WHL Everett Silvertips

Silvertips Open Playoffs Tonight

Published on March 23, 2012 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Everett Silvertips News Release


KENNEWICK - The Everett Silvertips begin their 2012 WHL playoff run tonight with Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Tri-City Americans. Opening faceoff is set for 7:05 pm at the Toyota Center, with live radio coverage beginning at 6:30 pm on Fox Sports 1380 AM. Live video of the game can be seen online with WHL Live, and don't forget that Sporty's Beef & Brew (6503 Evergreen Way in Everett) is your playoff watch party headquarters for Silvertips road games throughout the postseason.

After a second-half turnaround that pushed Everett into the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Western Conference, the Silvertips will now face the top-seeded and U.S. Division Champion Tri-City Americans in the first round of the playoffs. Although the 'Tips won only two of eight head-to-head matchups with the Americans during the regular season, they also pushed one game to a shootout and were either leading or within one goal entering the third period in three of their five regulation losses to Tri-City.

The division rivals have met twice previously in the playoffs, first in 2006 when the second-seeded Silvertips dispatched the Americans in five games and advanced to the Conference Finals before falling to the eventual-league champion Vancouver Giants. Tri-City (also as a #2 seed) then countered with a five-game series win three years ago in 2009, but was beaten by Kelowna in the second round as the Rockets went on to win the WHL title. The 'Tips and Ams have combined to win six of the last seven U.S. Division titles and are the only two teams in the division to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past nine seasons.

Following tonight's Game 1, the teams will meet again tomorrow in Game 2 here in Kennewick. The best-of-seven series will then shift to Everett for Games 3 and 4, which will be played in front of the Silvertips faithful on Tuesday and Wednesday at Comcast Arena. All games in the series start at 7:05 pm.

Silvertips playoff ticket packages and group tickets can be purchased by phone at 425-252-5100 or in person at the team office inside at Comcast Arena. Single game tickets are on sale by phone (866-332-8499), online (www.comcastarenaeverett.com) or at the Comcast Arena box office.

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