
Rivals Faceoff in Western Conference Semifinal
April 11, 2015 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Tri-City Storm News Release
KEARNEY, Neb. - The USHL announced the seeding and schedule for the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2015 Clark Cup Playoffs Saturday. The second-seeded Tri-City Storm will take on the third-seeded Omaha Lancers in a best-of-five series starting on Tuesday night at the Ralston Arena.
Tri-City will return home for Games 2 & 3 of the series on Thursday and Saturday. Tickets for those two games are on sale now at the Viaero Event Center Box Office and can be purchased in person, online at stormhockey.com, or over the phone by calling 308.338.8011.
The full schedule for the series can be found below.
The teams' most recent playoff meeting came in 2010, with the Lancers advancing after winning a best-of-five series 3-0. During the 2014-15 regular season, Tri-City went 4-2-2 against Omaha.
Cunningham's Journal in Kearney will host official watch parties for all road playoff games, beginning on Tuesday night.
Fans that purchased the 'Pay As We Play' ticket package can now pick up their tickets at the Viaero Event Center Box Office. Box Office hours are from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The Storm finish up its regular season schedule on Saturday night in Des Moines, taking on the Buccaneers at 7:05 p.m.
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#2 Tri-City Storm vs. #3 Omaha Lancers
Game 1: Tuesday, April 14th, 7:05 PM - Tri-City @ Omaha (Cunningham's Journal)
Game 2: Thursday, April 16th, 7:05 PM - Omaha @ Tri-City (Viaero Event Center)
Game 3: Saturday, April 18th, 7:05 PM - Omaha @ Tri-City (Viaero Event Center)
Game 4: Sunday, April 19th, 7:05 PM - Tri-City @ Omaha** (Cunningham's Journal)
Game 5: Tuesday, April 21st, 7:05 PM - Omaha @ Tri-City** (Viaero Event Center)
** - If Necessary
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