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Rangers Playoffs Set

March 29, 2010 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Marquette Rangers News Release


Marquette - The Marquette Rangers junior hockey team will begin their quest for a Robertson Cup championship this weekend at home against the Motor City Metal Jackets at Lakeview Arena.

The Rangers organization has announced the schedule for the first round of the North Division playoffs as the No. 1 seed Marquette (35 - 22 - 1, 71pts.) will host the No. 4 seed Motor City (25 - 26 - 7, 57pts.) for the first two games of a best of five series between the two clubs.

Marquette will host Motor City this Friday and Saturday at Lakeview Arena, the Metal Jackets will host game three and, if need be, game four at Kennedy Ice Arena in downstate Trenton. If a deciding game five is needed, the Rangers will host that game on Saturday April 10th at the Berry Events Center on the campus of Northern Michigan University.

The series will be a switch for Motor City who normally plays their home games at Yack Arena in Wyandotte.

"Playing Motor City in the opening round is a great thing for our team," head coach Kenny Miller said before Monday's team meeting.

"We have a lot of guys on our team from the Detroit Area so their families will get a chance to see the games close to home, plus we've played well in their building this season (the Rangers are 4 - 2 in away games against Motor City this year) so I like the matchup," Miller added.

The other side of the North Division playoff bracket will have the No 3 seeded Janesville Jets traveling to Traverse City to battle the No 2 seed North Stars in a series that begins Friday night at 7:00 at Center Ice Arena.

The two winners will play one another for a right to represent the North Division at the Robertson Cup finals hosted by the Wenatchee Wild (Wenatchee, Wash.) of the NAHL West Division.

All playoff games will be available with streaming video and audio from B2 Networks through the teams' website www.marquetterangers.com.



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