Road Warriors to Play Kalamazoo Wings in Round One
April 14, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release
Greenville, SC: Today the Road Warriors, proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers, announced the team's round one schedule for the 2014 Kelly Cup Playoffs as well as the team's 23-man playoff roster.
The Road Warriors Drive for the Kelly Cup is presented by the Greenville News and begins on Friday at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan at 7:30 p.m. in a best-of-seven series. The format will include a "two-three-two" style series with the Wings home-ice advantage bringing four potential games to Kalamazoo. The Wings claimed the North Division title and the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a regular season record of 42-22-8. Greenville sits in the seventh seed with a record of 39-27-8. The schedule for the Road Warriors first round is as follows:
#2 Kalamazoo Wings (42-22-8) vs. #7 Greenville Road Warriors (39-27-6)
Game 1 - Friday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo
Game 2 - Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo
Game 3 - Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. ET at Greenville
Game 4 - Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m. ET at Greenville
Game 5 - Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. ET at Greenville (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. ET at Kalamazoo (If Necessary)
In addition to the schedule the Road Warriors have announced the team's 2014 Kelly Cup Playoffs Roster. The Warriors playoff roster consists of 18 skaters, two goalies and three reserve positions. The roster is as follows:
Forwards (13): Scott Arnold, Sean Berkstresser, Bretton Cameron, Emerson Clark, Kyle Jean, Jordie Johnston, Josh Nicholls, Lindsay Sparks, Michael St. Croix, Andrew Rowe, Justin Vaive, Marc-Olivier Vallerand, and Andrew Yogan.
Defensemen (8): Matt Bruneteau, Brad Cole, Ryan Hegarty, Andrew Himelson, Sam Klassen, Mike Marcou, Sam Noreau, and Bretton Stamler.
Goaltenders (2): Jason Missiaen and Jeff Malcolm
Single game tickets to the first round of the 2014 ECHL Playoff are on sale now! The Road Warriors will begin home play on Wednesday, April 23th and Friday, April 25th. Group tickets for 15 or more people can be purchased for as low as $7 in the Value Green Section! To learn more about group pricing, call a Road Warriors Ticket Account Representative at 864.674.PUCK.
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