Hitmen Meet Rockets in Championship Series
Published on April 28, 2009 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Calgary Hitmen News Release
Calgary, AB - The Calgary Hitmen will meet the Kelowna Rockets in the 2009 Western Hockey League Championship Series.
The best-of-seven is a 2-2-1-1-1 format with Calgary having home ice advantage.
This will be the first ever playoff meeting between the Hitmen and Rockets who split their two regular season meetings this season.
The Hitmen, winners of a WHL record tying 12 games in a row, are coming off back-to-back-to back series sweeps, ousting the Edmonton Oil Kings in the opening round before eliminating the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the second round and the Brandon Wheat Kings in the Husky Eastern Conference Championship.
Calgary won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as Regular Season Champions with a record of 59-9-3-1 (122 points) while Kelowna went 47-21-1-3 (98 points).
See complete WHL Championship Series schedule below:
Game #1 @ Calgary Friday, May 1st 7:30pm
Game #2 @ Calgary Saturday, May 2nd 7:00pm
Game #3 @ Kelowna Monday, May 4th 7:00pm
Game #4 @ Kelowna Wednesday, May 6th 7:00pm
Game #5 @ Calgary Thursday, May 7th 7:00pm (if necessary)
Game #6 @ Kelowna Saturday, May 9th 7:00pm (if necessary)
Game #7 @ Calgary Monday, May 11th 7:00pm (if necessary)
Tickets for Games 1 and 2 in Calgary are now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations or by calling Customer Service at 777-4646.
Single game ticket prices:
Adult lower bowl ticket $30 Adult second level seating $25 Student/Child ticket $15
Hitmen Playoff Hockey....This ain't no bandwagon; it's the Hitmen "Playoff Train"....All Aboard!
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