s always there for us in the net. Everyone trusts him in the net, and whenever he needs to make a big save, we always believe in him.”
On the flip side, Chicoutimi Sagueneens goalie Beckman is the most highly-touted netminder in Kelowna.
The Ottawa Senators prospect is 1-2-0 with a 2.99 GAA and .892 save percentage.
Just goes to show how narrow the margins are at this stage.
Miller came out with the ‘W’ in a 5-3 tournament-opening win over Beckman and the Sagueneens last Saturday, making 22 stops to Beckman’s 32.
After starting the season with the Calgary Hitmen, Everett acquired Miller in a trade in mid-October.
The 19-year-old went 35-5-0-0 with a 2.30 GAA, .914 save percentage and four shutouts, finishing second among all WHL netminers in wins, GAA, save percentage and clean sheets.
Beckman is a more recent addition to the QMJHL Champion Sagueneens, coming over to Chicoutimi in a blockbuster trade with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on December 27, 2025.
The QMJHL Goaltender of the Year finalist went 13-1-0 with his new squad, sporting a 1.52 GAA, .940 save percentage and four shutouts.
He also signed his entry-level deal with the Senators on April 21, 2026.
The duo will battle 200 feet away from each other at 6:00 p.m. PT at Prospera Place.
TSN will broadcast to fans in Canada, while those in the United States and around the world can stream on NHL Network and Victory+.
