Grrrowl announce semifinal round playoff schedule

April 21, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Grrrowl News Release


GREENVILLE, SC - The Greenville Grrrowl of the ECHL, proud affiliates of the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers, have announced their schedule for the American Conference Semifinals against the Florida Everblades. Based on the re-seeding for the second round, the eighth seeded Grrrowl will play the third seeded Everblades in a best-of-five series. Greenville will host Game Three of the series on Tuesday, April 26th and Game Four, if necessary, on Friday, April 29th. Greenville is offering substantial discounts on ticket prices for Tuesday's game to groups of 10 or more, with additional discounts offered to groups of 20 or more. The schedule for the entire second-round series is as follows:

Friday, April 22 - Greenville at Florida, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Monday, April 25 - Greenville at Florida, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

Tuesday, April 26 - Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m. @ BI-LO Center (GAME "C")

*Friday, April 29 - Florida at Greenville, 7:05 p.m. @ BI-LO Center (GAME "D")

*Saturday, April 30 - Greenville at Florida, 7:30 p.m. @ Germain Arena

* If Necessary

The Grrrowl recently won a first-round series in the Kelly Cup Playoffs for the first time since Greenville's championship season in 2002. Greenville is coming off an upset victory over the top-seeded and Brabham Cup winning Pensacola Ice Pilots in the first round, wining the best-of-five series 3-games-to-1 last Tuesday. The Grrrowl won a pair of overtime games in Pensacola on April 14th and 15th, and then lost an overtime game in Greenville on April 16th, before finally closing out Pensacola with a 4-0 shutout decision on April 19th. Greenville was led by goalie Mike Brodeur (0.88 goals against average, .976 save percentage) and rookie forward Dylan Stanley (two goals, five assists in four games) in the opening round victory.

The Everblades also won their first-round playoff series 3-games-to-1, beating the South Carolina Stingrays in the American Conference Quarterfinals. Florida won Games One and Three on April 13th and 16th, and then closed out the series with a 4-3 overtime win on April 18th.

Greenville went 4-1-0 against Florida in the regular season, posting a 2-0 record in Florida's Germain Arena. The Grrrowl last played the Everblades on April 2nd, with Mike Morrison stopping 44 Florida shots en route to a 2-1 victory at the BI-LO Center.

ATTENTION TOP DOG MEMBERS: Be sure to use your "GAME C" tickets for the Grrrowl game at the BI-LO Center on Tuesday, April 26th. Should the series require a fourth game, use your "GAME D" tickets on Friday, April 29th. For more information on Greenville's GROUP DISCOUNTS offered for Tuesday's game, call the Grrrowl offices at 864-467-4777. For individual tickets to any of Greenville's upcoming playoff games, call Ticketmaster at 864-233-2525, or stop by the BI-LO Center Box Office.



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