Griffins to face Toronto in opening round
April 8, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Griffins will begin their chase for the Calder Cup by facing the Toronto Marlies in the best-of-seven North Division Semifinals.
Division champion Grand Rapids (54-18-1-4), which possesses home-ice advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs with three games left in the regular season, will host Games 1 and 2 against the fourth-seeded Marlies (39-28-6-3) on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22. The series will switch to Ricoh Coliseum for Games 3-5, before returning to Van Andel Arena for Game 6 on Sunday, April 30, and Game 7 on Monday, May 1, if necessary.
Tickets for all four potential home playoff games, which are included in Griffins season ticket packages (Games A-D), will go on sale to the general public this Wednesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. Single-game playoff ticket prices are $26, $21, $18, $16, $14 and $6 (advance purchase only), reflecting a league-wide increase of $1 over regular season prices. Once on sale, playoff tickets may be purchased in person at The Zone at Van Andel Arena and all Star Tickets Plus locations (including Meijer stores), by phone through Star Tickets Plus at 800-585-3737, or through griffinshockey.com.
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