Mammoth to host Stealth next Saturday in NLL Playoffs
April 14, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Colorado Mammoth News Release
DENVER - The Colorado Mammoth will make its fifth consecutive appearance in the National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup Playoffs next Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m. when it hosts the San Jose Stealth in a West Division Semifinal at Pepsi Center.
Tickets start at $5 and are on sale now at the Pepsi Center box office, online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 303.830.TIXS and at all Ticketmaster outlets. The game will be televised live on Altitude Sports & Entertainment.
The Mammoth won the West Division title with a 12-4 record, guaranteeing home-field advantage in the West Division Championship Game, should it advance. The Stealth finished at 9-7 and in a three-way tie for second place with the Arizona Sting and Calgary Roughnecks. Utilizing tiebreakers, Calgary obtained the West's No. 2 seed and will host No. 3 Arizona in the other semifinal.
The Mammoth and Stealth will be meeting for the third consecutive time, after closing out the regular season with a home-and-home series on Thursday and Friday during which each team won in its own building. It will be the first postseason meeting between the West Division rivals.
The Rochester Knighthawks won the East Division and hold the NLL's best record at 14-2. The Knighthawks will host the 6-10 Toronto Rock in an East Division Semifinal on Friday, April 20, while the Buffalo Bandits (10-6) will host the 9-7 Minnesota Swarm in the other semifinal on Sunday, April 22.
The Mammoth has qualified for the NLL playoffs in each of its five seasons in Denver and is 3-1 in postseason games at Pepsi Center. The Mammoth won its West Division Semifinal and West Division Championship Game at Pepsi Center last season before defeating the Bandits in the 2006 NLL Championship Game in Buffalo, N.Y.
National Lacrosse League Stories from April 14, 2007
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- Calgary to host playoff game - Calgary Roughnecks
- Mammoth to host Stealth next Saturday in NLL Playoffs - Colorado Mammoth
- Arizona Finishes the Season 9-7, Will Open the Playoffs in Calgary Next Weekend - Arizona Sting
- New York win over Toronto not enough to eliminate Rock from playoffs as Philly falls too - Toronto Rock
- New York Titans End Inaugural Season With 12-11 Win in Toronto - Orlando Titans
- Rochester Hosts Buffalo In Possible Playoff Preview - Rochester Knighthawks
- Jax Season Finale Ends In 14-10 Victory Over Rush - Portland Lumberjax
- Roughnecks Shock Sting With Late Rally - Arizona Sting
- Roughencks Punch Playoff ticket - Calgary Roughnecks
- Playoff Bound Stealth Defeat Mammoth, 11-10 - San Jose Stealth
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