Tuesday, March 10, 2009

T-BIRDS 2009 Thunderbird Playoff Tickets GO on Sale Tomorrow, March 11

From Ian Henry of the Seattle Thunderbirds

T-BIRDS 2009 PLAYOFF TICKETS GO ON SALE MARCH 11

Games 3 and 4 of first round series will be at ShoWare Center on March 24 and 25

Kent, March 10, 2009 - Tickets to the Seattle Thunderbirds first round playoff series of the 2009 WHL Playoffs will go on sale Wednesday, March 11, at 10 a.m.

The T-Birds will play Games 3 and 4 of their first round playoff series at ShoWare Center on Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, March 25, against an opponent to be determined. Game time is 7:05 p.m. for both games.

Playoff tickets will be available for purchase online at www.seattlethunderbirds.com or at the ShoWare Center box office. Playoff ticket prices for the first round are $18 and $24.

The T-Birds are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference playoff standings. They are one point behind the Kamloops Blazers for fifth place with one game in hand. The T-Birds are eight points ahead of the Everett Silvertips, who are in seventh place, and both teams have four games remaining.

While the T-Birds are looking to finish as high as fifth in the Western Conference, the Spokane Chiefs and Kelowna Rockets, possible first round opponents, are separated by one point in their battle for third place in the Western Conference standings.

The T-Birds first round opponent, and dates of Games 1 and 2 of the series, might not be determined until the final game of the regular season, on March 15 against the Silvertips.

All rounds of the 2009 WHL Playoffs are a best-of- seven format.

The T-Birds have four regular season games left, the next coming on Wednesday, March 11, when they face the Prince George Cougars at ShoWare Center at 7:05 p.m.

Seattle Thunderbirds
Ian Henry
Director, Public & Media Relations
email: ianh@seattlethunderbirds.com
phone: 253-239-7825

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