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Plymouth Whalers Preparing For First Round OHL Playoff Matchup With Sault Ste. Marie

March 16, 2010 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


The Plymouth Whalers are in preparation this week for the OHL playoffs against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The Whalers and 'Hounds start the best-four-of-seven series Friday night at 7:05pm at Compuware Arena in Game 1.

Game 1 is another "$5 Fridays", sponsored by Farmer's Insurance Group. Section 105-110 at Compuware Arena are offered for $5 every Friday home game.

Here's the entire series:

Game 1 - Friday, March 19, 7:05pm - Sault Ste. Marie at Plymouth.

Game 2 - Saturday, March 20, 7:05pm - Sault Ste. Marie at Plymouth.

Game 3 - Tuesday, March 23, 7:05pm - Plymouth at Sault Ste. Marie.

Game 4 - Wednesday, March 24, 7:05pm - Plymouth at Sault Ste. Marie.

Game 5 - Friday, March 26, 7:05pm - Sault Ste. Marie at Plymouth (*).

Game 6 - Sunday, March 28, 7:05pm - Plymouth at Sault Ste. Marie (*).

Game 7 - Tuesday, March 30, 7:05pm - Sault Ste. Marie at Plymouth (*)

BROADCAST: 88.1FM WSDP "The Escape" is the flagship station of the Whalers. Friday and Saturday's broadcast will start at 6:40pm. Plymouth games are also broadcast online on www.plymouthwhalers.com.

HOW THEY GOT THERE: Plymouth (38-27-1-2) finished fourth in the OHL Western Conference and qualified for the OHL playoff for the 19th straight season, which leads all current OHL teams. Sault Ste. Marie (36-27-1-4) missed the playoffs last year, but enjoyed a revival this season under General Manager Dave Torrie and Head Coach Denny Lambert and finished fifth in the Western Conference.

PLAYOFF HISTORY: Plymouth and Sault Ste. Marie have met three other times in the OHL Playoffs:

1997 - Sault Ste. Marie eliminated Plymouth, four-games-to-one, in the first round.

1994 - Plymouth eliminated Sault Ste. Marie, four-games-to-two, in the second round.

1993 - Sault Ste. Marie eliminated Plymouth, four-games-to-one, in the third round.



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