News Release
Contact: Pete Krupsky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: (734) 453-8400 Monday, March 17, 2008
WHALERS FACE TOP-RANKED KITCHENER IN FIRST ROUND OF OHL PLAYOFFS
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Whalers have drawn the Kitchener Rangers in the first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, starting Friday night at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
The dates of the Whalers-Rangers Western Conference Quarter-final series are as follows:
Game 1 - Friday, March 21 at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Saturday, March 22 at Plymouth, 7:05 p.m.
Game 3 - Monday, March 24 at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m.
Game 4 – Wednesday, March 26 at Plymouth 7:05 p.m.
Game 5 (*) - Friday, March 28 at Kitchener 7:30 p.m.
Game 6 (*) - Saturday, March 29 at Plymouth 7:05 p.m.
Game 7 (*) - Tuesday, April 1 at Kitchener 7:30 p.m.
(*) if necessary.
Tickets for the series are available by calling the Compuware Arena Box Office at (734) 453-8400 or by going to Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.
All Plymouth games are broadcast on-line on www.plymouthwhalers.com, starting ten minutes before the start of the game. In addition, Plymouth fans can watch all Whalers road playoff games on WhalersVision at the Compuware Arena’s Ginopolis on the Ice Restaurant. The restaurant will be offering food and drink specials during the broadcasts. Reservations can be made by calling Ginopolis on the Ice at (734) 453-4455.
Kitchener (league-best 53-11-1-3, 110 points) is the top team in the Canadian Hockey League rankings and will host the Mastercard Memorial Cup in May. Plymouth (34-28-2-4, 74 points) finished the regular season as the eighth seed in the OHL’s Western Conference playoff race.
PLYMOUTH-KITCHENER PLAYOFF HISTORY:
2007 – Western Conference Semifinals – Plymouth eliminated Kitchener, 4-games-to-1.
2004 – Western Conference Quarterfinals – Plymouth eliminated Kitchener, 4-games-to-1.
2003 – Western Conference Finals – Kitchener eliminated Plymouth, 4-games-to-3.
1996 – West Division Quarterfinals – Detroit Whalers eliminated Kitchener, 4-games-to-1.
MEDIA ALERT: Plymouth will practice this week Tuesday through Thursday from 2-4 p.m. at Compuware Arena. Media interested in attending practice or coming to Saturday’s game should contact Pete Krupsky at peterk@plymouthwhalers.com or call (734) 453-8400. Plymouth head coach Greg Stefan will be available for interviews as well.
About the Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers are the only Metro Detroit team in the Ontario Hockey League, a developmental league for National Hockey League players. The Whalers all range in age from 15-21 years-old and are consistently one of the top teams in the OHL. In 2006-07, the Whalers won the OHL Championship. www.plymouthwhalers.com
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