Whalers Meet Guelph in Western Conference Sem-Finals

Published on April 6, 2006 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - The Plymouth Whalers and Guelph Storm will meet in the best-of-seven Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference Semi-Finals, starting Friday night at 7:30 pm at the Compuware Sports Arena.

The dates and times of the series are as follows:

Friday, April 7 - Guelph at Plymouth, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, April 8 - Plymouth at Guelph, 7:30 pm.
Monday April 10 - Guelph at Plymouth, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday, April 12 - Plymouth at Guelph, 7:00 pm.

IF NECESSARY:
Friday, April 14 - Guelph at Plymouth, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, April 15 - Plymouth at Guelph, 7:30 pm.
Monday, April 17 - Guelph at Plymouth, 7:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the Compuware Sports Arena Box Office at (734) 453-8400 or by buying the tickets directly at the box office Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. All games will be broadcast on www.plymouthwhalers.com, starting ten minutes before the opening face-off.

Plymouth (35-28-1-4, first place OHL West Division) and Guelph (40-24-1-3, third place Midwest Division) met four times during the regular season, with Guelph winning three of the four. Plymouth defeated Windsor, 4-games-to-3, in the West Division quarterfinals while Guelph swept Saginaw, 4-games-to-0.

The Whalers and Storm have met five other times in the playoffs. Plymouth (then known as the Detroit Jr. Red Wings) won in five games in 1993 in the Emms Division quarterfinals and in six games in 1995 in the OHL Championship Series for the franchise's only league championship. After moving to Plymouth in 1996, the Whalers defeated Guelph in six games in the first round of the 2003 playoffs. Guelph swept Plymouth in OHL Semi-Finals in four games in 1998 en route to the OHL Championship and again in 2004 in the Western Conference Semi-Finals - again en route to the OHL Championship.

The other Western Conference Semi-Finals features London (49-15-1-3) against Owen Sound (32-29-4-3). In the Eastern Conference, Peterborough (47-16-2-3) plays Sudbury (34-28-1-5), while Brampton (44-21-1-2) plays Barrie (43-21-1-3).

All series winners advance to the Conference finals.

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