Admirals Face Grand Rapids in First Round of Calder Cup Playoffs
April 16, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Milwaukee, WI-The Milwaukee Admirals announced today that they will face off against the Grand Rapids Griffins in Central Division Semifinals beginning next Friday, April 22 at 7 pm at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
The best-of-five series will continue with games two on Saturday night at 7 pm before switching venues to Grand Rapids for games three and, if necessary, four at the Van Andel Arena. If a game five is needed it would be back in Milwaukee on Saturday, April 30th at 7 pm.
Central Division Semifinals - Series "E" (best-of-5) C1-Milwaukee Admirals vs. C4-Grand Rapids Griffins Game 1 - Fri., Apr. 22 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:00 Game 2 - Sat., Apr. 23 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:00 Game 3 - Tue., Apr. 26 - Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 6:00 *Game 4 - Wed., Apr. 27 - Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 6:00 *Game 5 - Sat., Apr. 30 - Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:00 *if necessary... All times Central
The Central Division Champion Admirals finished the regular season with 101 points on a 48-23-3-2 record, their fourth division championship during their time in the AHL and first since 2011. Grand Rapids, who won the Calder Cup in 2013, was fourth in the Central with a 44-29-1-1 record and 90 points.
The Griffins won the regular season series against Milwaukee 5-3. Seven of the eight games were won by the home team with Grand Rapids being the lone road victor with a 6-0 shutout of the Ads on November 27.
While their rivalry dates back to the team's time in the IHL, the Admirals and Griffins have met in the post-season only one time. That was back in 2006 when Milwaukee swept the Griffs in four games in the Western Conference Finals to clinch a berth in the Calder Cup.
Tickets for both games are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Admirals office at 510 W. Kilbourn Ave, at www.milwaukeeadmirals.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Groups of ten or more can receive great discounts over single game prices. Those interested in booking a group can call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550.
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