Regular Season Champs to Open Playoffs at Home

March 17, 2003 - SPHL (SPHL)
Florida Seals News Release


ORLANDO - The regular-season champion Orlando Seals will host the Macon Trax on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Game 1 of the first round of the inaugural Atlantic Coast Hockey League playoffs. The Seals and Trax split the final two games of their regular-season series this past weekend. On Saturday, the Trax prevailed 4-3 in a shootout and the Seals returned the favor, winning 4-3 in Orlando on Sunday.

The ACHL announced March 15th that due to the lack of available playing dates for the playoffs, the Seals will play third-place Macon in the semifinal round, and second-place Knoxville will host fourth-place Winston-Salem.

The Seals will kick off the playoffs Thursday with two special promotions - five tickets for $25 courtesy of Primo Hoagies and Military Night where fans with a military ID can buy one ticket and get one free. In honor of Military Night, the first 2,500 fans through the door will receive an American flag.

The series travels to Macon for Game 2 on Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m., and then returns to Orlando for Game 3 on Saturday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday's Game 3 will be another Seals Four Pack Night where fans can get four lower-bowl tickets, four Seals caps, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $52 courtesy of REAL Radio 104.1 and Cheap Guys Computers. Call 407-447-PUCK to order your playoff tickets today!

If necessary, Games 4 and 5 will be played in Orlando at TD Waterhouse Centre. Game 4 will be Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m., and Game 5 will be Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.

2002-03 ACHL PLAYOFFS ROUND 1

Series "A"
No. 1 Orlando Seals vs. No. 3 Macon Trax

Thursday, March 20: @ Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 21: @ Macon 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22: @ Orlando 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 25: @ Orlando 7 p.m.*
Wednesday, March 26: @ Orlando 7 p.m.* *If necessary

Series "B"
No. 2 Knoxville vs. No. 4 Winston-Salem

Thursday, March 20: @ Knoxville 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 21: @ Knoxville 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22: @ W-Salem 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 25: @ Knoxville 7:30 p.m.*
Wednesday, March 26: @ Knoxville 7:30 p.m.*
*If necessary



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